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AAFS members canhelp the Academy lead-ership by completing anonline membershipsurvey. Go the AAFShome page atwww.aafs.org, and clickon link entitled “takethe membershipsurvey.” You will betaken to a screenentitled “AmericanAcademy of Forensic Sciences Survey.” Pleaseprovide your Member ID Number and LastName, and click “continue.” You will now be atthe survey site. The survey takes about 20minutes to complete.

The deadline for completing the survey isApril 30, 2005. Following the deadline, theresults will be tabulated and discussed at theJune meeting of the AAFS Long Term PlanningCommittee and presented to the AAFS ExecutiveCommittee at its summer meeting in Seattle.

The theme for next year’s Annual Meetingin Seattle is “Mass Disasters: Natural and ManMade.” Tracey Corey and Douglas Ubelakerserve as the Program Committee Chairs.

During my year as President, I plan tocontinue the international outreach activitiesbegun by Past President Ron Singer. In April, Iwill lead a delegation of AAFS scientists in avisit to South America that will include threecapitals: Bogota, Santiago, and Buenos Aires.AAFS Director of Development Jim Hurley hasput together a very attractive program, andAcademy Members Dan Garner and JoséLorente have assisted him in making thesearrangements.

The AAFS Board of Directors has decided toparticipate in the bidding process to bring the2008 meeting of the International Associationof Forensic Sciences (IAFS) to North America.Ron Singer will spearhead this effort. The pro-posed meeting site will be New Orleans.

Finally, I am delighted and humbled to havebeen selected to be President of the AmericanAcademy of Forensic Sciences. I pledge that Iwill do my best to represent the Academymembers. If you have any ideas for improvingthe Academy, please share them with me.

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AAFS Needs Your Input For Online Membership Survey

The American Academy of ForensicSciences recently completed its 57th AnnualMeeting in New Orleans. The meeting was anoverwhelming success, and one notable sign ofthis success was the 3,460 advance registra-tions submitted by meeting attendees.Advance registrations were up by more than1,000 over the last year, the single largestincrease in AAFS history. It appears that theAcademy must be doing something right.

This year’s success is due in large part tothe energetic leadership of Past President Ron Singer. Thanks are also in order to Ron’sProgram Committee headed by Joe Bono andTracey Corey. Of course, nothing happens atthe annual meeting without the hard work ofthe Academy staff under the leadership ofExecutive Director Anne Warren and Meetings& Expositions Manager Nancy Jackson.

Success, however, can bring as manyproblems as failure. As an organization grows,it is possible that leadership may lose contactwith the membership and its wishes. To keepin touch with the membership, the AAFS con-stantly reviews its education offerings throughparticipant evaluations, many of which arerequired for continuing education credit.These evaluations are tabulated and arereviewed by the Continuing EducationCommittee to make sure that the educationalprograms are meeting the members’ needs.

Professional organizations exist for theirmembers. It is the job of leadership to find outwhere the members want to go and implementthe plans necessary to take them there.Organizations cannot do this without feedbackfrom their members to insure that they areheaded in the right direction. For this reason,the AAFS Long Term Planning Committee hasdesigned a survey to find out what the mem-bership is thinking. The results of this surveywill provide a basis for the Academy’s long termplanning.

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

Edmund R. Donoghue, MD

Take the AAFS Membership Survey and enter to win a free registration to the 2006 AAFS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA!

In an effort to better serve the members, the Academy has developed a newMembership Survey. We need your input; go to www.aafs.org and click on the

“take the membership survey” link. Thank you for taking the time to respond so that we may strive to meed the needs of AAFS members.

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OFFICERS 2005-06P R E S I D E N T

Edmund R. Donoghue, MDP R E S I D E N T - E L E C T

James G. Young, MDP A S T P R E S I D E N T

Ronald L. Singer, MSV I C E P R E S I D E N T S

Thomas L. Bohan, PhD, JDRobert J. Muehlberger, BA

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Carol E. Henderson, JDT R E A S U R E R

Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD

BOARD OF DIRECTORSC R I M I N A L I S T I C S

Joseph P. Bono, MAE N G I N E E R I N G S C I E N C E S

Scott D. Batterman, PhDG E N E R A L

James M. Adcock, PhDJ U R I S P R U D E N C E

Danielle D. Ruttman, JDO D O N T O L O G Y

Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JDP A T H O L O G Y / B I O L O G Y

Julia C. Goodin, MDP H Y S I C A L A N T H R O P O L O G Y

Douglas H. Ubelaker, PhDP S Y C H I A T R Y &

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J. Arturo Silva, MDQ U E S T I O N E D D O C U M E N T S

John L. Sang, MST O X I C O L O G Y

Barry K. Logan, PhD

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Anne WarrenD I R E C T O R O F D E V E L O P M E N T

Jim HurleyM E E T I N G S & E X P O S I T I O N S M A N A G E R

Nancy JacksonM E M B E R S H I P S E R V I C E S C O O R D I N A T O R

Kimberly WrasseM E M B E R S H I P S E R V I C E S A S S I S T A N T

Tracie McCrayP U B L I C A T I O N S C O O R D I N A T O R

Kathy ReynoldsA S S I S T A N T M E E T I N G S M A N A G E R

Sondra DoolittleF I N A N C E M A N A G E R

Charlene AlbertsonS T A F F A C C O U N T A N T

Debbie CrockettR E C E P T I O N I S T

Sherri Clark

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President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Joseph H. Davis Gradwohl Laureate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Legislative Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Planning and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Record Turnout for the 2005 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62005 Distinguished Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82005-06 Officers Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102005-06 Section Officers Named . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112005 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Thank You Meeting Volunteers! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A Word From Your 2006 Program Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142006 Program Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Section & Program News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Request for Chapter Reviewers For the Friction Ridge Sourcebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Foundation News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22FSF Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247th Annual FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262006 Announcement and Call For Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27AAFS Chronicles — Do You Remember When? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31The C.S.I. Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Applicants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Young Forensic Scientists Forum Newsletter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Meetings & Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Employment Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Record Update Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Show Your Pride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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February 20-25, 2006Seattle, WA

February 19-24, 2007San Antonio, TX

February 18-23, 2008Atlanta, GA

FUTURE ANNUAL MEETING DATES

DID YOU PRESENT A PAPER AT THE 2005 AAFS ANNUAL MEETING?The Journal of Forensic Sciences reserves the right of first publication to all previously unpub-

lished reports and papers presented at the AAFS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Please submityour manuscripts to:

Michael A. Peat, PhD, EditorJournal of Forensic Sciences6700 Woodlands Parkway

Ste 230-308The Woodlands, TX 77381E-mail: [email protected]

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JOSEPH H. DAVIS R.B.H. GRADWOHL LAUREATE Congratulations to Joseph H. Davis, MD, who was presented with the RBH Gradwohl

Medallion at the Annual Business meeting in New Orleans, February 23, 2005. This is thehighest honor awarded by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The GradwohlMedallion is conferred upon only those persons who have attained exceptional distinction inadvancement of the forensic sciences, who have given outstanding service to the AAFS overa long period of time, and who have achieved outstanding recognition in a public positionthrough service to the forensic sciences profession.

