Karen Smith, an officer at Muskegon Temporary Facility, has been chosen 1993 Corrections Officer of the Year. She was selected by the Michigan Corrections Officers' Training Council Committee from among five finalists. Smith, who has worked at MTF the past four years, is described by supervisors and colleagues as "thorough, conscientious and professional".

Officer Smith and all 'Officer of the Year' nominees will be honored during a banquet on May 5 a the Holiday Inn University Place in East Lansing. Awards will be presented to each officer nominee following the banquet and Smith and the other finalists will receive special recognition.

The other finalists are Bryon D. King, a resident unit officer at Carson City Temporary Facility; Francis C. Konieczki, a resident unit officer at Western Wayne Correctional Facility; Robert Pierce, a resident unit officer with the Special Alternative Incarceration program; and James E. Sivrais, a resident unit officer at Camp Pellston.

Officer Smith, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Central Michigan University, is the first woman to be selected as Michigan's Corrections Officer of the Year.