Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Stroud has been selected as the 2025 Trooper of the Year at the Swanton Post.
The selection of Trooper Stroud, 43, is in recognition of outstanding service during the year.
Fellow officers chose him based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors, peers and the public.
The candidate is now in contention for the District and State Trooper of the Year Award to be announced at a later date.
He joined the highway patrol in 2006 and serves at the Swanton Post. Originally from Ida, Michigan, and a graduate of Ida High School, Stroud earned his bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Toledo.
During his career, the officer has been awarded the Safe Driving Ribbon, Physical Fitness Ribbon, Criminal Patrol Ribbon, Post Trooper of the Year Award and District Trooper of the Year Award.
