This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu NEWS1.om U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R.-Kans.) New Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6521 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BOB WAITE, BILL KATS 1 ~EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1979 202-224-8953, 224-8947 DOLE ANNOUNCES ACADEMY NOMINATIONS WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) today announced his nomination of 60 young Kan sa ns who will compete for appointments to the United States Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Military Academy and Merchant Marine Academy for this summer's Class of 1983. 11 I am very pl eased with the enthusiasm and high qua l ifi cations of this year 1 s applicants," Dole said. "The keen competition speaks well for our Kansas youth. 11 Tradi t ionally, Sen. Dole has used the "competitive method" of nomi nation, submitting names of t he most qualified applicants to the academies. They, in turn, offer appointments to fill his quota. This year the senator has two slots available at each of the Air Force , Naval an d Mil itary academies. The Merchant Marine Academy will select four Kansans from the nomi nations submitted by all of the Kansas congressional delegation. The nomi nation process begins in the fall, early in the senior year of high school. Those interested contact Sen. Dole's office for application forms. The deadline for submi ssion of supporting information is early December. The fol lowi ng are Sen. Dole's service academy nominees for 1979: AIR FORCE ACADEMY BRENNON, DANIEL R. -- Erie High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Brennon, Erie. BROCK, JAMES V. Shawnee Mission Northwest; son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Brock, Shawnee. BROWN, BRYCE E. Ho l ton High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown, Holton. BRULL, JAMES Thomas More Prep; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brull, Hays. CARLYLE, TRO Y D. - - D odge City Senior High; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlyle, Dodge City. CLINE, RUSS EL L S. -- Junction City High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cline , Milford. DAVIS, LORI J. -- Empor ia High School; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Davis, Manhattan. DEMEL, KEVI N F. -- Claflin High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Demel, Beaver. GRIMM, DOUGLAS A. St. Joseph's-Shawnee; son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grimm, Shawnee. HARRIS, ANDREW L. The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; son of Mr. Henry N. Mulvihill, Wichita. HERZOG, RANDALL L. -- Lebo High School; Mr. and Mrs. John Herzog, Lebo. HOLLAR, DANNY R. -- Burlingame High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hollar, Burlingame. Page 1 of 3 s-press_022_014_004_A1b.pdf This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu -2- HOOK, CHARLES R. -- Ottawa High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hook, Ottawa. KAMAN, KEVIN P. -- Shawnee Mission South; son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaman, Overland Park. LAY, JAMES F. Wichita Southeast High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lay, Wichita. RICH, MICHAEL Topeka West High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rich, Topeka. ROBERTS, RANDY R. -- F.L. Schlagel Senior High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts, Kansas City. TERRY, PATRICIA A. -- Pittsburg High School; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Terry, Pi ttsburg. THOMPSON, CURT A. -- Hays High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Thompson, Hays. VOLKER, WILLIAM J. -- Bishop Miege; son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Volker, Overland Park. NAVAL ACADEMY ABELL, DAVID G. Shawnee Mission East; son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Abell, Lenexa. BARKER, CHARLES D. -- Wellsville High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Barker, Edgerton . BLACK, RANDAL D. -- Haysville Campus High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Black, Wichita . BLAIR, JEFFREY T. Abilene High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Blair, Abilene. CIARDULLO, J. PAT Northeast High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ciardullo, Arma. COLLINS, TIMOTHY R. Valley Center High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins, Valley Center. DeMOSS, CHRISTOPHER S. -- Shawnee Mission West; son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. DeMoss, Over- land Park. EMERSON, DONALD F. -- Santa Fe Trail High School, Carbondale; son of Mr. and Mrs. Franc is