Thursday, September 1, 2016

Idaho State Police Director Colonel Ralph W. Powell Receives Idaho POST Executive Certificate

Colonel Ralph Powell and POST Council Chair Chief Jeff Lavey
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
IDAHO PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS & TRAINING
Contact: Victor R. McCraw, Division Administrator
700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 884-7151


For Immediate Release: 9/1/16 at 3:25 p.m.

MERIDIAN - Today Idaho Peace Officer Standards & Training Council Chair, Meridian Police Chief Jeff Lavey, presented Colonel Ralph W. Powell the POST Executive Certificate, the highest certificate awarded to peace officers in this state.

Colonel Ralph W. Powell is a thirty-two year veteran of the Idaho State Police and was appointed by Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter in March 2013, and again during his second term in March 2015 as Director of the Idaho State Police. He has moved through the ranks of the ISP since he began his career as a Trooper in 1983. He has served in three of the six District offices of ISP. During his 33 years of service with ISP, he has supervised or managed all of the ISP programs.

Powell has served as Chair of the Idaho Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Advisory Board, Chair of Region IV Idaho Advisory Board of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy Associates, and is a board member of the Idaho Board of Medicine, Idaho POST Council, Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission, and the Idaho Criminal Justice Commission. Powell also served as the State's Forensic Services System Director for over 11 years.

Colonel Powell holds a Master degree in Public Administration from Boise State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Law and an Associate degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute in Quantico, Virginia. Colonel Powell is an adjunct professor for Idaho State University.

He and his wife Julie, have five daughters and ten grandchildren.

Colonel Powell holds POST Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisor, and Management certifications.

About POST: Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) ensures "Professionalism through Training" of all Idaho criminal justice professionals including patrol, dispatch, adult and juvenile corrections, detention, and probation and parole officers. All Idaho peace officers are certified through POST. Currently, POST certifies approximately 1,800 Idaho criminal justice professionals each year. The POST Academy was established in 1970 and is located in Meridian, Idaho.

For more information about POST or to learn about a career as an Idaho peace officer, visit www.post.idaho.gov.


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