A member of the Pathology/Biology Section, Dr. Davis’s dedication to forensic science andservice to the Academy began nearly 50 years ago with his election to the Academy in 1957.His continued dedication eventually led to a term as AAFS President 1982, and Dr. Davis’sdedication continues today.

Before graduating from medical school, Dr. Davis served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to1946. He graduated from the Long Island College of Medicine, now the State University ofNew York Downstate, in 1949. He served a surgical internship at the University ofCalifornia Hospital, San Francisco, and then joined the U.S. Public Health Service where hewas detached to four different Indian Service facilities which provided an interestingexperience in clinical medicine with minimal support services. He continued with the U.S.Public Health Service in Pathology in Seattle and New Orleans, and then joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology atLouisiana State University School of Medicine.

LSU faculty members performed autopsies for the Coroner of Orleans Parish. Forensic pathology awakened Dr. Davis’s never-ceasing curiosity, and his experience increased when he joined the newly created Medical Examiner Office in Miami, FL, as anassistant to Dr. Stanley E. Durlacher who had been recruited from LSU.

The office opened in humble quarters, a garage, on March 15, 1956. Dr. Durlacher suffered a fatal stroke while attending theAAFS meeting in Chicago in 1957, and Dr. Davis was appointed Acting Director for one year. He then became permanent Directorof the County Department whose most varied types of cases originated from wilderness, agriculture and urban sources.Dade County was a backwater forensic pathology service area with nothing to offer but a future, which came with a rush for Dr. Davis when he found himself covering not only Dade County but many cases throughout the State and beyond. He foundhimself becoming a case consultant throughout all of Florida, and at times, rendered full time service for the three southerncounties. He served for 15 years as a crash consultant for the Federal Aviation Agency, performed military and civilian deathinvestigations for the U.S. Air Force, and assisted the police and courts in the Cayman Islands south of Cuba.

Dr. Davis believed in organized medicine and associations for the betterment of forensic practice as well as academic andforensic education. Each avenue offered a new learning experience. He joined the Dade County Medical Association and rosethrough its ranks to become president, and he did the same for the National Association of Medical Examiners. He becametenured Professor of Pathology at the University of Miami. He became president of the Dade County Citizens Safety Council. This affiliation resulted in improved highway design and the enactment of the Implied Consent and Chemical Test Law for Florida.At the Federal level, Dr. Davis served on the Pathology Panel of the House Select Committee on Assassinations to investigate thedeaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. He also served on the National Review Panel concerned with the genesis andpublication of Death Investigation: A Guide. for the Scene Investigator and the National Commission for the Future of DNA Evidence.

Dr. Davis participated in the genesis of many services that did not exist in the past but are taken for granted today. Examplesare the Ryder Trauma Center of the University of Miami. Dr. Davis was recently honored by the Miami Fire Department for hissupport and participation in the inauguration of the first Fire Rescue paramedic advanced cardiac life support system in the worldin the 1960s. His greatest achievement, working through the Florida Medical Association and the Florida Society of Pathologists,was the establishment of a statewide medical examiner system for the State of Florida, a model for any large governmentalforensic pathology service area. During this time he trained others, taught seminars, wrote papers and book chapters, and con-tinues those activities to this day.

Dr. Davis has been honored by his peers with the AAFS Pathology/Biology Section Milton Helpern Award, the AAFSDistinguished Fellow Award, the National Association of Medical Examiners Milton Helpern Laureate Award, and the InternationalAssociation of Coroners and Medical Examiners Gerber-Busbee Award. Government recognition includes a Resolution from theFlorida House of Representatives as well as naming the new (in 1988) medical examiner building complex the “Dr. Joseph H. DavisCenter for Forensic Pathology.” Academic honors include Alpha Omega Alpha from the Long Island College of Medicine, IronArrow Society, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Delta from the University of Miami, and the William R. Maples Award forLifetime Contributions in Forensic Medicine from the University of Florida.

All of this would not have been possible without the support of his loving wife, Rose Marie, whose seven children have created20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Unfortunately, Mrs. Davis succumbed to Parkinson’s Disease in November 2001,after 49 years of marriage. To Dr. Davis, his greatest blessing has been, and continues to be, his family.

Congratulations, Dr. Davis, on receiving one of the highest honors in the profession of forensic science, the American Academyof Forensic Sciences’ Gradwohl Medallion.

2005 R.B.H. Gradwohl LaureateJoseph Davis making acceptance speech

Congratulations to PastPresident Ronald Singer for agreat year under his leadershipand best wishes to 2005-06President Edmund Donoghuefor another year of continuedsuccess for the AAFS. With theirhelp and support, forensicscience, through the efforts ofthe Consortium of ForensicScience Organizations, madefurther progress in getting itsmessage to Capitol Hill and the

White House by explaining the importance of forensicscience.

I am happy to report that our friend and supporter,noted crime fiction writer Jan Burke (http://janburke.com)has started two initiatives on our behalf:

Crime Lab Project (http://www.crimelabproject.com)Jan’s Crime Lab Project is an effort at grass rootsadvocacy. The CLP lets interested readers know what ishappening with CFSO’s efforts in Washington. Jan is usingher crime writer friends to spread the message. Watch theCLP for up-to-date information on advocacy issues.

CLP Morgue List – About this list, Jan writes: “I’m starting a Yahoo Group for CFSO to deliver twice-weekly(more if it’s an especially newsy week) synopses of stories I’vebeen able to locate in the news and on the web about forensicscience, especially those pertaining to backlogs, funding, qualityissues, etc. Basically, it’s an “e-mail discussion group” — amessage sent to the list by any member will automatically go toeveryone subscribed to the list, and any reply will also be seenby everyone. This way of doing things allows a searchablearchive to be created, so if someone new comes into the group,he or she can look up prior messages. And if you accidentallydelete a message, you can still look it up on the website. Your e-mail addresses are not made public, and the name andaddress of the list itself is not going to be listed in any publicarea of Yahoo or Yahoo Groups.”

To subscribe, send a blank e-mail from the e-mailaddress where you want to receive the list to [email protected]. We owe Jan a thank you for her efforts in these two programs.

President George W. Bush’s State of the Unionaddress made history in a first direct mention of forensicsciences:

Because one of the main sources of our national unity isour belief in equal justice, we need to make sure Americansof all races and backgrounds have confidence in the systemthat provides justice. In America we must make doublysure no person is held to account for a crime he or she didnot commit — so we are dramatically expanding the useof DNA evidence to prevent wrongful conviction. Soon Iwill send to Congress a proposal to fund special trainingfor defense counsel in capital cases, because people on trialfor their lives must have competent lawyers by their side.