Emerson, Overbrook. GAMBRILL, ROBERT A. III -- Wichita Collegiate; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Gambrill, Wichita. GRAHAM, MICHAEL G. -- Shawnee Mission South; son of Ms. Sandra Graham, Overland Park. HIGBEE, MARTHA S. -- Shawnee Mission East; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higbee, Prairie Village. HODGE, JEFFREY A. -- Olathe High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hodge, Olathe. HUTCHINSON, C. KIRK -- Lyons High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Hutchinson, Lyons. McLEOD, BRIAN K. -- Wichita West High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mcleod, Wichita. MEEK, MARVIN L. -- Shawnee Mission North; son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Meek, Overland Park. MORITZ, STEVEN A. -- Hutchinson High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Moritz, Hutchinso n. ROHLA, 0. ROSS III -- Colby High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto R. Rohla, Colby. ROMIG, DOUGLAS D. -- Caney Valley High School; son of Mrs. Jerry Ann Kraft, Coffeyville. SCHULZ, CRAIG L. -- Shawnee Mission East; son of Mr. and Mrs. Criss L. Schulz, Overland Park. WILSJN, KEVIN J. St. Francis Community High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Wilson, St. Francis. Page 2 of 3 s-press_022_014_004_A1b.pdf This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu -3- WEST POINT AVILA, JOSEPH M. Wyandotte High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Avila, Kansas City . BLOMGREN, CHERYL A. -- Chetopa High School; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott, Osawatomie. COX , ANDREW R. -- Manhattan High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Cox, Manhattan . DO ERRY , NORBERT H. -- Shawnee Mission West; son of Mr. and Mrs. Wulf Doerry, Overland Park. DO SS, CHRISTOPHER A. -- Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach, Va.; son of Commander and Mrs. Marion T. Doss Jr., Topeka. EA RNEST, TERRY L. -- Holcomb High School, Garden City Community College, Wichita State University; son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Earnest, Holcomb. ECKERT, WILLIAM H. -- Kapaun Mt. Carmel; son of Dr. and Mrs. William G. Eckert, Wich ita. HARP, BOBBY -- Junction City High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harp Jr., Junction City. HORN lAKER, KY W. Wichita South High School; son of C.R. Hornbaker and Mrs. Marlene Worley, Wichita. JOH NS ON, F. TODD -- Valley Center High School; son of Mr . and Mrs. Herbert Johnson, Valley Center. MARS HALL, CHRISTOPHER G. -- Shawnee Heights High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Marshall, Topeka. McREYNOLDS, WILLIAM R. -- New Mexico Military Institute; son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles McReynolds, Halstead. NANCE , DAVID R. - ·· Pittsburg High School; son of Mr . and Mrs. Danny Nance, Pittsburg . NILLES, VICTORIA L. Andale High School; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Nilles, And ale. PH ILLIPS. ROBERT A. Lansing High School ; son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Phillips, Lansing. SC HNECK , WILLIAM C. · - Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Mo.; son of Mr. and Mrs . William Schneck, Leawood. SYKES, KEVIN J. -- Shawnee Mission South; son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sykes, Overland Pa rk. TH0 MASSON, RANDY L. -- Campus High School, Wichita; son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Thomass on, Haysville. WAGNE R, LEWIS G. Hoisington High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wagner, Hois ington. WRIGl T, KEVIN W. Baldwin High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wright, Baldwin . MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BU RG, ANDREW J. -- Chanute High School, son of Mrs. Lola Ann Burg, Chanute. COU RTER, RANDALL D. -- Leavenworth High School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Courter, Leaven- worth. EB EL, BRENT L. Wichita Southeast High School; son of Mr. Dean L. Ebel, Wichita. JOH NSON, BRYAN C. Salina South High School; son of Mrs. B. Kathleen Frisbie, Sal i na . KE TCHUM, CLIFFORD D. -- LansingHigh School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ketchum, Lans i ng. PETRIE, LANCE E. -- Wichita Collegiate School; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petrie, Douglas. REAV ES, IRVING W. -- Lawrence High School; son of Mrs. Doris C. Reaves, Lawrence. SCHEBO R, VALERIE J. -- Leavenworth High School; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sch ebor, Leavenworth. SCHME IDLER, NORBERT J. Wichita South High School; son of Mr . and Mrs. Norbert Schmeidler, Wichita. -30- Page 3 of 3 s-press_022_014_004_A1b.pdf.