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Congratulates Master Sergeant Jennifer Smit of the Illinois State Police on receiving the 2024 Danville Noon Rotary Vocational Service Person of the Year Award.

Recognizes Master Sergeant Smit's law enforcement career beginning as a Danville police officer in 2014, followed by promotion to sergeant in less than five years and master sergeant in 2024 with the Illinois State Police.

Acknowledges her educational background including a master's degree in education and prior service as a seventh-grade science teacher at North Ridge Middle School in Danville for nearly three years.

Commends her community volunteer work including assistance with Danville Area Community College Foundation scholarships and support for the Women's Survival Resource Center's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraising event.

Recognizes her role in building positive community-police relations and demonstrating compassion to residents to help them understand law enforcement officers should not be feared.