Boys Nation Senators

Popularly identified as the program which gave 16-year-old Bill Clinton an opportunity to meet then President Kennedy in the White House Rose Garden, the American Legion Boys Nation program is a continuation at the national level of the various state-level Boys State programs.

In Nebraska, two outstanding citizens of Cornhusker Boys’ State are selected by a vote of the 32-member town counseling staff.  These two Boys Nation Senators are judged to be those most capable of representing our program in Washington D.C., where they will enjoy an expenses-paid opportunity to learn about the federal government.

Boys Nation is held annually in July, approximately six weeks after Cornhusker Boys’ State.


VIDEO: A Future President Meets JFK.

A teenage Bill Clinton shaking hands with President John F. Kennedy on July 24, 1963. Photo: Arnold Sachs/Getty Images.

 

Nebraska Boys Nation Senators:

1946 GILBERT EGGEN NORFOLK NORFOLK HS
RICHARD KUSKA OMAHA unk
1947 SID JOHNSON NORFOLK NORFOLK HS
DELWYN NAGENGAST HOWELLS unk
1948 PON CHINN NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE HS
ROBERT GILMORE OMAHA BENSON HS
1949 JIM LANCASTER KEARNEY KEARNEY HS
WILLIAM E JAMES PALMER PALMER HS
1950 BILL BURKE OMAHA CENTRAL HS
JERRY BARTON GERING unk
1951 MICHAEL YANNEY KEARNEY unk
PAUL BUNGE AUBURN unk
1952 CRAIG SVOBODA NORFOLK unk
DON BECK FREMONT unk
1953 CHARLES LARSON OMAHA NORTH HS
DIRK YOUNG IMPERIAL CHASE CO HS
1954 BRUCE FLEMING OMAHA NORTH HS
TOM GILLILAND SIDNEY unk
1955 DON NELSON LINCOLN unk
ROBERT STONER KENESAW unk
1956 WILLIAM BAUER MCCOOK unk
ROGER HOLTHAUS HASTINGS unk
1957 RICHARD STUCKEY LEXINGTON unk
JIM KIRKMAN, JR NORTH PLATTE unk
1958 JOHN ROGER MYERS GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND HS
SIDNEY R HENDERSON SCOTTSBLUFF SCOTTSBLUFF HS
1959 DOUGLAS BUSSKOHL NORFOLK unk
FRANK SOBOTA SCHUYLER unk
1960 MICHAEL MCINTOSH FREMONT unk
STEVE MARTIN GRAND ISLAND unk
1961 KERMIT BRASHEAR CRAWFORD CRAWFORD HS
CHRIS BEUTLER OMAHA BENSON HS
1962 FEDRICO MARQUES HERSHEY HERSHEY HS
ROBERT HARRIS LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HS
1963 GEROLD GDOWSKI GENOA GENOA HS
TOMMI THOMPSON LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
1964 ROGER STARK LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
KENT HASSELBALCH ST EDWARD ST EDWARD HS
1965 RANDALL REEVES OMAHA BENSON HS
TERRY PETRZELKA PRAGUE unk
1966 JOHN SIMON FALLS CITY SACRED HEART HS
RALPH EICKHOFF COLUMBUS COLUMBUS HS
1967 MAX LINDER PLATTSMOUTH PLATTSMOUTH HS
HOWARD WIGERT MITCHELL MITCHELL HS
1968 DAVE HOLST HASTINGS HASTINGS HS
GARY PAPKE LINCOLN NORTHEAST HS
1969 DAVE MORRISON KEARNEY unk
LEE NEWCOMER YORK unk
1970 STEVE ANDREWS LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HS
SCOTT BYE KEARNEY KEARNEY HS
1971 LEE BUSSELMAN HOOPER unk
TOM CAMP KEARNEY unk
1972 REG GAST LINCOLN EAST HS
SCOTT JAMES OMAHA BENSON HS
1973 DAN ROH ABIE DAVID CITY AQUINAS HS
MARK STORTVEDT NORFOLK NORFOLK HS
1974 TIM GREEN OMAHA NORTHWEST HS
JAY MATZKE SIDNEY SIDNEY HS
1975 JAMES DUNNING OMAHA NORTHWEST HS
KENNETH B NUNN OMAHA TECH HS
1976 KEN ALLEN OMAHA CENTRAL HS
KARL SCHOLZ LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
JOHN VISTY OMAHA GROSS HS
1977 ROBIN K METER GERING MELBETA HS
JOHN L VITEK LINCOLN EAST HS
1978 BILL WHEELER GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND HS
BARNABY SPRING BOYSTOWN BOYSTOWN HS
1979 BRUCE CROWTHER LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
DAVID POPPE SCRIBNER SCRIBNER HS
1980 KENT KINZER COLUMBUS COLUMBUS HS
RANDAL MESKE FREMONT FREMONT HS
1981 DAVID J NASHELSKY SCOTTSBLUFF SCOTTSBLUFF HS
CRAIG W CARLSON OMAHA MILLARD HS
1982 PATRICK J COMBS MALCOLM MALCOLM HS
BRYAN C HOWELL PAPILLION PAPILLION HS
1983 TUCKER B MAGID OMAHA WESTSIDE HS
KEVIN M SALTZMAN OMAHA BURKE HS
1984 DANIEL E MILLER GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND HS
KERMIT BRASHEAR, III LINCOLN NORTHEAST HS
1985 TIM MULLIGAN MURDOCK MURDOCK HS
DAN SIDNER KEARNEY KEARNEY HS
1986 JOHN T MOORE, JR HICKMAN NORRIS HS
