Amherst Student Nominated To U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced the names of more than 40 New Hampshire students she has nominated to attend one of the nation’s service academies in 2013.

Souhegan's Ryan D’Auteuil was nominated to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.

To be considered for appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by a Member of Congress or other authorized nominating source. 

“It’s an honor to nominate outstanding young people to be considered for admission to our nation’s service academies,” said Senator Ayotte.  “These young men and women have excelled inside and outside the classroom while making valuable contributions to their local communities. They represent some of the very best of New Hampshire and I expect great things from them in the future.”  

The following is the full list of New Hampshire students who received Senator Ayotte’s nomination as candidates to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York:

U.S. Military Academy

Katherine Callaghan      Concord                        Bishop Brady High School

James Delahunty           Bedford                        Bedford High School

Christopher Ferri           Windham                      Windham High School

Tyler Griffin                  Colebrook                     Colebrook Academy

Hans Gui                      Londonderry                  Londonderry High School

Daniel Huot                  Newport                        Newport High School

Riley Keenan                Bow                              Bow High School

William Kerin                Lyme                            St. Johnsbury Academy

Ian Smith                    Stratham                       Exeter High School

James Solloway            Derry                            Pinkerton Academy

U.S. Naval Academy 

Ethan Doherty               Londonderry                  Londonderry High School

Ariel Fleisher                 Kensington                    Exeter High School

Nathaniel Hunt              Hopkinton                     Hopkinton High School

Joseph Lane                  Durham                         Oyster River High School

Allison Latham              Merrimack                     Merrimack High School

Derek Lotito                  Swanzey                       Virtual Learning Academy Charter School

Zachary Scholz             Durham                         Oyster River High School

Veronica Scott              Plymouth                      Phillips Exeter Academy

Ryan Shows                 Peterborough                 Contoocook Valley Regional High School

Matthew Tremblay        Lempster                       Newport High School

U.S. Air Force Academy

Michael Croatti              Pelham                         Pelham High School

Ryan D’Auteuil              Amherst                        Souhegan High School

Erika Donovan               Jaffrey                          Conant High School

Brandon Dumais           Hudson                         Alvirne High School

George Nifakos             Plaistow                        Timberland High School

Leo Schuster                Hopkinton                     Hopkinton High School

Colleen Slein                Salem                           Central High School

Jonathan Stinson          Hudson                         Alvirne High School

Ryan Sullivan               Nashua                         Nashua High School South

Benjamin Yoshikawa     Hanover                        Valley Forge Military Academy (PA)

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Nathan Boilard               Hooksett                       Manchester Central High School

Colin Bouchard              Bedford                         Bedford High School

Alexander Coburn          Londonderry                  Londonderry High School

Cory Downing               Strafford                        Coe Brown Northwood Academy

Anders Holt                  Bedford                         Bedford High School

Kenneth Jenkins           Newton                         Sanborn Regional High School

Joseph McCullough       Rindge                          Saint Bernard’s Central Catholic High School

Nicholas Minnich          New Boston                  Goffstown High School

Lana Wando                Hopkinton                     Homeschooled