U.S. Senator Ken Salazar Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees 2300 15^th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
For Immediate Release Wednesday, December 17, 2008		CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-455-7600 Matt Lee-Ashley – 202-224-5852
Sen. Salazar Nominates Students for U.S. Service Academies DENVER, CO – This week, United States Senator Ken Salazar formally nominated forty outstanding high-school students from across Colorado to serve at America’s Military Service Academies. Students nominated to attend U.S. Service Academies were selected by Senator Salazar from a pool of approximately three-hundred applicants with diverse backgrounds and exceptional academic and extracurricular accomplishments. “The forty nominees I have nominated represent the very best of the best from the four corners of Colorado,” said Senator Salazar. “They are the future leaders of our state and our Nation, and I am not only encouraged, but inspired by their eagerness to serve America.” Senator Salazar bases his selection of nominees on each applicant’s academic record, interview sessions, extracurricular and community activities, test scores, as well as letters of recommendation from individuals in and out of the school environment. A full list of Senator Salazar’s Service Academy nominees is included below: DENVER METRO REGION Joseph Carrannante – Lafayette, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Jonathan Dailey – Denver, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Alexandra Efaw – Denver, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Derek Lee – Conifer, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Colin Mays – Highlands Ranch, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Phoebe White – Denver, Colorado (United States Military Academy) Kai Amey – Broomfield, Colorado (United States Naval Academy) Joseph Fox – Denver, Colorado (United States Naval Academy) Aaron Suarez – Northglenn, Colorado (United States Naval Academy) Thomas Sweetin – Highlands Ranch, Colorado (United States Naval Academy) Jesse Castens – Aurora, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) Charles Gabrielson – Lonetree, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) Raquel McCagg – Greenwood Village, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) Morgan Mosby – Evergreen, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) Theodore McClean – Longmont, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Tyrae Rivers – Centennial, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) Phillip Acosta – Aurora, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Kendall Brown – Parker, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Donald Dodge – Parker, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Christopher Kinney – Westminster, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Theodore McClean – Longmont, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) Kathryn Schmidt – Westminster, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) FOUR CORNERS REGION Brett Brunner – Dolores, Colorado (United States Air Force Academy) HIGH PLAINS REGION Luis Berges – Julesburg, Colorado (United States Naval Academy) Jim Ensz – Seibert, Colorado (United States Merchant Marine) ###