VALLEY CITY — North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Jonathan Skalicky was recently named the 2022 Trooper of the Year by the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association (NDMCA).

Skalicky serves the southeast region in Valley City. Prior to joining the NDHP, Skalicky served with the Williston, Valley City and Fargo Police Departments.

Skalicky graduated from Minot State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1996. He attended the NDHP Academy in 2010. He was initially stationed as a traffic enforcement trooper in Cooperstown prior to transferring to a motor carrier enforcement trooper position in Valley City in September 2011. In December 2013, he was reassigned as a traffic enforcement trooper in Valley City, where he continues to serve.