MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102

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(573) 526-6115
Q7092
July 7, 2009
EMPHASIS: 89th Recruit Class To Graduate From Patrol Academy

The media and the public are invited to attend the graduation ceremony for 29 new Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers. This event is the culmination of 25 weeks of training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, MO. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m., on Friday, July 10, 2009, on the south lawn of the Missouri Capitol building. The new troopers will report for duty on July 27, 2009. The 89th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January 16, 2009.

During the graduation ceremony, Governor Jeremiah W. “Jay” Nixon will address the class. The Honorable Laura Denvir Stith, Missouri Supreme Court, will administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers.

Twelve of the new troopers are candidates for an associate’s of applied science degree from Mineral Area College based on their course work at the Academy. The recruits accumulated points toward graduation in the categories of physical fitness, firearms, and academics throughout their Academy training. The person with the highest number of points in each category earns the respective award. Award recipients will be announced at the graduation ceremony.

Listed below are the names, hometowns, and first assignments for members of the 89th Recruit Class:

Name, Hometown, First Assignment

Brandon W. Adamson, Columbia, MO, Troop F, Gasconade/Osage Counties
Nicholas D. Bengston, Wildwood, MO, Troop C, St. Louis/Jefferson Counties
Kyle L. Carroll, Maysville, MO, Troop H, Andrew/Buchanan Counties
Travis L. Coffey, Mount Vernon, MO, Troop C, Warren County
Barbara A. Collins, Florissant, MO, Troop C, St. Louis County
Jason C. Daly, Chillicothe, MO, Troop H, Grundy/Livingston/Mercer Counties
Gabriel T. Gronemeyer, O’Fallon, MO, Troop C, St. Louis/Jefferson Counties
Evan T. Hane, Brookfield, MO, Troop I, Crawford County
Travis S. Inman, Ozark, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
Neil V. Jannin, Perryville, MO, Troop C, St. Francois/Washington Counties
David L. Johnson, Warsaw, MO, Troop A, Johnson County
Chadwick S. Kutzner, Marionville, MO, Troop A, Platte County
Ryan A. LeClaire, St. Clair, MO, Troop C, Jefferson County
Rusty W. Lumpkins, O’Fallon, MO, Troop C, St. Charles County
Parrish M. Lutz, St. Joseph, MO, Troop H, Andrew/Buchanan Counties
Terry McElyea, Willow Springs, MO, Troop C, St. Charles County
Brandon P. Mills, Carbondale, IL, Troop C, St. Louis County
Tyler Mobley, Licking, MO, Troop B, Clark/Scotland Counties
Christopher V. Nance, Cape Girardeau, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
Joseph T. Peart, Cairo, MO, Troop I, Crawford County
Lane P. Quinn, Salisbury, MO, Troop B, Putnam/Sullivan Counties
Seth R. Rector, Macon, MO, Troop B, Linn/Chariton Counties
Ryan C. Richardson, Lee’s Summit, MO, Troop A, Clay County
Brody R. Sanson, Excelsior Springs, MO, Troop A, Clay County
Kyle A. Seabaugh, Jefferson City, MO, Troop H, Andrew/Buchanan Counties
Christopher J. Sullivan, Conception, MO, Troop A, Saline County
Charles P. Verdone, Hennepin, IL, Troop C, St. Louis/Jefferson Counties
Michael M. Williams, Belleville, IL, Troop C, Jefferson County
Andrew L. Woods, Republic, MO, Troop C, St. Francois/Washington Counties

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