The United States Coast Guard has announced that Scott “Scotty” Wilson Kenney of Summerville has been recognized for superior academic achievement and leadership potential.
Kenney, who is a graduate of Fort Dorchester High School, has accepted an appointment to attend the Coast Guard Academy and will be sworn in as a member of the Class of 2014 on June 28, 2010.
The United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut is an accredited college educating future Coast Guard officers. The smallest of our nation’s five military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy’s Corps of Cadets represents the nation’s best and brightest students, ready to serve and lead their country.
Admission to the Coast Guard Academy is highly competitive and fewer than 400 are offered annually from a pool of over 4,000 applicants. Cadets receive a full tuition scholarship and monthly stipend for a five-year service commitment to the Coast Guard upon graduation.
All graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are guaranteed a position of leadership as a commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard.
Kenney is the son of John and Kristi Kenney and the grandson of Michael and Deborah Warner from Cary North Carolina. And Anthony and Shirley Berardo of Summerville.