Having a forensic program mentioned in thePresident’s State of Union is truly a significant devel-opment and demonstrates his commitment to the field.These events do not happen by themselves. I wish toexpress my personal appreciation and acknowledge theefforts and support Sarah Hart, Director of NIJ, JohnMorgan, Assistant Director of NIJ’s Office of Science andTechnology, and the teamwork that goes on tirelesslybehind the scenes to improve forensic science. Along withMs. Hart are some AAFS members at NIJ who makeforensic programs a reality. They include Susan Narveson,Acting Chief, and Lois Tully, Deputy Chief, Investigativeand Forensic Sciences Division. We appreciate all theirefforts.

The CFSO is working hard among its member organi-zations to develop a legislative strategy for this Congress.We expect to have to work hard to maintain the currentlevel of fiscal support during a time of budgetary restraintand hope we can call on you, the AAFS membership, tocontact your Congressional Representatives and Senatorsto assist us in our efforts. We look forward to a newNational Forensic Science Commission to be launchedsometime during the year and expect that some Academymembers will serve on the Commission. We plan on aTechnology Fair on Capitol Hill in early April to keep ourmessage before legislators. Our lobbyist and politicalconsultant, Beth Lavach, continues to work hard on ourbehalf to represent our interests in Washington, and welook forward to continuing success in the future.

LEGISLATIVE CORNER

Barry A.J. Fisher, MS, MBA

ABSTRACT DEADLINE

A reminder that the deadline for all abstract submissions is August 1, 2005. Don’tdelay; complete the Call for Papers and Abstract form found on pages 27-30 of this

issue of “Academy News” for your workshop proposal, breakfast seminar, luncheon session, poster or paper presentation, and submit it to the AAFS

office today! You may also submit your abstract online at www.aafs.org.



FEPACThe Forensic Science

Education ProgramsAccreditation Commission(FEPAC) met in January in Miamiand once again in February atthe annual meeting in NewOrleans. Major goals of the twomeetings were to review AnnualReports from the five institu-tions that participated in the2003 Pilot Accreditation and toevaluate and to grant awards tothe four institutions in YearTwo (Fall 2004). The following

programs and institutions in the current cycle (2004) havebeen notified of awards of accreditation:

Aracadia University (Glenside, Pennsylvania)Provisional Accreditation - Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science

Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia)Full Accreditation - Master of Science Degree in ForensicScience

West Chester University (West Chester, Pennsylvania)Conditional Accreditation - Bachelor of Science Degree inForensic and Toxicological Chemistry

West Virginia University (Morgantown, West Virginia)Full Accreditation - the Bachelor of Science - Forensic andInvestigative Science Program

The second round of On-Site Evaluation Training wasconducted at the 57th Annual Meeting for AAFS memberswho wish to serve on future review teams.Approximately 70 persons participated in the full-daytraining session. The objectives of the one-day sessionwere to provide pertinent instruction relating to theprocess of accreditation through the AAFS/FEPAC mech-anism and to prepare potential reviewers for future on-site evaluations of academic programs.

At the February 23, 2005 FEPAC meeting, commis-sioners elected Max M. Houck (Fellow in Criminalistics) asthe new chair. His name was forwarded to the AAFSBoard of Directors on Saturday, February 26, 2005, for itsapproval.

Following the election of the new chair, commis-sioners requested that Minutes of the February 23, 2005,FEPAC meeting reflect the following words of gratitudeand esteem to the outgoing chair and primary organizerof the FEPAC: Special appreciation to José R. Almirall forhis leadership and contributions to the mission and goalsof the Commission and for his ability to elicit support forthe FEPAC mission and goals from so many other con-stituencies during his tenure as chair.

Finally, on behalf of the Commission, the Chair madeawards to two former charter FEPAC members, Jane M.Homeyer and Bruce R. McCord, and thanked them for theirdedication and service to the FEPAC and to the AAFS.

FSEC - 2005The AAFS recognizes and thanks Court TV’s Vice-

President, Linda Finney, and John Domesick, MarketingManager, for their efforts to obtain continued financialsupport from Court Television Network for the next twoForensic Science Educational Conferences in 2005. TheFSEC/WVU is scheduled to take place on the campus ofWest Virginia University on July 21-23, 2005. Informationhas been posted to the AAFS website and further detailsabout the event will be presented in the next two issuesof the Academy News. A second conference (FSEC/FIU),projected for October/November 2005 at FloridaInternational University, is still on the drawing board;again, components of that three-day session will be pre-sented on the website and in future Planning &Development articles.

AAFS International Tours AAFS President Edmund R. Donoghue is pleased to

inform Academy members that the AAFS 2005 SouthAmerica Tour is full. We hope to have pictures and inter-esting anecdotes to relate in the next Academy Newswhich will highlight the 10-day tour to Bogotá, Colombia,Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Moreover,eight Academy members will be making presentations atthe Primero Congreso Internacional de Medicina Legal YCiencias Forenses at the University of Buenos Aires Schoolof Medicine on April 9, 2005. There will be much toshare with you upon our return.

Another tour is in the initial planning stages, too.President-Elect James G. Young and Eileen Young inviteAcademy members and spouses to join them on aneleven-day tour (September 16-26, 2006) of three majorcities in Northern Europe: Tallinn, Estonia, SaintPetersburg, Russia, and Helsinki, Finland. The goal of thetour is in keeping with the South America Tour; that is toencourage forensic science collaborations throughmeetings with colleagues in those countries listed aboveand, most importantly, to experience the rich heritagesand cultures of the three cities to be visited. Thanks toher international associations and contacts, AAFSSecretary Carol Henderson is teaming up with Dr. Youngin putting together the itinerary for this exciting interna-tional travel adventure in 2006 to Northern Europe.Please monitor the AAFS website and refer to futurePlanning & Development articles for information (con-firmed dates, costs, itinerary, applications, etc.) about the2006 Tour. Do not hesitate to contact me to reserve aplace (or two places) ([email protected]; 719/636-1100).

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

James P. HurleyAAFS Director of Development

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RECORD TURNOUT FOR 2005 AAFS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING WITH MORE THAN 3,700 REGISTRANTS!

