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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For further information please contact: Capt. J. Tim Hull
(573) 526-6115
Q12098
December 15, 2009
EMPHASIS: 90th Recruit Class To Graduate From Patrol Academy

The media and the public are invited to attend the graduation ceremony for 25 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 10 a.m., on Friday, December 18, 2009, in the Academy gymnasium. The new troopers will report for duty on January 4, 2010. The 90th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 1, 2009.

During the graduation ceremony, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster will address the class. The Honorable Michael A. Wolff, Missouri Supreme Court, will administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers.

Nine 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 90th Recruit Class:

Name, Hometown, First Assignment
Jason S. Albers, O’Fallon, IL, Troop C, Franklin County
Catherine M. Bishop, Marthasville, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
David A. Close, Washington, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
Jonathan M. Conrad, New London, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
Scott E. Culver, Kansas City, MO, Troop A, Platte County
John M. Harrison, St. Joseph, MO, Troop A, Platte County
R. Jayson Hastings, Lamar, MO, Troop A, Cass County
Dennis E. Hill, Moberly, MO, Troop A, Lafayette County
Adam S. Huskey, Festus, MO, Troop C, Jefferson County
Adam R. Johnson, Danforth, IL, Troop E, Butler County
Taremba Karizamimba, Kansas City, MO, Troop E, Pemiscot/New Madrid Counties
Michael K. Martin Jr., Rolla, MO, Troop E, Wayne County
Dennis D. Mathes, Kahoka, MO, Troop A, Saline County
Rickey I. McQuerrey II, Lawson, MO, Troop A, Clay
Karime T. McWilliams, Lee’s Summit, MO, Troop A, Jackson County
Jason D. Miller, Columbia, MO, Troop F, Montgomery County
Douglas W. Pfeifer II, Richland, MO, Troop A, Cass County
Jason W. Philpott, Springfield, MO, Troop I, Pulaski/Maries Counties
Roger P. Rudstrom Jr., Andover, MN, Troop A, Jackson County
Jacob R. Sellers, Mountain Grove, MO, Troop I, Phelps/Maries County
Jayson R. Spain, Jackson, MO, Troop E, Butler County
Cory M. Stauffer, Winnebago, MN, Troop I, Crawford County
Nathan D. Wallace, Preston, MO, Troop A, Saline County
George B. Wright, Conway, AR, Troop A, Cass County
Matthew J. Yoder, Springfield, MO, Troop A, Platte County

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