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2025 NASBLA Awards Ceremony Honors Industry Leaders

By Taylor Kirshe posted 29 days ago

  
2025 NASBLA Awards Ceremony Honors Industry Leaders
 
The 66th Annual NASBLA Conference took place in Des Moines, Iowa, from Sept. 16-18, 2025. During the awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 18, NASBLA presented its annual national awards, honoring members and colleagues in the recreational boating safety community for their exceptional contributions to boating and water safety. This year, NASBLA recognized 17 award winners at the event.
 
John M. Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Pamela J. Doty, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 
Chair’s Award
  • Angela Boone, National Association of State Boating Law Administrators 
 
NASBLA Award
  • Todd Radabaugh, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (retired), currently with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
 
NASBLA Past Chair Award
  • Joe McCullough, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Boating Safety
 
Regional Boating Officers of the Year 
  • Northern Region: Conservation Officer Nick Rocca, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Southern Region: Senior Trooper Jacob Manning, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety Marine Patrol Division
  • Western Region: Senior Ranger Travis Bernstein, Larimer County Natural Resources
 
National Boating Officer of the Year 
  • Senior Trooper Jacob Manning, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety Marine Patrol Division
 
Regional Pamela S. Dillon Boating Educators of the Year 
  • Northern Region: Natural Resources Officer Travis Ferguson, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks & Watercraft
  • Southern Region: Wildlife Officer Hunter Wisecarver, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
  • Western Region: Annie Grenier, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Boating Safety
 
National Pamela S. Dillon Boating Educator of the Year 
  • Annie Grenier, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Boating Safety
 
National Safe Boating Council Chair Award
  • Alan Dennison, National Safe Boating Council 
 
National Safe Boating Council Outgoing Chair Award
  • Joe McCullough, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Boating Safety
 
Operation Dry Water Awards 
The Operation Dry Water (ODW) Awards Program recognizes law enforcement officers and agencies making a positive impact on boating under the influence (BUI). At the ceremony, the ODW Officer of the Year, Regional Law Enforcement Award recipients, and Media Award winners were honored for their dedication to BUI prevention and the Operation Dry Water campaign. Click here to read more about the 2025 ODW award winners. 
 

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators congratulates all the 2025 national award winners. To learn more about the awards and this year’s recipients, please click here. 

 
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The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is a national nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that develops public policy for recreational boating safety. NASBLA represents the recreational boating authorities of the U.S. states and territories.
 
We offer a variety of resources, including training, model acts, education standards, publications and more. Through a national network of thousands of professional educators, law enforcement officers and volunteers, we affect the lives of over 85 million American boaters. 
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