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

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September 18, 2012
EMPHASIS: Patrol To Commission 95th Recruit Class

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 26 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, September 21, 2012, in Jefferson City, MO. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on the south lawn of the Missouri Capitol. The 95th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on April 2, 2012. The new troopers will report for duty in their assigned troops on October 9, 2012.

During the graduation ceremony, Chief of Police Paul F. Williams, Springfield Police Department, will address the class. The Honorable Richard B. Teitelman, chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, will administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers. Rev. Thomas G. Schwarz, from Wauregan, CT, will give the invocation and benediction. The Troop F Color Guard will present and retire the colors, and Corporal John H. Lueckenhoff, Troop D, will sing the national anthem.

Dean Gil Kennon, vice president of college affairs for Mineral Area College, will be present to confer an associate’s of applied science degree to the new troopers based on their course work at the Academy.

Four class awards will be presented. The recruits accumulated points toward graduation in the categories of physical fitness, firearms, and academics throughout their 24 weeks at the Academy. The person with the highest number of points in each category earns the respective award. The Superintendent's Award is presented to the person with the most points overall.

Listed below are the names, hometowns, and first assignments for members of the 95th Recruit Class:

Name/Hometown/Troop Assignment

Daniel J. Arsenault, Oakville, MO, Troop C, St. Louis County
Trent A. Baxter, Palmyra, MO, Troop A, Lafayette County
Andrew M. Beckwith, Cameron, MO, Troop A, Carroll/Ray Counties
Justin K. Brooks, Bloomfield, MO, Troop E, Stoddard County
Jeffery S. Cunningham, Willow Springs, MO, Troop I, Pulaski/Maries Counties
Zachary A. Czerniewski, Montgomery City, MO, Troop F, Cooper/Howard Counties
Thomas D. Deason, St. Clair, MO, Troop C, Franklin County
Marylyn A. Dickens, Campbell, MO, Troop F, Montgomery County
Jake A. Duvall, Holden, MO, Troop A, Saline County
Timothy C. Fick, Westphalia, MO, Troop F, Miller/Camden County
David L. Fouch, Kirksville, MO, Troop F, Callaway County
Christopher M. Fowler, Moberly, MO, Troop A, Cass County
David L. Gipson, Huntsville, MO, Troop B, Macon/Shelby Counties
Bryan J. Hamerle, Liberty, MO, Troop A, Bates/Butler Counties
Jonathan M. Heimsoth, Sedalia, MO, Troop G, Southern Howell/Oregon Counties
Jeffrey A. Ice, Mountain Grove, MO, Troop I, Laclede County
Louis B. Lairmore II, Springfield, MO, Troop C, St. Charles County
Jeremy W. Miller, Leeton, MO, Troop Troop A, Johnson County
Travis L. Peters, Bourbon, MO, Troop C, St. Louis County
Kellen D. Rapier, Rolla, MO, Troop I, Phelps/Maries Counties
Caleb T. Schwarz, Moosup, CT, Troop A, Cass County
Derek T. Shikles, Taos, MO, Troop C, Warren County
Brock A. Teague, Vandalia, MO, Troop C, St. Louis County
Colby W. Tierney, Sullivan, MO, Troop I, Crawford County
Joshua E. Williams, St. Peters, MO, Troop C, Jefferson County
Charles M. Wright, Maysville, MO, Troop H, Andrew/Buchanan Counties



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