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August 27, 2007

EMPHASIS: Patrol Announces Promotion Of Corporal Julie A. Scerine


The Missouri State Highway Patrol is pleased to announce the promotion of Corporal Julie A. Scerine to the rank of sergeant, effective September 2, 2007. Sergeant Scerine is the first female in Troop C to be promoted to sergeant since the troop was established in 1931. Sgt. Scerine will remain in her current assignment as public information and education officer at Troop C Headquarters, which serves 11 counties in the Troop C area.
Sgt. Scerine was born in Joliet, Illinois, and graduated from Coal City High School in Coal City, Illinois, in 1989. She attended Joliet Junior College, receiving an associate’s degree in liberal arts; Western Illinois University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement administration/sociology; and Lindenwood University in St. Charles, where she earned a master’s degree in business administration. Prior to joining the Patrol, Sgt. Scerine worked in communications for the Riverside Police Department, Riverside, Illinois. She was appointed to the Patrol January 1, 1997, and was assigned to Troop C, St. Louis, serving Lincoln/Pike counties. In September 2004, she transferred to Troop C Headquarters as a public information and education division, where she was promoted to the rank of corporal in June 2005.
Sgt. Scerine resides in Troy, Missouri.

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