MARK W BODE LINCOLN EAST HS
1987 JOHN MAISCH GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND HS
J F HOFFMAN HOLBROOK CAMBRIDGE HS
1988 TODD HEYNE OSHKOSH GARDEN COUNTY HS
JONATHAN BAUER OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS
1989 BENJAMIN SASSE FREMONT FREMONT HS
KEVIN CALDWELL OMAHA MILLARD SOUTH HS
1990 CHARLES MCCLENDON OMAHA BRYAN HS
NATHAN SPILKER DEWITT WILBER-CLATONIA HS
1991 TODD RIDDLE LINCOLN LINCOLN PIUS X HS
LANCE SCHAECHER BATTLE CREEK BATTLE CREEK HS
1992 JASON SHARP OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS
SCOTT DAY WAYNE WAYNE HS
1993 JOSHUA VOLLERTSEN PALMYRA PALMYRA HS
ANDREW FISCHER VALLEY VALLEY HS
1994 MATTHEW WILSON OMAHA ELKHORN MT MICHAEL HS
ANDREW BRADLEY GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND HS
1995 HAL HANSEN LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
TIMOTHY BEARD LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HS
1996 BRANDON KATZBERG JUNIATA ADAMS CENTRAL HS
ERIK GERMAN LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
1997 MICHAEL SHEARER NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE HS
BENJAMIN MCCARTY GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS
1998 DAVID C RENNARD OMAHA CENTRAL HS
NATHAN R TODD NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE HS
1999 REESE A PEARSON DAVENPORT DAVENPORT HS
BRENT HOOPS COLUMBUS COLUMBUS HS
2000 ERIC A ASBOE LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
JACOB F HOPPE LINCOLN EAST HS
2001 BENJAMIN J KEELE HASTINGS HASTINGS HS
ANDREW C CULP OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS
2002 CALE W FARQUHAR ELM CREEK ELM CREEK HS
ANTHONY L HERRON JR OMAHA BURKE HS
2003 DAVID M SLOBOTSKI OMAHA NORTHWEST HS
JEREMY HUTCHESON GORDON GORDON HS
2004 BURKE BOURNE OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS
ED JAROS LINCOLN LINCOLN PIUS X HS
2005 PHONG TRAN LINCOLN LINCOLN HS
E ALEXANDER MUNSON HARRISON SIOUX COUNTY HS
2006 WESLEY PRATER ELGIN ELGIN HS
JUSTIN L GREEN SUTTON SUTTON HS
2007 JED DUSH ELBA ELBA HS
DAVID APPLEGARTH OMAHA MILLARD WEST HS
2008 LUKE HAWBAKER OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
WADE KELLETT PAPILLION PAPILLION-LAVISTA HS
2009 EDSON DE OLIVEIRA EWING EWING HS
BRYCE CAIN OMAHA OMAHA BURKE HS
2010 ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ MADISON MADISON HS
BENJAMIN CRELIN LINCOLN LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HS
2011 CHRISTIAN MAPES OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP HS
LUKAS FRICKE ULYLLES DAVID CITY HS
2012 HENRY HAWBAKER OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
ROBERT LEDDY OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP HS
2013 JOHN M HOGUE OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP HS
DAVIS C ERKER OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP HS
2014 JOSEPH FERRIS OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
MICHAEL KELLY OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
2015 BRODEY WEBER LINCOLN LINCOLN NORTH STAR HS
CODY SCHEELE ODELL DILLER-ODELL HS
2016 JACOB GIDEON OMAHA ELKHORN SOUTH HS
CHOTEAU KAMMEL OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
2017 MICHAEL MCCLELLEN OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP HS
NICHOLAS KOHLER OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
2018 CALEB HENDRICKSON SHICKLEY SHICKLEY HS
SEBASTIAN BOELHOWER HASTINGS ADAMS CENTRAL HS
2019 FLOPATEER HABIB WAVERLY WAVERLY HS
ETHAN GOLDFISH VINSON COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW HS
2022 HOLDEN FERSHEE OMAHA OMAHA CENTRAL HS
VIKRAM MENON OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS
2023 PORTER NELSON LINCOLN LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HS
NAYAN VEL OMAHA MILLARD NORTH HS

 

National Commander Michael D. Helm is presented a Boys Nation polo by Nebraska delegates Brodey Brian Weber and Cody James Scheele at Greenbelt Post 136 on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.


 
 

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