FSF Futures Committee Chair Ken Field presentingupcoming goals for the Forensic Sciences Foundation

AAFS R.B.H. Gradwohl Laureates Richard Froede,Kenneth Field, Douglas Lucas, and Abel Dominguez

Impressive turnout for the AAFS Past Presidents Luncheon

Meeting attendees learn about the latest scientific productsavailable while walking through the Exhibit Hall

Plenary Session Speakers Steven Shirley and Jim Christy of the Defense Cyber Crime Institute

AAFS President Ron Singer addressing attendeesduring the Annual Business Meeting

Richard Tanton serves as auctioneer during the fund-raiser to benefit the Forensic Sciences Foundation


2005-06 President-Elect James Young, Past President Patricia McFeeley,and 2005 Program Chair Joseph Bono enjoying the President’s Reception

Mystery guests (Michele Kestler and Marina Stajic)dressing the Mardi Gras part for the President’s Reception Susan Ballou, Carol Henderson, Anjali Swienton, Edmund Donoghue, and

Robert Barsley celebrating a successful 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting

AAFS President Ron Singer thanking Dan Isenschmidfor his service on the 2004-05 Board of Directors

AAFS President Ron Singer relaxing after turning over thereins to incoming President Edmund Donoghue and wife Judy

AAFS President Ron Singer and wife Donna hostingthe ever-elegant President’s Reception

FSF Chairman Carla Noziglia presenting Jeannette Perrwith the 2004 FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award

2005 DISTINGUISHED FELLOWSCongratulations to the Distinguished Fellow Recipients Michael Finnegan, PhD, and Andre A. Moenssens, JD, LLM.

The awards were presented February 23 during the AAFS Annual Business Meeting.

Michael Finnegan, PhDDr. Michael Finnegan is a Professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University

and a consultant in Forensic Anthropology. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from theUniversity of Colorado and held pre- and postdoctoral fellowships at the SmithsonianInstitution, studying paleopathology and non-metric variation for population studiesand forensic science application.

Elected to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 1976 and promoted toFellow in 1978, Dr. Finnegan has served the Academy in numerous capacities,including section representative on the AAFS Board of Directors and as Vice President.His dedication to anthropology is far reaching and is evidenced by his service asdiplomate and past president of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Dr. Finnegan is a recipient of the Kansas Attorney General's Certificate Of Merit inrecognition of outstanding service rendered to law enforcement in and for the Stateof Kansas by a private citizen.

Dr. Finnegan has published numerous articles on theory, method, and applicationof osteological analysis in population studies and forensic applications. He hasconducted research in Africa, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe, aswell as various areas of North and South America. He is a recipient of the William L.Stamey Teaching Award in undergraduate instruction, the John C. Hazelet Award as the outstanding member of the KansasDivision of the International Association for Identification, the Bartucz Lajos Award from University of Szeged, Hungary, theOutstanding Senior Scientist Award from Sigma Xi, and the AAFS Physical Anthropology Section's T. Dale Stewart Award.

Dr. Finnegan continues to serve anthropology and forensic science through his published works and presentations and,perhaps even more importantly, through his students.

Andre A. Moenssens, JD, LLMAndre A. Moenssens, JD, LLM, is a retired law professor and forensic consultant.

He commenced his forensic training and study in fingerprints in 1950 in Belgium.He joined the International Association for Identification (IAI) in 1953 and emigratedto the U.S. in 1956. Mr. Moenssens received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree withHonors in 1966 at Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law, andcontinued his education with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at NorthwesternUniversity in 1967.

Mr. Moenssens' service to the AAFS is long and varied. He attended his firstAAFS annual meeting in 1960 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. He was elected intomembership of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 1961, and was pro-moted to Fellow in 1966. During the years of 1969 through 1973, Mr. Moenssensserved as the general editor and the jurisprudence annotations author of theAcademy's What's New in Forensic Sciences yearbooks. In the course of his service tothe Academy, he served as the AAFS Secretary-Treasurer, on the AAFS BylawsCommittee, and on the AAFS Ethics Committee which drafted the original code ofethics and formulated its first set of procedures. His service continues today in amultitude of ways both to the Jurisprudence Section and the Academy at large. Hewas the first recipient of the Harold A. Feder Jurisprudence Section Award in 1998.

Mr. Moenssens has had a long and notable career in forensics and as an educator. Retiring from full-time teaching in2002, he continues to serve as editor of the Illinois Law Enforcement Officers Law Bulletin and continues to serve the forensicsciences through his membership in the Academy, the IAI, the Canadian Identification Society, The Forensic Science Society(U.K.), ASTM, and numerous legal organizations.

AAFS President Ron Singer presentingMichael Finnegan with the 2005

Distinguished Fellow Award

AAFS President Ron Singer presenting Andre Moenssens with the 2005

Distinguished Fellow Award


1 0 A C A D E M Y N E W S

2005-06 OFFICERS ELECTEDEdmund R. Donoghue, MD, assumed the office of AAFS President

and will be joined by the following individuals who were elected to theoffice at the Annual Business Meeting of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences, February 23, 2005, in New Orleans.

President-Elect: James G. Young, MDVice President: Thomas L. Bohan, PhDVice President: Robert J. Muehlberger, BASecretary: Carol E. Henderson, JDTreasurer: Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD

FELLOWS-AT-LARGEIn addition to the Officers, the following ten section

Fellows-at-Large comprise the 2005-06 AAFS Board of Directors:

Criminalistics: Joseph P. Bono, MAEngineering Sciences: Scott D. Batterman, PhDGeneral: James M. Adcock, PhDJurisprudence: Danielle D. Ruttman, JDOdontology: Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JDPathology/Biology: Julia C. Goodin, MDPhysical Anthropology: Douglas H. Ubelaker, PhDPsychiatry & Behavioral Science: J. Arturo Silva, MDQuestioned Documents: John L. Sang, MSToxicology: Barry K. Logan, PhD

2004-05 AAFS President Ronald Singerpresenting newly appointed AAFS PresidentEdmund Donoghue with Presidential gavel

AAFS President Ronald Singer passing on the Chain of Office to incoming President Edmund Donoghue

Carol Henderson delivering her 2004-05Vice President’s Report during the Annual Business Meeting 2004-05 AAFS Secretary James Young

addressing the membership during the Annual Business Meeting

2005-06 SECTION OFFICERS NAMEDCriminalisticsChair: John D. De Haan, PhDSecretary: Peter R. De Forest, DCrim

Engineering SciencesChair: Zeno J. Geradts, PhDSecretary: Laura L. Liptai, PhD

GeneralChair: John E. Gerns, MFS Secretary: Paul E. Kish, MS

JurisprudenceChair: Betty Layne DesPortes, JDSecretary: Margaret L. Tarver, JD, MS

OdontologyChair: Bryan Chrz, DDSSecretary: Thomas J. David, DDS

Pathology/BiologyChair: Karen F. Ross, MDSecretary: Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD

Physical AnthropologyChair: Paul S. Sledzik, MSSecretary: Todd W. Fenton, PhD

Psychiatry & Behavioral ScienceChair: Daniel A. Martell, PhDSecretary: Stephen B. Billick, MD

Questioned DocumentsChair: Sandra Ramsey Lines, BASecretary: William M. Riordan, BA

ToxicologyChair: Timothy P. Rohrig, PhDSecretary: Adam Negrusz, PhD

The Academy would like to thank the following sponsors for their support at the 2005 AAFS Annual Meeting:

