Washington, D.C. - Rep Tim Walberg has nominated 20 students from Michigan’s 7th district for appointment to U.S. Service Academies. The nominees will now be considered for the 2017 class at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.

“It’s a privilege to nominate such bright and driven students to our country’s top military academies. There they will be challenged mentally and physically, but I am confident in their ability to continue making us proud and one day join our nation’s finest servicemen and women. I wish them the best in all their endeavors,” commented Rep Walberg following the appointments.

Rep Walberg nominated the following students:

West Point
Samuel Keller – Skyline High School
Nathaniel Mellifont – Dexter High School
Jovanka Koprivica – Jackson High School
Bradley Guiles – (Jackson, MI)

Naval Academy
Emily Unsicker – Deerfield High School
Austin Deal – Saline High School
Stefan Koberl – Saline High School
Paul Ruble – Dexter High School
Nicholas Wei – Skyline High School
Charles Blood – Hillsdale Academy
Austin Littley – Coldwater High School 

Air Force Academy
Tommy Golding – Chelsea High School
Robert Chaney – Lumen Christi Catholic High School
Wesley Grubbs – North Adams-Jerome High School

Naval Academy & Merchant Marine Academy
Tyler Gilson – Deerfield High School
Brock Rucinski – Lansing Catholic High School

West Point & Naval Academy - Grayson Strouse – Blissfield High School

Air Force Academy & Merchant Marine Academy - Hunter Johnson – Hanover-Horton High School, Ferris State University

West Point & Merchant Marine Academy - Zachery Page – Olivet High School, Albion College

Naval Academy & Air Force Academy - Chandler King – Ann Arbor, MI 

*Photos available upon request