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
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Capt. John J. Hotz
Q4172017 (573) 526-6115
April 17, 2017
EMPHASIS: Major Kemp A. Shoun Retires
Major Kemp A. Shoun, Executive Services Bureau, will retire effective May 1, 2017, as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol after over 31 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Missouri.
Shoun was appointed to the Patrol as a member of the 57th Recruit Class in September 1985. Upon graduation, he was assigned to Troop E, Pemiscot/New Madrid counties. He was assigned to Troop D, Jasper County, in 1990. While at Troop D, Shoun was promoted to corporal. In 1995, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to Barry County. In May 1998, Shoun transferred to the Human Resources Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, as the assistant division director. He was promoted to lieutenant in August 1998. On February 1, 2004, Shoun was promoted to captain and designated director of the Budget & Procurement Division. On September 1, 2012, Shoun was promoted to the rank of major and designated commander of the Administrative Services Bureau. On December 1, 2014, Shoun transferred to the position of chief of staff and remained a member of the Patrol's command staff while serving as the Patrol’s legislative liaison. On January 1, 2015, Shoun was named commander of the newly created Executive Services Bureau and began overseeing the Governor’s Security and Budget and Procurement divisions, and continued serving as the Patrol’s legislative liaison. It is from this position that Major Shoun retires.
Shoun graduated from Miller High School in Miller, MO. He earned an undergraduate degree from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin and a graduate degree from Lincoln University in Jefferson City. He is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, the Missouri Police Chiefs Command College, and Leadership Missouri. He and his wife Tessy (McMullen) have one daughter, Hillary.
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