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

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June 12, 2015
EMPHASIS: Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy To Commission 100th Recruit Class

Colonel J. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 32 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 26, 2015. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on the south lawn of the Missouri Capitol. The 100th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January 5, 2015. The new troopers will report for duty in their assigned troops on July 13, 2015. All retired members of the Patrol have been invited to attend the ceremony, which will include an antique MSHP car display. The public and media are welcome to attend. Both Governor Jay Nixon and Department of Public Safety Director Lane Roberts will address the class; retired Colonel Ron Replogle will provide the keynote address during the June 26 graduation ceremony. A color guard including Sergeant Erik L. Hurst and Corporal Russell W. Shaul, both Troop A, wearing the 1930s style uniform and Sergeant Ronald D. Kyle and Corporal Coby G. Holzschuh, both Troop F, wearing present day uniforms, will present and retire the colors. A quartet consisting of Corporal John H. Lueckenhoff, Troop D, Sergeant Andrew A. Henry, Troop H, Trooper Steven J. Force, Troop H, and Pastor Terry Beasley, of Cameron, MO, will sing the national anthem. Rev. Kevin Rowden, Wheeler Church of Christ in Dixon, MO, will provide the invocation and benediction.

Listed below are the names and hometowns of members of the 100th Recruit Class:

Benjamin A. Owens, Warrensburg, MO, Troop A, Lafayette County
Robert O. Green, Long Lane, MO, Troop A, Cass County
Joshua D. Conrad, Palmyra, MO, Troop A, Johnson County

Levi B. Michener, Gallatin, MO, Troop B, Monroe/Randolph Counties
Donald P. Borgmeyer, Lancaster, MO, Troop B, Putnam/Sullivan Counties

Eric D. Diaz, New York, NY, Troop C, St. Louis County
Joseph A. Kuczka, Dittmer, MO, Troop C, St. Louis/Jefferson Counties
Aaron T. Borgic, Taylorville, IL, Troop C, Lincoln/Pike Counties
Donald L. Bilyeu, St. Peters, MO, Troop C, St. Charles County
Matthew J. Lamoureux, Arnold, MO. Troop C, Warren County
Derek L. Walker, Cape Girardeau, MO, Troop C, St. Louis/Jefferson Counties

Todd C. Baker, Cassville, MO, Troop D, Cedar/St. Clair Counties
Ryan L. Hutton, Springfield, MO, Troop D, Dade/Lawrence Counties
Travis L. Harmon, Buffalo, MO, Troop D, Cedar/St. Clair Counties
Christina A. Sumner, Marshfield, MO, Troop D, Webster County

David W. Welker, Cape Girardeau, MO, Troop E, Scott/Mississippi/New Madrid Counties
Marcus L. Schlief, Doniphan, MO, Troop E, Butler/Ripley Counties
Emily M. Westmoreland, Perryville, MO, Troop E, Butler/Ripley Counties

Alexander H. Jackson, Hannibal, MO, Troop F, Camden County

Joshua M. Kenyon, West Plains, MO, Troop G, N. Howell/Shannon Counties
Blake C. Rowden, Meta, MO, Troop G, N. Howell/Shannon Counties
Christian J. Mendez, Chino, CA, Troop G, Douglas/Ozark Counties
Dillon F. Wales, Webb City, MO, Troop G, Douglas/Ozark Counties
Michael A. White, Washington, MO, Troop G, N. Howell/Shannon Counties

Keaton L. Ebersold, King City, MO, Troop H, Atchison/Holt Counties
Coltin H. McGowan, Holts Summit, MO, Troop H, Buchanan/Andrew Counties
Michael J. Miller, King City, MO, Troop H, Harrison/Gentry Counties
Kyle R. Henke, Taos, MO, Troop H, Buchanan/Andrew Counties
Bradley R. Muck, Macon, MO, Troop H, Clinton/Caldwell Counties
Kara R. Dinwiddie, Eldon, MO, Troop H, Buchanan/Andrew Counties

Christopher S. Giacolone, St. James, MO, Troop I, Phelps/Maries Counties
Chase A. Pulley, St. Peters, MO, Troop I, Dent County


Please note: Inclement weather will result in the graduation ceremony moving to the Helias High School gymnasium at 1305 Swifts Highway, Jefferson City, MO.

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