Sen. Moran Announces 2024 Service Academy Selection Board

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced the members of his 2024 Service Academy Selection Board. The board will review applications and interview candidates who are applying for admission to the U.S. Service Academies.

Applicants will be interviewed by the selection board on Saturday, November 16, at Fort Hays State University in the Robbins Center. The U.S. Service Academies include the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

"Selecting Kansas students for our service academies is one of my greatest privileges as a U.S. Senator, and I am grateful to the dedicated individuals serving on the Service Academy Board who assist in this process," said Sen. Moran. "The young men and women applying from Kansas show not only academic excellence but also a commitment to serving our nation. I appreciate the board's investment of time in these students and in our country's future and look forward to receiving their recommendations."

Sen. Moran's 2024 Service Academy Selection Board:

• Judy Bauer of Leavenworth - Vice President, Henry Leavenworth Chapter Association of the U.S. Army
• Shannon Bergner of Pratt - Director of Information Technology, People's Bank; parent of U.S. Army servicemember
• Myca Bunch of Garden City - President, Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Air Force veteran
• The Honorable Blake Carpenter of Derby - Representative, Kansas House District 81; member of the Kansas Air National Guard
• Col. (RET) The Honorable Chris Croft of Overland Park - Representative, Kansas House District 8; U.S. Army veteran
• Lisa Dwornicki of Goddard - Substitute teacher, Goddard USD 265; parent of two children in U.S. Service Academies
• Sheila Hachmeister of Natoma - Chief Financial Officer, Rooks County Health Center; parent of U.S. Naval Academy graduate
• Michael James, Ph.D. of Hillsboro - Executive Director of Administration and Finance, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology; U.S. Naval Academy graduate
• Darryl Kelly of Wichita - Director of Business Partnerships, Kansas Leadership Center; U.S. Air Force veteran
• Eric Killough of Pratt - Director, Pratt Public Library; U.S. Coast Guard veteran
• Lindsay King, Ph.D., of Wichita - Director of College and Career Readiness, Maize Career Academy; U.S. Air Force Academy graduate
• Karla Lees of Dodge City - President, Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Navy veteran
• Sara Lewis of Fairway - Former Naval Aviator and former U.S. Naval Academy Adjunct Professor; U.S. Naval Academy graduate
• Steve Martinez of Garden City - Undersheriff, Finney County; U.S. Army veteran
• Jennifer Mathes of Bartlett - Labette County Farm Bureau Board member; parent of two sons in U.S. Service Academies
• Col. (RET) Dean Mitchell of Tonganoxie - Management Consultant, Burns & McDonnell; U.S. Army veteran
• Sean Ritchie of Wichita - North American Operations Lead, Cargill; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate and parent of son at the U.S. Air Force Academy
• Halley Roberson of Beloit - City Manager, City of Beloit; U.S. Army veteran
• Col. (RET) Frank Siltman of Topeka - Former U.S. Military Academy faculty member; U.S. Army veteran
• Ron Whitney of Emporia - American Legion member; Veterans of Foreign Wars member; U.S. Army veteran

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