Wednesday, June 06, 2007 Van Hollen Honors the 2007 U.S. Service Academy Graduates and Appointees Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) honored the 2007 graduates and appointees of the U.S. Service Academies from Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District during a ceremony yesterday at the U.S. Capitol.    All service academy applicants must receive a nomination, either from a Member of Congress, a U.S. Senator or the Vice President or President, in order to obtain an academy appointment. The nominated students must pass a physical examination, have a distinguished academic background, and demonstrate strong leadership skills.  They must also meet other standards set by the individual academies. The following students were honored:   CLASS OF 2007 GRADUATES United States Air Force Academy 2LT Elizabeth Catherwood                              Chevy Chase 2LT Scott Church                                             (Now lives in Florida) 2LT Erin Fitzpatrick                                          North Potomac 2LT Weiss Nusraty                                          Potomac 2LT Alexander Sibal                                         Silver Spring   United States Military Academy 2LT Kevin Kirby                                               Gaithersburg 2LT Maxwell Potasznick                                  Rockville   United States Naval Academy ENS Christopher Chung                                  Silver Spring ENS Kathryn Fahrner                                       Germantown ENS Christopher Flores                                   Silver Spring ENS John Kelley                                               Kensington ENS Benjamin Mulloy                                     Gaithersburg ENS Daniel O’Neill                                           Kensington ENS Jennifer Rowan                                        Potomac ENS Thomas Royals                                        Chevy Chase ENS Ian Trainor                                                Silver Spring   CLASS OF 2011 APPOINTEES   United States Air Force Academy Alex Biglow                                                      North Potomac Renee Kittka                                                     Bethesda Lisa Wong                                                        Silver Spring   United States Merchant Marine Academy Benjamin Weinstein                                         Chevy Chase   United States Military Academy Emily Bobenrieth                                              Potomac Aaron Fernandez                                              Hyattsville Jung Han                                                            Rockville Nalini Hawkins                                                  Silver Spring Manuel deJesus Robles                                  Silver Spring Michael Tobin                                                   North Potomac Cezarina Viqueira                                              Germantown Michael Weigand                                             Barnesville   United States Naval Academy Matthew Arnsberger                                       Gaithersburg Sean Dinn                                                          Kensington Sarah Grant                                                        Potomac James Royals                                                    Chevy Chase Paul Schauppner                                              Gaithersburg Allison Scott                                                     Potomac Maurice Taylor                                                 Brentwood Carissa Youker                                                  Potomac   High school students who are interested in applying for a nomination to an Academy for the class entering in 2009 may obtain information about the Congressman's nomination process at vanhollen.house.gov or by calling his Rockville district office at (301) 424- 3501.