2005 SPONSORSAgilent Technologies

sponsored Workshop #10 andthe Toxicology Section’s

Awardees Recognition Reception

ASFOsponsored the Odontology Section’s Reception

Cerilliant Corporationsponsored the Toxicology Section’s Open Forum

ChemImagesponsored the Exhibit Hall

Wednesday Morning Coffee Break

Fitzco, Inc.sponsored the 2005 Meeting Registration Bags and

the Young Forensic Scientists Forum Luncheon

Forensic Toxicology, Inc.sponsored Exhibit Hall Friday Morning Breakfast

International Forensic Research Institute/Florida International University

sponsored the Young Forensic Scientists ForumBring Your Own Slides Session

Immunalysis Corporationsponsored the Toxicology Section’s Awardees Recognition Reception

Leica Microsystemssponsored Workshop #2

National Medical Services, Inc.sponsored the Toxicology Section’s

Thursday Morning Break

Neogen Corporationsponsored the Toxicology Section’s Annual Lectureship

New Wave Researchsponsored Workshop #10

Prentice Hall Publisherssponsored Workshop #3

Preston Publicationssponsored the Toxicology Section’s Thursday Afternoon Special Session

Shamrock Glass Co.sponsored the Toxicology Section’sThursday Afternoon Special Session

Stark rxpsponsored Workshop #7

United Chemical Technologiessponsored Toxicology Section’s Annual Lectureship

Utaksponsored the Toxicology Section’s Friday Morning Break

Varian, Inc.sponsored the Toxicology Section’s Scientific Program

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THANK YOU MEETING VOLUNTEERS! The 2005 AAFS Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Volunteers were wonderful! Thank you to New Orleans Local

Arrangements Committee Chair Robert Barsley and Frank Minyard. The support this group offered the AAFS Staff wasoutstanding.

The Local Arrangements Committee assists AAFS Staff at the scene and behind the scenes (from answering the officephones to assisting with registration and special functions). The Academy Office would like to offer a sincere thank you tothose individuals who volunteered their time.


Becky Alfonso

May Jennifer Amolat

Melissa Baier

Whitney Banks

Jessica Barras

Michelle Barry

Melanie Beasley

Christine Beaulne

M. Eric Benbow

Katharine Benzio

Joanna L. Besana

Naila M. Bhatri

Cynthia Bir, PhD

Catharine Bird

Barbara B. Bivona

Jennie Bivona

Herbert Blitzer

Sarah A. Boelig

Carolyn Booker

Jennifer Booker

Niyrai Bradshaw

Jane L. Brown

Alexis S. Brown

Theresa B. Browning

Deanna Bubola

Cherie Ann Burnham

Tamara Butler

Mariel Candelario

Kat Chapman

Matthew Charles

Brandie Christian

Jennifer Coffin

Benjamin (Ben) Conklin

Sarah Corrigan

Brianna Crantz

Marcus Crosby

Susan Danto

Katherine Davies

Neil Davis

Dennis Deluca

Saraya Dickson

William Dietz

Angela DiFiore

Matthew Dindinger

Kerrie Donovan

Beverly Dossey-Cox

Milton Dureau, Jr.

Kristen Dye

Ashley Farrow

Amanda Fong

Christi Fontanese

Michael Frontz

Melinda Gallagher

Carolyn Gareau

Melissa Robin George

Hans Mazer Gidion

Elizabeth Abraham Gomez

Lorie Gottesman

Sarah A. Grumbley

Rebecca Hanes

James Hendershot

Sharon Hertzog

Stephen Hokanson

NaTasha D. Hollis

Jeanne Hutcherson

Leah Hutchins

Frank Isom

Kristie Jacobsen

Amy Jessen

Diana Johnson

Patrick Jones

Sean P. Jones

Teresa Jones

Carol A. Karr

Ryan Kimbirauskas

Katherine (Katie) King

Heather L. Koban

Sierra Kroos

Sarah Kunkel

Kathy Law

Stefan Lee

Adam S. Lee

Stefan Lee

Erin Lenz

Nancy T. Lippert

Lydia Littlefield

Alicia Lomas-Gross

Alexander Marthinsen

Sohini Mazumdar

Nadine McCrady

Leann McDowell

Kenneth Melmed

Rebecca Mikulasovich

Brady Mills

Carla Morreale

Mark Morrow

Michael Mount

Larry Nelson

Tahnee Nelson

Cheryl Nelson

Elizabeth Neuendorf

Jessica Nicholls

Emilio Nuzzolese

Sharon O'Connor

Jacki Orlandino

Yvette Osborne

Heather Overton

Eileen Owen-Williams

David T. Palmer

Brent A. Panno

Diane Penola

Janine Perna

Kim Perusse

Kay Pitluck

James Pox

Jennifer Przybyla

Natalie Puente

Jessica Raab

Kelly Rees

Kim Reid

Penny M. Reid

Michael Reider

Niki Repass

Malina Reveal

Meghan Roach

Gareth Roberts

Yanira Rodriguez

Susanna Rudy

Erinn Ruediger

Tanesha L. Santemore

Rebecca Schlisserman

Kathryn Sellers

Elizabeth Sendil

Henry Senig

Kelli Sikorski

Michael L. Silvia

Laura Simmonds

Emily J. Skinner

Jennifer L. Smalley

Alison Smith

Paul Smith

Deborah St. Germain

Shauna Steffan

Keely Stockman

David Tate

Nancy Thibault

Oliver Thomas

Jeremiah Thompson

J. Marla (Jennifer) Toyne

Nola Tryska

Janet Ugolino

Charlotte Wacker

Sarah Wagenhals

Alysia Westphal

Timothy Wieberg

Kyle Wilson

Jennifer Lynn Wiseman

Irene Wong

Kelly Zakel


The 2005 Annual Meeting was a huge success. This success was due in large part to pastPresident Ron Singer, incoming President Ed Donoghue, and 2005 Program Chair Joe Bono, whoput in many hours and tremendous effort to ensure that the week in the Crescent City wasprofessionally rewarding and plenty of fun! The hard work of the section Program Chairs and the2005 Program Committee paid off with a diverse and educationally challenging array of podiumand poster presentations. Held in New Orleans, LA, the annual meeting attracted a recordnumber of meeting attendees, with over 3,400 attendees pre-registered. Representing part ofthis record number of attendees were many international attendees from 57 countries outsidethe USA. The continued growth of the international attendees at the annual meetings indicatesthe ever-increasing status of the AAFS in the international forensic science community. Asalways, Executive Director Anne Warren and her dedicated administrative staff ran a highly effi-cient, effective, and organized meeting.

We now turn our attention to the 2006 Annual Meeting, scheduled for February 20-25, 2006, in Seattle, WA.President Ed Donoghue has established the theme for this meeting – “Mass Disasters: Natural and Man Made.” ProgramCo-Chair Doug Ubelaker and I look forward to working with the 2006 Program Committee to formulate an exciting andeducational schedule. We intend to carry on the philosophy of last year’s Program Chair Joe Bono and to actively solicittopics and ideas from you, our colleagues. Be thinking about topics and presentations to tie into President Donoghue’stheme, and feel free to discuss them with your Section Program Chairs.

