Cabarrus students nominated to U.S. Service academies by Rep. Hudson

CONCORD –U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) recently hosted a Service Academy Nomination Ceremony in Concord to congratulate students for being nominated to a U.S. Service Academy.

“My number one priority is providing top-notch constituent services and genuine opportunities for folks in our district. Being able to nominate talented local students to our prestigious service academies is one of the most rewarding parts of the job and something I take very seriously. This year, it is my privilege to nominate 17 of our district’s ambitious students who are choosing to further their education while serving our country,” Hudson said. “We’re so proud of these young men and women for what they’ve accomplished and expect great things from them in the future.”

As Representative of North Carolina’s eighth congressional district, Rep. Hudson has the privilege of nominating a limited number of young men and women each year to four of the five service academies. The 17 service academy nominees for the 2015-16 academic year have excelled academically and athletically and have gone through a rigorous selection process to receive nominations.

There are 13 students from Cabarrus County who are nominated by Rep. Hudson this year:

• Robert Lloyd Carlson from Concord ; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Jay M. Robinson High School

• Richard Dennis Christie from Harrisburg; nominated to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Hickory Ridge High School

• Carter Morgan Fishback from Kannapolis; nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Cabarrus Kannapolis Early College High School

• Caroline Grace Kelly from Harrisburg; nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy; currently attends NC State University and graduated from Hickory Ridge High School

• Kyran Jordan McClure from Concord; nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Central Cabarrus High School

• Sandon Dominikue McCoy from Kannapolis; nominated to the U.S. Military Academy; attends A.L. Brown High School

• Austin Caleb Moore from Concord; nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Northside Christian Academy

• James Blake Norman from Harrisburg; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy; attends Hickory Ridge High School

• Matthew Robert Panner from Concord; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Concord High School

• Martin Eliel Ramirez Perez from Concord; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Central Cabarrus High School

• Mary Alexis Rohrer from Concord; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Concord High School

• Michael Bahlor Rutkowski from Harrisburg; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends Hickory Ridge High School

• Jessika Rene Stanback from Kannapolis; nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy; attends A.L. Brown High School