Rep. Kaptur Announces 2020 Service Academy Nominations

Kaptur Nominates Four Students from Ohio’s 9th Congressional District for Service Academies

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced her nominations for candidates from Ohio’s 9th Congressional District to the nation’s leading service institutions: the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.

“I am extraordinarily honored to nominate such an outstanding group of dedicated and accomplished young people from Northern Ohio to our nation’s venerated service academies,” said Rep. Kaptur. “Our service academies have a reputation for cultivating some of the greatest leaders in our country’s history. This year’s nominees were selected not only for their academic achievement, but for their demonstrated leadership abilities and commitment to service. I look forward to their future success and thank them for their commitment to serve our nation in uniform.”

A Citizen Advisory Committee formed by Rep. Kaptur and Chaired by Tom Jelepis, Former Mayor of Bay Village, selected the nominees from an extensive pool of qualified applicants. The Committee’s decisions were based on criteria including the students’ leadership potential, academic record, and overall achievement. Final acceptance is determined by each service academy.

The United States service academies are among the most highly respected institutions of higher learning in the world and offer young Americans the opportunity to serve our country as commissioned officers in the United States Armed Services upon graduation.

Rep. Kaptur’s principal nominees are listed below by their High School and Service Academies, followed by individuals named as alternates to each academy:

Service Academy Principal Nominee List:

John Perry (Avon Lake High School) – U.S. Naval Academy

William Logan Hubert (Avon Lake High School) – U.S. Air Force Academy

Dillon Henry (Vermilion High School) – U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Mary Warder (Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, TX. Mary is a resident of Cuyahoga County) – U.S. Military Academy

Service Academy Alternate List:

U.S. Air Force Academy: Nicholas LaRosa, Bay High School; Gabriel Del Valle, Amherst Steele High School; Charles Cindric, Saint Ignatius High School; Joseph Bishop, St. John’s Jesuit High School

U.S. Military Academy: John Bishop, St. John’s Jesuit High School; Nicholas LaRosa, Bay High School; Lucas Szollosi, Maumee Valley County Day School; Charles Cindric, Saint Ignatius High School; Gabriel Del Valle, Amherst Steele High School; Phoebe Hood, Avon Lake High School

U.S. Naval Academy: John Wynn, St. Ignatius High School; Joseph Bishop, St. John’s Jesuit High School; Tyler Franklin, Sandusky High School; Lucas Szollosi, Maumee Valley County Day School; Nicholas LaRosa, Bay High School; Gabriel Del Valle, Amherst Steele High School; Charles Cindric, Saint Ignatius High School; Phoebe Hood, Avon Lake High School; William Logan Hubert, Avon Lake High School

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: Gabriel Dal Valle, Amherst Steele High School; Joseph Bishop, St. John’s Jesuit High School; John Perry, Avon Lake High School; Nicholas LaRosa, Bay High School