Wendell Maddox of Kansas City, Kan., has been named to the 2015 Kansas Service Academy Selection Board by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
Maddox is the president and CEO of the United Way of Wyandotte County. He served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
According to Sen. Moran’s office, the 20-member board will review applications and interview candidates who are applying for admission to the U.S. Service Academies. These include the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Sen. Moran will accept applications for nominations to the U.S. Service Academies before the deadline, Friday, Sept. 4.
After submitting an application, each candidate will interview with Sen. Moran’s Service Academy Selection Board on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene Kan.
The board will make recommendations to Sen. Moran for his decision.
If nominated, applicants must then meet the individual admission requirements of each academy. The academies will make the final decision on who will receive an appointment of admission in early 2016.