WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Air Force Caucus, surprised three Delaware students with principal nominations to U.S. service academies during video conference calls Dec. 22.
Sen. Coons named Nicholas C. Beronio, Megan E. Traver, and Liam Stanko as his top nominees for appointments to service academies should they meet all medical, physical, and academic requirements.
Nicholas Beronio of Middletown is the principal nominee to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He is a graduate of Salesianum School and currently attends the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
Megan Traver of Middletown is the principal nominee to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. She is a senior at Appoquinimink High School.
Liam Stanko of Newark is the principal nominee to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He is a senior at Newark Charter School.
Alternate nominees to the three Department of Defense service academies listed above, the nominees for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, and individuals not selected to receive congressional nominations will be notified by Senator Coons' office within the next few weeks.
For information about the congressional nomination process, visit bit.ly/2KAHO1r. Delawareans interested in learning more can go to coons.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations.
