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U.S.
Senator Ken Salazar
Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees
2300 15th
Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO
80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C.
20510
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For Immediate
Release
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-455-7600
Matt Lee-Ashley – 202-224-5852
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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)
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