Boys Nation is a nationwide program of the American Legion which
teaches federal government policies and practices to high school
juniors in a week-long simulation. Selection to the program is through
48 American Legion Boys' State programs throughout the country.
Two delegates represent each state as senators. During their week
in the the nation's capital they held mock senate sessions and conducted
elections for President and Vice President. In addition to this
'learning by doing' activity, they toured many of Washington's historic
sites. [From http://www.legion.org/boysnation/]
Each year, two participants from Missouri Boys State are seleceted to
be delegates to Boys Nation, held in Washington D.C. Names are sorted
by year of attendance.
1940s |
1946 |
James R. Helvey
Thomas E. Lewis JR. |
1947 |
Robert Lee Irick
Lowell Smithson |
1948 |
John A. Forderhase
John Leeper McNay |
1949 |
William Quigg
James Otis Turner |
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1950s |
1950 |
William F. Berry III
Fielding D. Potashnick |
1951 |
John R. Feemster
Fred B. Heath III |
1952 |
Bill C. Healy
John Keith Nolan |
1953 |
Stuart D. Jordan
Ralph W. Varnum |
1954 |
David Lyle Knight
Darnell M. Whitt II |
1955 |
Kenneth R. Jennison
Richard Takeo Kono |
1956 |
Larry C. Emery
James Michael Wilkinson |
1957 |
Richard A. Hall
Stephen Hazlett |
1958 |
Glen J. Hopkins Jr.
David Jay Johnson |
1959 |
Lynn K. Ballew
Anthony K. Weber |
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1960s |
1960 |
Thomas G. Plaskett
Robert L. Thomas |
1961 |
Robert T. Etter
Richard A. King |
1962 |
Theodore R. Anstedt Jr.
Jim H. Roberts |
1963 |
James B. Hebenstreit
Ronald J. Stites |
1964 |
Joesph W. Cornelison
Robert Lynn Webb |
1965 |
Richard A. Dyer,
Buckner
|
1966 |
James N. McCutchen, Florissant
Edward J. Schifman, Kansas City |
1967 |
Wallace L. Head, Palmyra
Richard A. Mawdsky Jr., Crestwood |
1968 |
Richard C. Diehl, Mountain Grove
Frederick G. Wohlschlaeger, Brentwood |
1969 |
Linza T. Killion, Portageville
Kyle E. Martin, Raytown |
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1970s |
1970 |
Dan T. Chiles, Springfield
Benjamin A. Johnson, Chillicothe |
1971 |
John C. Glunt, Kirkwood
James K. Whitaker, Kansas City |
1972 |
Carl T. Edward, Kansas City
Michael A. Rosenthal, Cape Girardeau |
1973 |
Douglas L. Carter, Springfield
Thomas G. Darr, Glendale |
1974 |
Jeff E. Kline, St. Louis
Andrew F. Sears, Kansas City |
1975 |
Steve r. Denny, Kansas
City
James R. Ogle, Monett |
1976 |
Steven E. Buie, Kansas City
Erik D. Eike, Kansas City |
1977 |
Stanley R. O'Dell, Grandview
Steven W. Stites, Independence |
1978 |
Cain S. DeVore, Kansas City
Sudhansu S. Yadav, St. Louis |
1979 |
Howard A. Burde, Ladue
Steven L. Grand, Ladue |
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1980s |
1980 |
David C. Asjes, Kansas City
Paul D. Boydston, Odessa |
1981 |
Brian K. Howard, Independence
Aaron T. Slaughter, Columbia |
1982 |
Perry R. Beam, Lees Summit
Ganesh G. Gupta, Ladue |
1983 |
Mark D. Lawson, Springfield
Patrick D. Walker, Grandview |
1984 |
David W. Templeton, Raymore
Kyle J. Wilson, Lees Summit |
1985 |
Brooks F. Cooper,
St. Louis
Mark A. Wilkins, Waynesville |
1986 |
Daniel L. Ritchey, Overland
Patrick A. Ungashick, St. Louis |
1987 |
M. Scott Murphy, Columbia
Vivek Saran, Warrensburg |
1988 |
Douglas J. Kramer, Leawood, KS
Billy B. Ruhling II, Independence |
1989 |
Paul R. Niehaus, St. Louis
Alex S. Tuckness, Springfield |
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1990s |
1990 |
Steven M. McCartan, Blue Springs
David C. Newland, Independence |
1991 |
Charles Hugh Brown, Joplin
Eric R. Greitens, St. Louis |
1992 |
Shaun W. Peterson, Lake St. Louis
Kris Siriwangchai, Independence |
1993 |
Matthew P. Hamner, Osage Beach
Marc Ryan Sweet, Neosho |
1994 |
Benjamin Cable, Chesterfield
Daryl A. Ferguson, Columbia |
1995 |
Matthew L. Dameron,
Sedalia
Cory J. Stricklin, Houston |
1996 |
Bradley W. Kiesling,
Sikeston
Craig W. Drummond, St. Joseph |
1997 |
Steven M. Majors, Kearney
Charles F. Stoecker, Rolla |
1998 |
Peter H. Cheng, Manchester
Adam J. Feinstein, Chesterfield |
1999 |
Ryan D. Rippel, Columbia
Conn Q. Davis, East Prairie |
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2000s |
2000 |
Brian D. Muegge, Springfield
Stephen D. Webber, Columbia |
2001 |
Benjamin H. Baker,
Kirksville
John D. Laskowitz, Chesterfield |
2002 |
Matthew E. Simpson,
Springfield
Nathan W. Skelley, Joplin |
2003 |
Eric A. Kafka, St.
Louis
Ryan Cedric Rowan, Raytown |
2004 |
Tyler Bennett Folan,
Wildwood, MO
Justin Shaw-Jung Hou, Nevada, MO
|
2005 |
Andrew
Fogle, Springfield,
MO
Curtis Gregory Allen, Raytown, MO
|
2006 |
Jay Ji, Chestfield, MO
Arvind Sukumar Miriyala, Leawood, MO |
2007 |
Ethan Brandt, St. Louis, MO
David Silverstein, Lake Winnebago, MO |