SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1832

A  Resolution congratulating and commending Colonel Lonnie R. McCollum.

      WHEREAS,  On March 19, 1999, Colonel Lonnie R. McCollum will retire from the Kansas Highway Patrol;
and

      WHEREAS,  He has served the citizens of the state of Kansas for 31 years in various capacities from Trooper
to Superintendent; and

      WHEREAS,  He began his career with the Kansas Highway Patrol in November 1968 when he was assigned
to Hays as a field trooper. In May 1979 he was promoted to Aircraft Trooper, remaining in Hays. In June
1985 he was promoted to Sergeant and transferred to the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Center in Salina;
in May 1987 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assumed responsibility for the Breath Control
Unit; and in December 1992 he was appointed as Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol; and

      WHEREAS,  During the leadership tenure of Colonel Lonnie R. McCollum, the Kansas Highway Patrol
was elevated to national recognition and became the standard by which other state police agencies were
judged; and

      WHEREAS,  His leadership in the field of criminal interdiction consistently placed the Kansas Highway
Patrol among the top 10 nationwide in drug and contraband seizure; and

      WHEREAS,  During his tenure he was responsible for the following highly successful programs initiated
by the Kansas Highway Patrol:

                               Defining the agency mission and goals statement

                                Honor guard detail

                               Voluntary transfer program

                             Peer support program

                                Motorist assistance program

                                Special response team

                                Fleet vehicle program

                                Critical highway accident response team

                                 Expansion of the canine unit

                                 State of the art advancement in equipment

                                 Mobile command post

                                 Acquisition of retired Army helicopters for expanded flight operations capabilities; and

         WHEREAS,  Colonel Lonnie R. McCollum has dedicated 31 years of outstanding service to the citizens of
 the great state of Kansas, and as such, has made Kansas a safer place for all: Now, therefore,

         Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congratulate and commend Colonel Lonnie
 R. McCollum upon his retirement as Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol and for having given 31
 years of service to the citizens of the State of Kansas; and

  Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to provide an enrolled copy of this
 resolution to Colonel Lonnie R. McCollum, Superintendent, Kansas Highway Patrol, 122 W. 7th, Topeka,
 Kansas 66603.

 Senate Resolution No. 1832 was sponsored by Senators Feleciano, Barone, Becker, Biggs, Bleeker, Bond,
 Brownlee, Clark, Corbin, Donovan, Downey, Emert, Gilstrap, Gooch, Goodwin, Hardenburger, Harrington,
 Hensley, Huelskamp, Jones, Jordan, Kerr, Langworthy, Lawrence, Lee, Morris, Oleen, Petty, Praeger, Pugh,
 Ranson, Salisbury, Salmans, Steffes, Steineger, Stephens, Tyson, Umbarger, Vidricksen and Vratil

I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE,
and was adopted by that body

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President of the Senate

 

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Secretary of the Senate