Schneider Announces Class of 2026 Military Academy Nominees
Military academy class of 2026 is largest in Tenth District history
GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) honored student nominees for the military service academy class of 2026, their families and selection committee members at a reception Saturday at the National Museum of the American Sailor in Great Lakes. Schneider nominated seventeen students from the Tenth District for a military academy appointment.
"Nominating Tenth District students for a military service academy is one of the highest honors of my job. Congratulations to the seventeen students who were nominated based on their exceptional leadership, scholarship and patriotism. I wish them great success in their studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy, and their subsequent service to our nation," Schneider said.
For admission to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York, a prospective officer must apply to his or her member of Congress for a nomination. The United States Coast Guard Academy does not require Congressional nominations for admittance.
Of the seventeen appointees from the Tenth District, eight students received a nomination for the U.S. Naval Academy, seven students received a nomination for the U.S. Military Academy, and five students received a nomination for the U.S. Air Force Academy (several students received multiple nominations).
The following Tenth District students received military academy nominations:
Student Name | High School | Nominated Academy |
Jaeger Breault Captain of the Lacrosse Team 2022 | Grayslake Central | U.S. Naval Academy |
Samantha Tess Clark Captain of the Milwaukee Jr. Girls 2021/2022 | Lake Forest Academy | U.S. Naval Academy |
James Delia National Merit Commended Scholar | Lake Forest Academy | U.S. Military Academy |
Tuguldar Erdenebat 2021 Senior Scholastic Achievement Award | Stevenson | U.S. Naval Academy |
Alex Remus Hotca International Internship Aero -Motive June - August of 2021 | John Hersey | U.S. Air Force Academy |
David Kwon 2021 12th Grade National Honors | Glenbrook South | U.S. Military Academy |
Raymond Oliphant Lawrence Academy Hockey Unsung Hero award winner 2020 | Lawrence Academy | U.S. Air Force Academy |
Owen Ray National Merit Commended Status 2021 | Vernon Hills | U.S. Military Academy |
Andrew Terkildsen National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist 2021 | Lake Forest Academy | U.S. Naval Academy |
Robert O'Neil Vedra Cum Laude Society Member 2021 | Lake Forest | U.S. Military Academy/U.S. Naval Academy |
Anderson Nat Walkes National Technical Honor Society 2021 | U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School | U.S. Air Force Academy |
Todd Wagner Environmental Committee Leader 12th grade | Glenbrook South | U.S. Naval Academy |
Emmeline Bae Guardian for Lake County Honor Flight | U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School | U.S. Air Force Academy |
Joseph Morris West Point Summer Leadership Experience -Summer 2020 | U.S. Military Academy Prep School | U.S. Military Academy |
Aamir Tanveer AP Scholar Award w/ Distinction | Libertyville | U.S. Military Academy |
Charles Tomsheck National Honors Society | Glenbrook South | U.S. Naval Academy |
Theodore Zinox 2021, 12th Grade, Scouts BSA Order of the Arrow Lodge Vice Chief of Committees | Highland Park | U.S. Air Force Academy/Military Academy/U.S. Naval Academy/ Merchant Marine Academy |
View photos of Congressman Schneider with individual students here.
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