To those considering a presentation in Seattle, the deadline of August 1, 2005, will approach more quickly than yourealize, so begin putting your thoughts and ideas on paper now. Please remember to encourage your students andtrainees to become involved in a project early so that they may have the wonderful educational opportunity of presentingat the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Mark those dates in your calendar now – welook forward to seeing you in Seattle!

A WORD FROM YOUR 2006 PROGRAM CO-CHAIR

Tracey S. Corey, MD

2006 AAFS POSTER SESSIONSSource: Holly A. Adams, BS, Poster Sessions Chair

The 2005 AAFS Annual Meeting in New Orleans has just ended, so that must mean that it is time to start asking peopleto submit poster abstracts for Seattle 2006! Based on the number of posters in New Orleans, strenuous requesting shouldnot be necessary. As always, having more poster abstracts submitted and more Academy sections represented are goals forthe meeting in Seattle. Since this is the first newsletter after the annual meeting, the only reminder will be that thesubmission deadline for abstracts is August 1, 2005. All of the chairs have been informed that this is a more firm deadlinethan may have been experienced in the past. Please plan accordingly. See you in Seattle!

What topics should be addressed at the Academy’s 58th Annual Meeting? AAFS members are asked to send suggestionsfor topics of interest and continuing education needs for the 2006 AAFS Annual Meeting to the Academy headquarters. Allresponses received will be communicated to the program committee members when they commence their review ofabstract submissions. Take this opportunity to have a voice on the program content in Seattle; send your suggestions today.Should you have any questions, please contact Nancy Jackson ([email protected]) at the AAFS office.

AAFS TOPICS OF INTEREST ANDCONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS REQUESTED


PROGRAM 2006 — SEATTLE

2005-06 PROGRAM CHAIRSAAFS President Edmund Donoghue, MD, announced that Tracey Corey, MD (502/852-5587; [email protected]),

and Douglas Ubelaker, PhD (202/786-2505; [email protected]), are the 2006 Program Co-Chairs for the 58thAnnual Meeting in Seattle, WA. Assisting Tracey and Doug in developing the 2006 program are:

Plenary Session Co-Chairs:Gregory G. Davis, MD(205) [email protected]

Paul E. Kish, MS(607) [email protected]

Workshops Co-Chairs:Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD(504) [email protected]

Anjali R. Swienton, MFS, JD(301) [email protected]

Poster Sessions Chair:Holly A. Adams, BS(703) [email protected]

Breakfast Seminars Chair:James M. Adcock, PhD(203) [email protected]

Luncheon Sessions Chair:Amanda J. Jenkins, PhD(216) 721-5610, ext. [email protected]

Last Word Society Chair:James E. Starrs, LLM(202) [email protected]

Bring Your Own Slides Chair:Michael M. Baden, MD(212) [email protected]

Student Academy Chair:James L. Frost, MD(304) [email protected]

Multidisciplinary SymposiumCo-Chairs:Susan M. Ballou, MS(301) [email protected]

Marie Samples, MS(212) [email protected]

Local Arrangements Chair:Barry K. Logan, PhD(206) [email protected]

The following are the 2006 Section Program Chairs:

Criminalistics: Lucy Davis Houck, BHS (304/685-6612; [email protected])

Engineering Sciences: Holly A. Adams, BS (703/244-6232; [email protected]) April A. Yergin, BS (281/480-9847; [email protected])

General: Julie A. Howe, BS, MBA (314/977-5970; [email protected])Gary S. Deegear, MD ([email protected])

Jurisprudence: Linda B. Kenney, JD (732/219-0099; [email protected])Gregory L. Hill, BA, JD (407/733-5394; [email protected])

Odontology: Harvey A. Silverstein, DDS (718/317-7300; [email protected])

Pathology/Biology: J. Scott Denton, MD (312/997-4461; [email protected])

Physical Anthropology: Michael W. Warren, PhD (352/392-2253, ext. 206; [email protected])

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science: Mohan Nair, MD (562/493-2218; [email protected])

Questioned Documents: James A. Tarver, MS (206/262-6050; [email protected])

Toxicology: Robert A. Middleberg, PhD (215/657-4900; [email protected])

C R I M I N A L I S T I C S

Source: Lucy Davis Houck, BHS, Section Program Chair

A sincere “merci beaucoup!” to all who participated atthe New Orleans meeting and made it great. Special grat-itude goes to the Criminalistics Section Officers, especiallyPast Section Chair Sue Ballou and Section Program ChairPeter De Forest, for their wonderful efforts. Your partici-pation makes these meetings what they are and the strongshowing of the Criminalistics Section in New Orleans wasencouraging.

As we clear our desks of the work that piled up, bethinking ahead to your participation in Seattle at the 2006Annual Meeting. Workshops, oral presentations, posters,breakfast seminars—don’t be afraid to think of a differentway to present your topic. Other forms of participation,such as serving as a moderator, are also important, espe-cially for membership advancement. The CriminalisticsSection would like to see every one of our members inSeattle.

To that end, the section is interested in a mix oftopics covering the whole of our discipline. A specialsession is considered, “Trace Evidence: Alive and Well inthe 21st Century.” Papers for this session should highlightissues of significance, interpretation, investigative intelli-gence, and novel methods, as well as technological andscientific content.

Have a cup of coffee, think of Seattle, and ponderwhat you can do to make it the best meeting ever. Pleasefeel free to contact Section Program Lucy Davis Houckwith ideas for the program or if you would like to con-tribute to the 2006 meeting.

E N G I N E E R I N G S C I E N C E S

Source: Zeno J. Geradts, PhD, Section Chair

During the recent AAFS meeting in New Orleans, theEngineering Sciences Section achieved outstandingresults, with several fine scientific sessions, and two work-shops. Section Program Chair Peter Alexander did anexcellent job in organizing the sessions. The joint sessionwith the General Section on Digital Evidence, where manynew techniques were presented in this field, was also agreat success.

During the business meeting, the following SectionOfficers were elected for 2005-06:Section Chair: Zeno J. Geradts, PhD

([email protected])Section Secretary: Laura L. Liptai, PhD

([email protected])Board Member: Scott D. Batterman, PhD

([email protected])

Committee Chairs appointed are:Program: Holly A. Adams, BS and April A. Yergin, BSAwards: Thomas L. Bohan, PhD, JDTreasurer: Anastasia Micheals, MSMembership: Helmut G. Brosz, BASc, PEngEthics: Mark I. Marpett, PhD, PENAFE Liaison: Thomas P. Shefchick, BSEE, PEStudent Academy:Laura L. Liptai, PhD and

Helmut G. Brosz, BASc, PEngASTM 30: Harold E. Franck, MSEE, PEASTM 30.05: Adam K. Aleksander, PhD, PE

The section’s Founder’s Award was presented toRobert N. Anderson. He was the 2004-05 EngineeringSciences Section Chair and previously served as SectionSecretary. Dr. Anderson has actively contributed to thework of the AAFS Student Academy, and was a member ofthe Education and Planning Task Force of the AAFSStrategic Planning Committee. He has given many tech-nical papers in the Engineering Sciences Section and inother Academy sections.

