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
Q71618-1 (573) 526-6115
July 16, 2018-2
EMPHASIS: Captain Vernon C. Dougan Retires
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the following retirement effective August 1, 2018:
Captain Vernon C. Dougan, director of the Communications Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO, retires after more than 28 years of dedicated service.
Dougan joined the Patrol on January 1, 1990, as a member of the 62nd Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 14, Pettis County. He was promoted to corporal on March 1, 1995, and was designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 4, Clay County. He was promoted to sergeant on March 1, 2000, and designated zone supervisor of Zone 7, Jackson County. Dougan was promoted to lieutenant on May 1, 2003, and transferred to Troop F Headquarters, Jefferson City. He transferred to Information and Communications Technology Division, General Headquarters, on September 7, 2011. He was promoted to captain on May 1, 2013, and designated director of that division. On October 1, 2016, he was designated director of the Communications Division.
Capt. Dougan graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia, MO, in 1979. He joined the U.S. Army in 1979. After basic training and AIT, he was assigned to the White House Communications Agency. He received an honorable discharge in1986. In June 1990, he earned an Associate of Science in criminal justice from Mineral Area College in Flat River, MO. He graduated from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command in November 2011.
A photo of Capt. Dougan can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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