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Mechanicsville, Va. Richard is the son of Richard and Judi Burke of Huntly. Rappahannock High 1983 graduate wins
boat safety award
During its 47th annual meeting, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) last week presented Joe McCullough, Boating Safety Education coordinator for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation, with its Boating Safety Award.
The Boating Safety Award was first presented in 1992. It is awarded to a state or local government individual who is involved in boating safety, but does not serve as a boating law administrator, and who has demonstrated outstanding performance in any area of the program, including but not limited to, enforcement, education, search and rescue, navigational aids, or registration and titling. Beginning this year, the award is sponsored the National Safe Boating Council, a longtime partner of NASBLA.
Joe McCullough is truly the “ambassador of boating education” in the 49th state. Since becoming Alaska’s state boating education coordinator, McCullough helped launch Alaska’s fledgling boating education program. Working long hours and giving up weekends, he has taken the phrase “on the road” to a whole new level. By jet, float plane, ATV, trail and boat, McCullough travels to the far-flung comers
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