The Candidate luncheon was held March 8 in Chicago for the prospective candidates , family, current members and the midshipman to help them learn more about academy life. I would like to thank the Lake MIchigan Parent association for hosting and Jules Traut Class of 61, it was held at the Columbia Yacht Club. There were many candidates that came from Iowa, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. Thank you to Nicholas Mann(WI) 2011 and Nick Swanson (IL) 2011 for attending and speaking about their current experiences. Tim McDonald 2010, called into the event and spoke about his first Sea project, just returning to land and school on March 6th. Looking forward to having several students from Wisconsin attending the USMMA, and representing Wisconsin. Best of luck asthe process continues. Feel free to contact us and if needed we can get you in contact with a current midshipman to answer any questions. usmma@wi.rr.com