ROCK SPRINGS — Corporal Michelle Hall was recognized by the YWCA on October 8th as a “Professional Woman of Distinction” for 2016, Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell said on Tuesday.

The YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award “honors women from across the United States who have demonstrated excellence, leadership, and integrity in their fields and in the community, serving as role models for other successful women.”

Hall has 12 years of service with the Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy sheriff, DARE officer, detective, and patrol corporal.