Okay, first I'd love to know the source of this; maybe it was listed earlier and I just missed it.
I went through the list and checked the numbers for members of the Arizona delegation; specifically Jeff Flake (I served on his USAFA board for 8 years) and his USAFA nominations matched what I had in my notes. Then I went and looked at some of those that had numbers of 20, and up to 41. So...knowing what I know about the process, both practically and legally, here's what that tells me. The MOC either had a staff that didn't know what they were doing or that member was "out going" and didn't care. Here's why I say this.
If you dig into 10 U.S. Code §...you'll find a section for each service academy (not USCGA) that uses the nomination process. The process is laid out clearly, if in legalese. Bottom line is: a MOC may nominate 10 individuals for each "credited to them" opening they have at an academy. So...if I have three cadets at USMA graduate in 2016, and I have two others there (class of 2017, and 2018) I could nominate 30 kids and send three into the class of 2020 that would be "credited" to me as the MOC. BUT...then I have to wait until the next opening to nominate anyone, which is fine; I'll have one in 2017 and one in 2018. BUT...that would mean that with nobody graduating in 2019, I would have five at the academy and could not nominate anyone that year.
This is why MOST MOC's have their staff keep close tabs on the numbers and typically only nominate 10 kids and fill one slot. Occasionally I've seen 20 nominees as the math worked out well. I've never sat on a board where more than 20 were made. I've also sat on a board where we had 40 candidates for 10 nominations at USAFA (1 opening) and we only had 9 candidates for USMA (had two slots to fill) and we asked kids if they would be interested in a nomination to USMA?
All that being said, some of the numbers from the document don't make sense to me...I'd love to see the entire document so I could better analyze it.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83