St. Mary's Sheriff's Deputy Sheriff of the Fourth Quarter of 2004: For the Fourth Quarter of the 2004, Deputy First Class Mark A. Smith was recognized as Deputy of the Quarter. DFC Smith was assigned to the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy in April of 2003. After his initial on-the-job training regarding Academy policy, procedures, goals and vision, he was assigned as the Class
Coordinator for the Police Entrance Level Training Class 2003-2. Through his leadership and guidance in this class, two trainees successfully graduated with an overall class average of 93.8%. He consistently demonstrates to veteran staff members that he is a devoted officer who thrives on producing the finest recruits for the respective agencies, a task he continues to complete superbly. When given an assignment, he makes it a priority and demonstrates consistently that he can satisfactorily complete tasks assigned with little or no supervision. DFC Smith is very well organized and takes every assignment personally, always offering advice and suggestions for improvement. He is a dedicated and highly loyal member of the Emergency Services Team and the Honor Guard.