MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Capt. John J. Hotz
Q812022-1 (573) 526-6115
August 1, 2022
EMPHASIS: Lt. Jason M. Pace Promoted
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective August 1, 2022.
Lieutenant Jason M. Pace, assistant director of the Recruiting & Community Outreach Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, is being promoted to captain and named director of that division.
Pace was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1997, as a member of the 74th Recruit Class. After completing his training at the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop I, Laclede County. In January 2001, he transferred to Troop D, Springfield, Zone 1, Greene County. In 2004, Pace was assigned as a full-time recruiter with responsibilities covering four troops. In 2005, Pace was promoted to corporal and remained in that position. On December 1, 2008, Pace was promoted to sergeant and remained a full-time recruiter. Pace was designated as a public information and education officer assigned to Troop D on May 1, 2011. On June 1, 2019, he was promoted to lieutenant and named assistant director of the Recruiting & Community Outreach Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City.
Captain Pace was born in Rolla, Missouri, and graduated from Houston High School in Houston, MO, in 1989. He attended Harding University, in Searcy, AR, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1993. In 1995, he graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, with a Master of Public Administration. He graduated from Leadership in Police Organizations training in Jefferson City, in 2015. Captain Pace is married to Jennifer (Decker), and together they have three children, Blake, Brooke, and Blair, and one grandchild.
A photograph of Capt. Pace is posted with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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