FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 4, 2007

Isakson Announces U.S. Military Academy Appointees for 2007
39 Students Nominated By Isakson Receive Academy Appointments

ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today proudly announced that 39 Georgia students whom he had nominated to the United States military academies have now received appointments to the prestigious schools. 

“Only the best and brightest students from across the country are selected for the honor of attending one of our outstanding military academies,” Isakson said. “I am delighted to have been able to nominate these promising young leaders who will make Georgia and America proud.”

The annual nomination of young people to our nation’s military academies is the responsibility of each Member of Congress. Those nominees who are accepted into the academies are awarded full four-year scholarships, which are valued at $300,000 each and include tuition, books, board, medical and dental care.  Since his election to Congress in 1999, some 165 Isakson nominees have been accepted into U.S. military academies. 

Isakson plans to host a reception for the students and their families on May 6, 2007, in Atlanta. 

The Isakson nominees who have been accepted by the Academies (listed with their current schools and hometowns) are: 

U.S. Air Force Academy

Jennifer Barbee - Woodland High School, Cartersville
David Carter - Peachtree Ridge High School, Northwestern Prep, Lawrenceville
Sarah Cassman - Columbus High School, Columbus
Benjamin Cochran - Dublin High School, Dublin
Charles Etheridge - Stratford Academy, Macon
Brennan Gallagher - Union Grove High School, Stockbridge
Jesse Galt - Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw
John Greenway - Marion Military Institute, Fayetteville
Caleb Howard - Eagles Landing High School, McDonough
Cory McCart - Central Gwinnett High School, Lawrenceville
William Page - South Forsyth High School, Suwannee
Jacob Robertson – Wheeler High School, Roswell
Ely Smith - Westminster Schools, Smyrna
Haley Staples - Starr’s Mill High School, Peachtree City
Liliana Urrego - Fayette County High School, Fayetteville

U.S. Military Academy

Jonathon Ashley - Whitewater High School, Brooks
Amy Belaus - Griffin High School, Griffin
Chris Cagle – University of Georgia, Douglasville
Rachel Goshi -Starr’s Mill High School, Peachtree City
Dustin Gross - Servite High School, Marietta
Samantha Krehel - McIntosh High School, Peachtree City
Christopher Kuang - Lakeside High School, Atlanta
Robert G. Long - Westminster Schools, Augusta
Harrison Mann - Paideia School, Decatur
Parker Propst - Union Grove High School, McDonough
Joanna Rasmussen – University of Georgia, Conyers
Nathan Shaffner - St. Pius, Atlanta
Daniel Sutton - Marist School, Tucker
Brooke Withers - Deerfield-Windsor School, Albany
Robert Zauche - Covenant Christian Academy, Cumming

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Bradley Evans – Lassiter High School, Kennesaw State University, Marietta

U.S. Naval Academy

Eric Arnold - East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg
Rex Atwood – Wesleyan School, Duluth
Vincent Catrini – Wesleyan School, Norcross
Robert Crane - Northview High School, Duluth
Robert L. Davis - Starr’s Mill High School, Peachtree City
Trigg Ferrano - Marist School, Marietta
Carl Helfrich - Woodberry Forest School, Atlanta
Claire Miller – Pope High School, Roswell

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