Stanley continues
receiving accolades
By Byron Spires – Herald Editor

Former Quincy resident and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer Brad Stanley continues to rack up accolades.
Stanley received the FWC’s 2007 Officer of the Year award last year and honors continue to pour in for the former Gadsden County resident.
Stanley won the coveted title while assigned to the Indian River County area. He and his wife Robin and their two-year-old daughter Riley are now stationed in Alachua County.
Being a wildlife officer, Stanley said, fit right into his lifestyle. He grew up in Gadsden County hunting and fishing on nearby lakes and rivers.
It was Stanley’s work ethic that played a major roll in winning the coveted officer of the year award. He made more than 2,600 contacts and conducted 571 vessel inspections. He documented more than 480 violations from these contacts.
In addition, Stanley has been named the Florida State Law Enforcement Chiefs Association’s 2007 Officer of the Year.
The Florida State Law Enforcement Chiefs Association comprises law enforcement administrators from agencies throughout the state.
Stanley’s list of accolades does not stop there:
• Stanley has received the Office of the Attorney General’s Certificate of Commendation for Meritorious Service.
• He has been named the Outstanding Officer 2007 for the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
• Stanley received the 2007 Torch Award from the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association. The association is an 8,000-member organization of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement officers from across North America. A nominated officer for the Torch Award must not have worked as a wildlife enforcement officer more than five years. They must have demonstrated a genuine desire to protect the resource and develop professionally.
• He was named Shikar Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year 2007 for Florida. Shikar-Safari Club International presents annual awards to wildlife law enforcement officers in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces and the territories of both nations. The club is an exclusive organization with a worldwide membership of no more than 200. The club originally formed in 1952 to provide members an opportunity to get together and talk about their hunting experiences, but has evolved into an organization that supports conservation and education through a worldwide foundation
• Stanley was named the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, Florida Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and received the Florida Retail Federation, Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Service for 2007.
Stanley is quick to tell you he enjoys his work and especially being able to spend time in Florida’s great outdoors.
He grew up in the outdoors and said being able to carry those skills into his work has made working as a FWC officer one of the best jobs he could think of to have.
“I am very excited and pleased to have received all of these awards,” Stanley said.