The section’s Andrew Payne Special AchievementAward was presented to Thomas L. Bohan. Dr. Bohan hasably and meritoriously represented the EngineeringSciences Section in many AAFS organizational positions.

The 2006 AAFS Annual Meeting will be held in Seattle,WA. So, the planning can begin now. If you have ideas forsessions or workshop, please contact the Section ProgramCo-Chairs Holly Adams ([email protected] ) orApril Yergin ([email protected]).

I look forward to serving as Section Chair and workingwith each and all of you this year.


Jay Siegel, Paul L. Kirk Award Recipient, with guest Margaret Wilke

Andrew Payne Special Achievement Award Recipient Thomas Bohan and Founders’ Award Recipient

Robert Anderson celebrating their achievements

G E N E R A L

Source: John E. Gerns, MFS, Section Chair

The 2005 AAFS Annual Meeting in New Orleanswas fantastic! Many thanks to the outstanding job ofBob Gaffney and Ned Tamburini for organizing thisyear’s presentations. The General Section contributed54 scientific presentations, 28 posters, 3 luncheons,and 6 workshops. Thank you also to all who volun-teered to serve as moderators for the scientific sessions.Their efforts ensured presentations ran smoothly andstayed within the allotted time which allowed attendeesto also enjoy the myriad of scientific papers presented inother sections. The 2006 Section Program Co-Chairs areJulie Howe and Gary Deegear. Julie and Gary recommendall members begin to think about preparing a presentationfor the 2006 meeting in Seattle, WA.

The section business meeting was well attended by100 participants from the General Section. John Gernswas elected as Section Chair and Paul Kish was elected asSection Secretary. Jim Adcock was elected as Director,while Robert Thibault continues to serve on the Policy andProcedures Committee. Bob and Gil Brogden are theForensic Science Foundation Trustees. Awards CommitteeChair Vernon McCarty announced that Bob Freed was therecipient of the John R. Hunt Award and Paul Kish was therecipient of the Paul W. Kehres Meritorious Service Award.The Achievement Award was presented to Gary S. Deegearfor his presentation at the 2004 meeting in Dallas, entitled“Power Tool Injury Biomechanics.” Dr. Deegear received astipend of $250, along with a paid basic registration fee toinclude the General Section Business Luncheon for the2005 AAFS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Finally, theGeneral Section quorum unanimously voted to donate$5,000 to the Forensic Science Foundation. Theremaining details of the business meeting will bepublished in the minutes.

Committee appointments for 2006 are: Minutes Review:Paul Kish (Secretary), Lou Perret, and Mike Bosse;Nominating Committee (appointed by Jim Adcock): Mary FranErnst (Chair), Catherine Dougherty, and Richard Walter;Awards Committee: James Bailey (Chair), Robert Thibault,Nannepaga Zachariah, Nancy Cabelus, Thomas Faure, andBetty James; Discipline Committee: Robert Freed (Chair), Bill Andrews, Barry McLellan, Angela Birt, Mark Pollitt,

Laura La Cagnina, and Herbert Blitzer; Student AcademyRepresentative: Tim Palmbach; Scholarship Committee: BobGaffney (Chair), David Baker, Mary Sullivan, Jake Kunkle,and Julie Lecea.

J U R I S P R U D E N C E

Sources: Betty L. DesPortes, JD, MS, Section Chair Margaret L. Tarver, JD, MS, Section Secretary

The Jurisprudence Section congratulates CarolHenderson on her election to serve as 2005-06 Secretary forthe Academy.

During the section’s Annual Business Meeting, Betty L.DesPortes was re-elected Section Chair and Margaret L.Tarver was re-elected Section Secretary. Linda Kenney andGregory Hill were appointed as Section Program Co-Chairs forthe 2006 Annual Meeting in Seattle. Several revisions weremade to the section’s policy and procedures. Underutilizedstanding committees were deleted and a provision was addedto permit the use of ad hoc committees to perform specialprojects. Other changes clarified that the sole award for thesection is the Harold A. Feder Jurisprudence Section Award,and conformed membership status references to the newAcademy designations.

Attendees at the business meeting expressed an interestin expanding membership and several suggestions were madefor exploring new avenues for recruitment. Anyone with newideas for increasing membership or assisting the MembershipCommittee, please contact Betty Layne DesPortes [email protected].

An ad hoc committee was created to compile a summaryof the section’s history. Anyone interested in contributing tothis effort, please contact Bob Joling, AAFS Past President, [email protected].

Thanks to all who participated and contributed to thesuccess of this year’s program. It is now time to beginplanning for next year’s program which will be held in Seattle, WA. Section Program Co-Chairs Linda Kenney([email protected]) and Gregory Hill([email protected]) are soliciting suggestions for program topics, speakers, and presentations.

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John R. Hunt Award Recipient Robert Freed with Section ChairJim Adcock and Section Secretary John Gerns

Jurisprudence Section Members Ingrid Gill, Ken Melson,and Danielle Ruttman discussing the latest legal issues

O D O N T O L O G Y

Source: Thomas J. David, DDS, Section Secretary

Another successful AAFS Annual Meeting has justbeen completed. In addition to the scientific sessions onThursday and Friday and the Tom Krauss MemorialBitemark Breakfast on Friday morning, the ABFO held twoworkshops. On Sunday, February 20, the Missing andUnidentified Persons Committee conducted a workshop,led by Gary Bell, that outlined changes to the NCICsystem. These changes included an extensive modificationof the coding system for inputting dental information. Inaddition, the Civil Litigation Committee conducted aworkshop on Saturday, February 26, led by Tom David, onthe “Art & Science of Expert Witness Testimony.” Theworkshop included oral presentations by experienceddentists and attorneys followed by a Mock Trial. Duringthe Mock Trial, eight expert witnesses testified in astandard of care case. All eight expert witness candidateswere evaluated and given the opportunity to satisfy one ofthe sworn testimony requirements for the ABFO exami-nation application. The written portion of the ABFO exam-ination is currently being rewritten and Diplomates of theABFO took a pilot examination on Wednesday, February23, to test the validity of the exam questions. The finalversion of the written examination should be readysometime this summer for those that will be taking theABFO examination during the next year.

Even though this years meeting has just ended, it’snot too early to begin thinking about next year’s meetingin Seattle, WA. The ABFO has decided to host anotherBitemark Workshop next year. This workshop will offerthe opportunity to satisfy one of the required bitemarkcases for the ABFO examination application. Those whomay be interested in this workshop should contactRichard Dial ([email protected]) for details. Also, thosewho have ideas for research projects should contact eitherthe ASFO or FSF for grant applications to help fund yourresearch.

