Congresswoman Alma Adams Appoints New Cadets to USAF Academy
Rep. Adams congratulates CD-12 students Jake Couch and Lily Todd
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. last week appointed two students to the United States Air Force Academy for the Fall 2024 Semester.
Lily Todd, of Mint Hill, NC, and Jake Couch, of Huntersville, NC, received personal congratulations from Rep. Adams for their prestigious appointments to the nation’s most elite school for the U.S. Air Force. Rep. Adams personally recommended both students after careful consideration of their elite academic and professional achievements.
Jake Couch, a senior, is ranked sixth in his class of 169 students at Pine Lake Preparatory in Mooresville, North Carolina. He is a member of the school’s Robotics team, which went to the world championship in 2022 and state championship in 2023, and he serves as President of the school’s National Honor Society.
Lily Todd is a Mechanical Engineering Major at Duke University. She also served as President of the National Honor Society at Pine Lake Preparatory. Last year, she attended the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Flight Academy at Purdue University, and obtained her private pilot license.
“Jake Couch represents the combination of academic diligence and technological creativity that the U.S. Air Force most values,” said Rep. Adams. “Lily Todd has clearly shown initiative to get into the skies and demonstrate leadership. Both of these students have made North Carolina proud, and soon they will honor our nation with their service.”
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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional District (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Cabarrus County) and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, where she serves as ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.