MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B10091
September 1, 2010

EMPHASIS: Troop B Promotions Effective September 1, 2010


Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the following Troop B promotions effective September 1, 2010.
Trooper Reid T. Fessler was promoted to corporal and has been designated the assistant zone commander of Zone 4, Putnam and Sullivan counties. Fessler, a native of Wien, Missouri, graduated from Penney High School in Hamilton, Missouri. He holds a bachelor's of science degree in criminal justice from Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, and a master's degree in business administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. Fessler was appointed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 1, 1997, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy was assigned to Troop B, Zone 3, Chariton and Linn counties. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, he served as a police officer at the University of Missouri in Columbia, and the University of Missouri in Rolla. Corporal Fessler and his wife Melinda (Stephens) have three children: Kelsey, Makenzie, and Brenan.
Trooper Clinton M. Duppong was promoted to corporal and designated the assistant supervisor of the Troop B Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division. Duppong, a native of Quincy, Illinois, graduated from Quincy Notre Dame High School. He holds bachelor's of science degrees in law enforcement justice administration, and recreation, parks, and tourism administration from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Duppong was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1997. After graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 6, Clark and Scotland counties. On July 14, 2008, he transferred to the Troop B Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division. Corporal Duppong and his wife Jill (Schutte) have two children: Tanner and Cayley.


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