Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Graduates 322nd Basic Training Class
Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on March 15, 2024, in a ceremony held in KLETC's Integrity Auditorium. KLETC Police Instructor Senior Steve McCorkill was the class coordinator for the graduating class, and the commencement speaker for the ceremony was University of Kansas Interim Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer Ed Hudson.
A former law enforcement officer, Ed Hudson’s hope for his commencement address was to provide some insight to guide the graduates forward in their careers. “Our fundamental duty is to serve our community, and communities change. Laws change, training changes. Our approach to public safety has changed, our practice has evolved,” said Hudson, when comparing the law enforcement of 34 years ago when he was a basic training student versus the law enforcement of today. “What has not changed, however, is our responsibility to protect the innocent and oppressed, and to safeguard the peace while protecting the constitutional rights of all.”
Under the authority of Vice Provost and Director of Police Training Darin Beck, graduates received certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of a full-time basic course of instruction, and certification as Kansas law enforcement officers from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, the state’s law enforcement licensing authority.
The following are the graduates of the 322nd basic training class:
*Award recipient
Tia Blount - Leawood Police Department
Bradley Couch - Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Cayden Deetz - Hutchinson Police Department
Julian Deichler - University of Kansas Med Center Police Dept
Kamaris Dickson - El Dorado Police Department
James Green - Atchison Police Department
*Fitness
Emily Hamm - Osage County Sheriff's Office
Eliza Hemmer - Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Alexander LeDesma - Bonner Springs Police Department
*Honors
Alexander Lenser - Hays Police Department
Isaac Lynch - Shawnee County Sheriff's Office
Kody Marvin - El Dorado Police Department
*Class President
Conner McGehee - Shawnee County Sheriff's Office
*Director’s Award for Academic Excellence, Honors, Fitness
Shane Mowery - Junction City Police Department
Hunter Pankey - Anderson County Sheriff's Office
McKenzie Robertson - Winfield Police Department
Hayden Schwartz - Hutchinson Police Department
Lauryn Showers - Dodge City Police Department
Trey Siemens - South Hutchinson Police Department
Sheryl Sullivan - Butler County Sheriff's Office
Jonathan Turner - Woodson County Sheriff's Office
Malik Wedlow - Atchison Police Department
