MS SC590

Recognizes Master Sergeant Sheila Smith from Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks "2017 Conservation Officer of the Year"

Smith is the first female Game Warden to receive this award after 14 years with the department patrolling Lincoln County

In 2017, Smith wrote 124 citations including 11 felonies and 3 Class I wildlife violations, and recorded more felony arrests than any other Conservation Officer in Mississippi

Smith performs diverse duties including license checks, Hunter's Education and Boater's Education instruction, field training of new officers, and wildlife rescue and release work

Smith serves as a mentor for women entering law enforcement, having been the only female Conservation Officer in Mississippi for 12 years before three were serving in the state at the time of this resolution