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
Q121710
December 3, 2010
EMPHASIS: Patrol Commissions 92nd Recruit Class

Thirty-six Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, December 17, 2010, in Jefferson City, MO. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy gymnasium. The new troopers will report for duty on January 3, 2011. The 92nd Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 1, 2010.

During the graduation ceremony, Chief James D. Corwin, Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, will address the class. The Honorable Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr., Missouri Supreme Court, will administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers. Pastor Rick De Haan from Hershey, Pennsylvania, will give the invocation and benediction. The Troop F Color Guard will present and retire the colors, and Corporal John Lueckenhoff, Troop D, will sing the national anthem.

Seventeen of the new troopers have earned an associate’s of applied science degree from Mineral Area College based on their course work at the Academy. Dean Gil Kennon, vice president of college affairs for Mineral Area College, will be present to confer these degrees.

Four class awards will be presented. The recruits accumulated points toward graduation in the categories of physical fitness, firearms, and academics throughout their 25 weeks at the Academy. The person with the highest number of points in each category earns the respective award.

Listed below are the names, hometowns, and assignments for members of the 92nd Recruit Class:

Name/Hometown, Troop/County Assignment
Matthew T. Angrisani, St. Louis, MO Troop C, Zone 4, South St. Louis County
Marc R. Ashby, Jackson, MO, Troop C, Zone 3, South St. Louis County
Daniel F. Barnett, Orient, IA, Troop H, Zone 3, Gentry/Harrison Counties
Kelly A. Barnett, Dexter, MO, Troop E, Zone 3, Wayne County
Derek Blankenship, Battlefield, MO, Troop I, Zone 2, Phelps/Maries Counties
Robert B. Botfield, Arnold, MO, Troop C, Zone 13, Jefferson County
Matthew C. Carroll, Poplar Bluff, MO, Troop G, Zone 4, Carter/Reynolds Counties
Billy Cole, Carthage, MO, Troop A, Zone 1, Platte County
Craig A. Cook, Benton, IL, Troop E, Zone 8, Pemiscot/New Madrid Counties
Jerod J. Crump, Clinton, MO, Troop A, Zone 12, Johnson County
Liere Dancy, Sparta, IL, Troop A, Zone 10, Saline County
Blake R. De Haan, Point Lookout, MO, Troop A, Zone 17, Cass County
Jonathon D. Fariole, Conway, MO, Troop I, Zone 2, Phelps/Maries County
Spencer D. Galaska, Carthage, MO, Troop A, Zone 7, Jackson County
Philip B. Grubaugh, Cuba, MO, Troop B, Zone 3, Chariton/Linn Counties
Justin L. Hall, Springfield, MO, Troop F, Zone 4, Audrain County
Matthew J. Hanrahan, Warrensburg, MO, Troop A, Zone 9, Lafayette County
Timothy K. Hendershott, Cape Girardeau, MO, Troop B, Zone 4, Putnam/Sullivan Counties
John R. Henry, St. Louis, MO, Troop C, Zone 5, Pike/Lincoln Counties
Jeffrey W. Huff, St. Joseph, MO, Troop A, Zone 4, Clay County
Jason M. Hurt, Sullivan, MO, Troop C, Zone 10, Franklin County
Kaleb F. Jeffers, Braymer, MO, Troop H, Zone 6, Andrew/Buchanan Counties
David A. Jones, Chilhowee, MO, Troop A, Zone 14, Bates County
Zachary C. Kral, Springfield, MO, Troop C, Zone 1, North St. Louis County
Brian C. Lawler, St. Clair, MO, Troop F, Zone 5, Camden/Miller Counties
Adam J. Michels, Germantown, IL, Troop C, Zone 4, South St. Louis County
David Nicolaescu, Chicago, IL, Troop A, Zone 15, Henry County
Morgan B. Patterson, Jefferson City, MO, Troop F, Zone 12, Gasconade/Osage Counties
Brian R. Peters, Belton, MO, Troop A, Zone 12, Johnson County
Romell Richardson, St. Louis, MO, Troop A, Zone 6, Jackson County
Kenneth Romero, Florissant, MO, Troop C, Zone 1, North St. Louis County
Scott T. Ronald, Gillespie, IL, Troop C, Zone 7, Warren County
Stephanie R. Schapp, Ferguson, MO, Troop A, Zone 13, Pettis County
Kyle A. Schrage, Carl Junction, MO, Troop F, Zone 11, Camden/Miller Counties
Zachary S. Wang, East Peoria, IL, Troop C, Zone 7, Warren County
Daniel D. Wohler, Raytown, MO, Troop A, Zone 6, Jackson County