McCaul Nominates Texas Students for Acceptance to U.S. Service Academies

AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced today that he has nominated 21 Texas students for acceptance to the esteemed United States service academies. The students are recommended based on their academic performance, leadership skills, extracurricular involvement, and character.

Congressman McCaul: "It is an honor and a privilege to nominate such outstanding young Texans to our nation's service academies. This nomination signifies years of hard work and dedication. Their decision to serve our country in uniform is admirable, and I am confident the future of our nation is in good hands."

The service academies include the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.; the Military Academy at West Point, NY; the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.; and the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY. Final selection for admission to the service academies will be selected by the officials at each respective academy this spring. Students who are interested in learning more about service academy nominations can visit McCaul's website by clicking here.

Nomination to a service academy by Congressman McCaul does not ensure a student will be accepted.

The nominees are as follows:

Charles Atkinson of Cypress;

Anthony Atwell of Austin;

Matthew Baker of Brenham;

Elizabeth Bradley of Cypress;

Hunter Brugger of La Grange;

Barclay Bull of Austin;

Zafar Durrani of Cypress;

William Fedor of Cypress;

Jonathan Frank of Houston;

Hyunki Lee of Austin;

Cliff Manning of Cypress;

Cora McCanlies of Katy;

Grace McElroy of Austin;

Kyle Mrowczynski of Katy;

Hoang Nguyen of Austin;

Sara Porter of Katy;

Kevin Rivera of Cypress;

Tyler Smalley of Cypress;

John Stovall of Cypress;

Jack Venker of Cypress;

Joshua Williams of Cypress.