NEWS RELEASE: April 3, 2006
FROM: The Kansas Highway Patrol
CONTACT: LT John Eichkorn 785-296-6800
Trooper Edna R. Buttler
Technical Trooper Aggson Retires from the KHP
Colonel William Seck, Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, has announced that Technical Trooper Dave A. Aggson has retired from the Patrol, after serving the citizens of Kansas for over 31 years. Aggson retired on March 10, 2006.
Aggson joined the Patrol on September 18, 1974 as a trooper performing road patrol duties in the Beloit area and transferred to Concordia a year later. He joined the Patrol’s Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) in 1991 and was promoted to master trooper in MCSAP in 1992. In 2003, he became a technical trooper and continued his duties in MCSAP. Aggson worked in MCSAP until his recent retirement. As a member of the Patrol, he was a field training officer for trooper trainees in 1978, 1985, 1988 and 1989. He also was a retirement/flower fund representative for Troop C in north central Kansas and MCSAP.
Aggson is a graduate of Larned High School in Larned, Kan. He studied history and journalism at the University of Kansas before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Aggson served the military from 1971 to 1973 and last held the rank of sergeant with the military police. He is a past member of the Concordia Optimist Club, a lifetime member of the Concordia American Legion with the office of Sergeant at Arms, and a career-long member of the Kansas Peace Officers’ Association.
The Patrol wishes the best to Dave in his retirement!