Hays to retire.Ralph Hays, chief of Park Police for the Johnson County Johnson County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Hays is nationally recognized in the field of park law enforcement. He is a founding member of the Park Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) and its Kansas chapter, KPLEA. PLEA is a recognized affiliate of NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association , and KPLEA is affiliated with the Kansas Recreation and Park Association (KRPA KRPA Kirtland Regional Police Academy (Kirtland Community College) ). Hays has served on the board of both organizations. Hays has presented numerous sessions at various NRPA Congresses, and was also recognized by PLEA with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he was awarded the KRPA Outstanding Professional Award. Hays was appointed the district's chief ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. in 1982. He had been employed as a law enforcement officer with the district since 1973. His appointment in 1982 was during the district's successful transition and incorporation of a district-wide program expanding cultural and environmental education and outdoor skills instruction. Inclusion of this interpretation program within the scope of the duties of park rangers A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. was innovative at the time. |
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