WASHINGTON
–
U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), today announced that 15 Marylanders have accepted appointments to the U.S. Service Academies for the 2010-2011 academic year.
 

 

The five

U.S.

service academies — the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy — recruit top-notch young American men and women who will appreciate an excellent education and a chance to serve their country.

 

“Every year, it is my privilege to nominate some of the brightest, most dedicated students in

Maryland

to the U.S. Service Academies,” said
Senator Cardin.
  “A service academy education is an honor that is afforded the best and brightest of our nation. Important obligations go with that appointment, obligations that are essential to keeping our nation strong.”

 

Below are the names of Senator Cardin’s nominees who have accepted offers of appointment for this year:

 

ANNE





ARUNDEL
COUNTY

• Christopher Reynolds, 17, Severn,
  
  Meade High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Naval Academy

BALTIMORE





COUNTY

 

• 
  Samir Shaikh, 17, Upperco,
  
  Franklin
  High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Naval Academy
• 
  Benjamin Weiss, 19,
  
  Phoenix
  ,
  Salisbury
  School
  (CT),
  U.S.
  Military
  Academy
  
  
  

CALVERT





COUNTY




 

• Meredith Herndon, 18, Sunderland, Marion Military Institute,
  
  U.S.
  Air
  Force
  Academy
  
   
  

FREDERICK





COUNTY

 

• 
  Thomas Jividen, 18,
  
  Frederick
  ,
  Governor Thomas Johnson High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Air
  Force
  Academy

 

HARFORD





COUNTY

 

• 
  Matthew Ches, 18, Bel Air,
  
  Archbishop Curley High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy

 

HOWARD





COUNTY

 

• 
  Michael Edmondson, 17,
  
  Columbia
  ,
  Chapelgate
  Christian
  Academy
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy

MONTGOMERY





COUNTY

• 
  Toni Birdsong, 19, Silver Spring,
  
  Albert Einstein High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy
• 
  Andew Zecha, 17,
  
  Rockville
  ,
  Rockville High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Military
  Academy

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

 

• 
  Mitchell Kempisty, 17,
  
  Laurel
  ,
  Eleanor Roosevelt High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Naval Academy
• 
  Michael Slonaker, 17,
  
  Bowie
  ,
  Bowie High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy
• 
  Tyler Van Ness, 17,
  
  Bowie
  ,
  Bowie High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy
• 
  Jon Willimas, 17, Hyattsville,
  
  St. John’s College High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Naval Academy

 

WORCESTER





COUNTY

• 
  Logan
  Becker, 18, Pocomoke,
  Pocomoke High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy
• Samuel Byrd, 18, Pocomoke,
  
  Pocomoke High School
  ,
  U.S.
  Merchant
  Marine
  Academy