Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia


Friday, June 10, 2011 Isakson Announces U.S. Military Academy Appointees for 2011 *Isakson’s 29 Appointees to Be Honored at Reception on Sunday* ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today proudly announced that 29 Georgia students whom he had nominated to the United States military academies have now received appointments to the prestigious schools. “One of my favorite tasks each year is to nominate promising young leaders to our nation’s military academies,” Isakson said. “This was an extremely competitive year and I congratulate these appointees 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 that include tuition, books, board, medical and dental care. Isakson plans to host a reception for the students and their families this Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. in Atlanta. The reception will be held at the Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Ga., 30339. The Isakson nominees who have been accepted by the Academies (listed with their hometowns) are: U.S. Air Force Academy James Curlee – Douglasville Joseph Elliot – Roswell David Garrison – Cumming Timothy Hill – Smyrna John Jackson – Decatur John Brian Johnstone – Marietta Dallis Joiner – Atlanta Haley Jones – Cumming Maxwell Krasnov – Kennesaw Henry Leeuwenburg – Gainesville Christopher McNerney – Mineral Bluff Reade Midyette – Atlanta Timothy Thornburg – Peachtree City U.S. Military Academy Lance Barrow – Powder Springs Lauren Scales – Braselton Cole Torres – Dublin Brandon Walker – Statesboro Taylor Wilby – Atlanta U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Ryan Krisher – Peachtree City Samuel O’Donnell – Canton Cameron Stadele – Milton Leena Yi – McDonough U.S. Naval Academy Frances DePree – Atlanta Eileen Dilks – Lawrenceville Emily Hornberger – Marietta Andrea Howard – Norcross Sarah Hutchinson – Marietta Robert Marshall – Watkinsville John Morrow – Duluth ###
E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Washington: United States Senate, 131 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768

Friday, June 10, 2011

Isakson Announces U.S. Military Academy Appointees for 2011
Isakson’s 29 Appointees to Be Honored at Reception on Sunday

ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today proudly announced that 29 Georgia students whom he had nominated to the United States military academies have now received appointments to the prestigious schools.

“One of my favorite tasks each year is to nominate promising young leaders to our nation’s military academies,” Isakson said. “This was an extremely competitive year and I congratulate these appointees 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 that include tuition, books, board, medical and dental care.

Isakson plans to host a reception for the students and their families this Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. in Atlanta. The reception will be held at the Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Ga., 30339.

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

U.S. Air Force Academy
James Curlee – Douglasville
Joseph Elliot – Roswell
David Garrison – Cumming
Timothy Hill – Smyrna
John Jackson – Decatur
John Brian Johnstone – Marietta
Dallis Joiner – Atlanta
Haley Jones – Cumming
Maxwell Krasnov – Kennesaw
Henry Leeuwenburg – Gainesville
Christopher McNerney – Mineral Bluff
Reade Midyette – Atlanta
Timothy Thornburg – Peachtree City

U.S. Military Academy
Lance Barrow – Powder Springs
Lauren Scales – Braselton
Cole Torres – Dublin
Brandon Walker – Statesboro
Taylor Wilby – Atlanta

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Ryan Krisher – Peachtree City
Samuel O’Donnell – Canton
Cameron Stadele – Milton
Leena Yi – McDonough

U.S. Naval Academy
Frances DePree – Atlanta
Eileen Dilks – Lawrenceville
Emily Hornberger – Marietta
Andrea Howard – Norcross
Sarah Hutchinson – Marietta
Robert Marshall – Watkinsville
John Morrow – Duluth

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E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington: United States Senate, 131 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724
Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768