FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 14, 2025
Contact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343
Dr. Rand Paul Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominations
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement after announcing his nominations to the U.S. service academies, consisting of 47 nominations to individuals from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
“A very rewarding aspect of being a United States Senator is the opportunity to nominate young men and women from across the state to attend our nation’s prestigious service academies. I commend each of these students for their dedication and desire to serve in the United States military, and I wish them the best through the remainder of the selection process. I have no doubt the students chosen will proudly represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the service academies,” said Dr. Paul.
You can learn more about the service academy process HERE and HERE. Dr. Paul’s 2025 Virtual Spring Service Academy Information Fair will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00 am CT.
Dr. Paul nominated the following individuals to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy:
United States Air Force Academy
• Daphne Altsdadt – Louisville, KY
• Emily Bach – Elizabethtown, KY
• Nathan Bahng – Louisville, KY
• Andrew Bell – Prospect, KY
• Evan Bishop – Lexington, KY
• Blake Campbell – Lexington, KY
• Noah DeMasters – Louisville, KY
• Alexander Dilger – Union, KY
• Ryder Harbaugh – Morgantown, KY
• Lucy Hermann – Florence, KY
• Jimmy Martin – Louisville, KY
• John Minor – London, KY
• Hayes Preston – Lancaster, KY
• Jacob Shelton– Pendleton, KY
• Ethan ZumBrunnen – Shelbyville, KY
United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Evan Bishop – Lexington, KY
• Kennedy Crovo – Lexington, KY
• John Floyd – Bardstown, KY
• Meyer Gable – Bowling Green, KY
• Austin Harmon – Lexington, KY
• Ruby Karls – Lexington, KY
• Parker Moran – Park City, KY
• Thatcher Rathfon – Lexington, KY
• Jacob Strom – Alvaton, KY
• Ethan ZumBrunnen – Shelbyville, KY
United States Military Academy
• Daphne Altsdadt – Louisville, KY
• Nathan Bahng – Louisville, KY
• Andrew Bessler – Ft Mitchell, KY
• Corrine Blackburn – Alexandria, KY
• Jack Condra – Louisville, KY
• Ryder Harbaugh – Morgantown, KY
• Parker Moran – Park City, KY
• Sebastian Niles – Verona, KY
• Joseph Rawlings – Louisville, KY
• Chloe Tigue – La Grange, KY
• Trenton Upchurch – Nancy KY
• Nattalie Wall – Middlesboro, KY
• Luke Wood – Nicholasville, KY
• Tyler Work – Prospect, KY
• Essay Yermane – Louisville, KY
United States Naval Academy
• Henry Anderson – Corbin, KY
• Elias Bayless – Shelbyville, KY
• Dillon Beckman – Westport, KY
• Barrett Buckley – Louisville, KY
• D’Ivion Collins – Georgetown, KY
• Hailey Cook – Maceo, KY
• Meyer Gable – Bolwing Green, KY
• Braden Liford – Shepherdsville, KY
• Hudson Morgan – Beechmont, KY
• Tiare Satele – Crestwood, KY
• Baylee Sprouse – La Grange, KY
• Ryder Thomason – Prospect, KY
• Chase Thomason – Prospect, KY
• Trenton Upchurch – Nancy, KY
• Maxwell Windhorst – Crestwood, KY
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