Six troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 14, 2023. Several troopers will patrol in the KMMO listening are.

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on the Patrol’s Facebook page. The 116th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January 3, 2023. The new troopers will report to duty in their assigned troops on April 24, 2023.

The Honorable Robin Ransom, Supreme Court of Missouri, will provide the keynote address and administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers. The Troop F Color Guard will present the colors and Sergeant Andrew A. Henry, Troop H, will sing the national anthem. Trooper Dylan G. Green, class chaplain, will provide the invocation and benediction.

Four class awards will be presented during the graduation ceremony. The recruits accumulate points toward graduation in the categories of physical fitness, firearms, and academics throughout their 15 weeks at the Academy. The person with the highest number of points in each category will earn the respective award.

The names and first assignments of members of the 116th Recruit Class are listed below:

Troop A:
Trooper Brock A. Billings (from Warrensburg) is assigned to Carroll and Ray Counties,

Troop B:
Trooper Dustin W. Harrison is assigned to Randolph County,

Troop C:
Trooper Anel Palislamovic is assigned to Lincoln and Pike Counties,

Troop F:
Trooper Dylan G. Green is assigned to Marine Operations,
Trooper Brett E. Twenter (from Pilot Grove) is assigned to Cooper and Howard Counties,

Troop I:
Trooper Eleanore A. Ferrel is assigned to Pulaski County.