Corporal Sydney Grant Earns Certified Recreational Boating Professional Certification 

HOT SPRINGS — Cpl. Sydney Grant of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission successfully passed the Certified Recreational Boating Professional exam, the final step to achieve her CRBP certification. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is proud to recognize Grant as one of the latest professionals to attain this prestigious credential.

The CRBP certification, developed by NASBLA, is a voluntary credential designed for recreational boating professionals. It reflects knowledge, performance and career accomplishments across specific program domains.

Since graduating from the AGFC Enforcement Training Academy in 2016, Grant has served as a wildlife officer and game warden in Sevier County. She was appointed boating law administrator in October 2024, succeeding previous BLA Capt. Stephanie Weatherington, who retired.

Grant has undertaken several leadership responsibilities within AGFC, including her role as a member of the AGFC Honor Guard since 2017, where she has represented the agency twice at National Police Week in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an instructor at the AGFC Enforcement Academy, teaching courses on boating and hunting incident investigation, marine theft and boating law. Additionally, she has been a member of the AGFC disaster response team, boating task force, recruitment team and uniform committee.

Throughout her career, Grant has received numerous accolades, including the AGFC Warden’s Star Medal in 2018 for her heroic actions in rescuing capsized boaters on Millwood Lake. Her expertise in boating safety earned her recognition as the A4 District Boating Officer of the Year in both 2019 and 2021. Furthermore, she was awarded the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award for Sevier County for three consecutive years, from 2018 to 2020. In 2021, she was also honored as the A4 District Waterfowl, Turkey and Wildlife Officer of the Year.

NASBLA is a national nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization to develop public policy for recreational boating safety. The organization represents the recreational boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories. NASBLA affects the lives of more than 85 million American boaters through a national network of thousands of professional educators, law enforcement officers and volunteers.

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