PAT H O L O G Y / B I O L O G Y

Source: Karen F. Ross, MD, Section Secretary

Another fine annual meeting has ended and thesection has much to celebrate. Edmund R. Donoghue,Chief Medical Examiner of Cook County, IL, was electedAAFS President. Dr. Donoghue has long been a staunchsupporter of the Academy and advocate for the forensicsciences. Congratulations are due to him as well as thanksfor representing Pathology/Biology in the Academy, as wellas internationally. Tracey Corey will serve as ProgramChair for 2006 and Greg G. Davis will again chair thePlenary Session. Congratulations to them also on theirappointments to these illustrious positions.

John Pless was presented with the Milton HelpernAward by James Luke at the section business meetingwhere the following officers were elected: Section Chair:Karen Ross; Section Secretary: Victor Weedn; and SectionProgram Chair: Scott Denton. Julia Goodin remains on theBoard of Directors.

Andrew Baker should be gratified at the outstandingprogram he organized for the 2005 meeting. ThePathology/Biology Section had 15% of the platform presen-tations for the entire AAFS (71 of the 117 totalPathology/Biology presentations). Section members alsoparticipated in two breakfast seminars, two workshops,and three workshorts, as well as the always popular Jay Dix Memorial Bonus Day. Best Resident Paperrecipients were Sarah M. Colvin, for “Analytical ElectronMicroscopic Detection of Aluminum ReceivedIntravenously” and John A Stash, for “HeightenedAwareness of Bioterrorism: Three Cases of Unusual SkinLesions.” Their papers were chosen from the sevenplatform and three poster presentations that wereaccepted in the Best Resident Paper competition, and theywill be awarded $500 each, a year subscription to theJournal of Forensic Sciences, and a certificate.

Applications for membership and promotion werereviewed by 2004 Section Chair John Hunsaker andSection Secretary Karen Ross with 69 accepted (14Fellows, 19 Members, 27 Associate Members, 1 TraineeAffiliate, 2 Student Affiliates, 4 Retired Fellows, and 2

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Odontology Fellows Jack Kenney, Lowell Levine, and Bob Barsley take time to enjoy

themselves during the President’s Reception

Incoming AAFS President Edmund Donoghue makingacceptance speech during the Annual Business Meeting

Retired Members.) Only 11 individuals who applied werenot approved primarily because they had not attended theminimum number of annual meetings required, or becausethey lacked the specific requirements for the group towhich they were applying. The deadline for membershipapplication is again October 1. If you missed the deadlinefor this year be sure to apply for next year if you are eli-gible. A point of clarification discussed at the businessmeeting regarding attending AAFS meetings: Attendance(registration) at two annual meetings of the AAFS is suffi-cient to qualify for promotion in the Pathology/BiologySection.

Keith Pinckard, Chairman of the Research Committee,requests proposals be sent to him by December 1, 2005.Remember to nominate an individual you deem worthy forthe Milton Helpern Award. Marie Herrmann is the Chair ofthat committee.

Finally, due to cost constraints associated with bev-erages, the section reception was not held offsite as origi-nally hoped. The Thursday night reception at the Hyattwas very well attended and by all accounts successful andwell received. Perhaps we will revisit this matter in thefuture!

Remember, it is never too early to start planningthose presentations for next year’s annual meeting to beheld again in Seattle, WA. The August 1 deadline is justaround the corner! Until then – start planning!

P H Y S I C A L A N T H R O P O L O G Y

Source: Todd W. Fenton, PhD, Section Secretary

The Physical Anthropology Section Officers thank allprogram participants, moderators, and Academy staff formaking the 2005 meeting a success. The program totaled92 oral and poster presentations, and three very successfulworkshops. In formal business, Paul Sledzik([email protected]) was elected Section Chair andTodd Fenton ([email protected]) as Section Secretary.Mike Warren ([email protected]) was drafted as SectionProgram Chair.

At the Section Business Meeting, Judy Suchey wasselected by acclimation to receive the T. Dale StewartAward. At the Academy Business Meeting, MichaelFinnegan had bestowed upon him the AAFS DistinguishedFellow Award. Also, Tom Crist received the YoungForensic Scientists Founder Award.

This year’s J. Lawrence Angel student paper awardwinner was Carlos Zambrano. His poster, entitled“Evaluation of Regression Equations to Estimate Age atDeath Using Cranial Suture Closure,” was unanimouslychosen from among the six competing student papers.

The Ellis R. Kerley Forensic Sciences Foundation(www.kerleyfoundation.org) selected the paper by Robert Pastor for their annual award. His paper, entitled “Sexual Dimorphism in Vertebral Dimensions atthe T12/L1 Junction,” was selected from the pool of elevencompetitors.

John Williams ([email protected]) has agreed toserve as Chair of the section’s newly created HistoryCommittee. He requests historical items, especially oldphotos, from past AAFS meetings.

Please take a moment to update your contact infor-mation, especially email, with the Academy office. Finally,if you have ideas for scientific sessions, symposia, or work-shops for the 2006 AAFS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA,contact Mike Warren.

P S Y C H I AT R Y & B E H A V I O R A L S C I E N C E

Source: Mohan Nair, MD, Section Program Chair

The Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Section invites pro-posals for presentations and workshops for the 2006 AAFSAnnual Meeting in Seattle, WA. The theme of the conferenceis “Mass Disasters: Natural and Man Made.” Workshopsand presentation done in conjunction with other divisions ofAAFS are also encouraged. AAFS members should informacquaintances who maybe interested in presenting or shouldsubmit the names of individuals that they feel may makeuseful contributions in this area.


SECTION & PROGRAM NEWS

Marilyn London, Doug Ubelaker, Todd Fenton,and Paul Sledzik representing the Physical

Anthropology Section at the President’s Reception

AAFS President Ron Singer congratulatingRobert Weinstock on his service as AAFS Vice President


Topics should, of course, have forensic science relevance;i.e., investigative, law enforcement, judicial (U.S. and interna-tional), human rights, understanding of criminal/violent/suicidal mental states, etc. Topics may include terrorism,torture, genocide, war, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes,school shootings/killings, hostage situations, toxic spills/-contamination, fires, building collapses, transportation related accidents, etc. The target audience may include lawenforcement officials, judiciary members, toxicologists,forensic scientists, and medical examiners.

Richard Rosner has once again made a generous contri-bution to the Rosner Award Fund in memory of his late wife,Bernice, Rosner. The Richard Rosner Award is presentedannually for the “Best Paper by a Fellow in Forensic Psychiatryor Forensic Psychology.”

Q U E S T I O N E D D O C U M E N T S

Source: Sandra Ramsey Lines, BA, Section Chair

Section Program Co-Chairs William Farrell, Jr. andTroy Eberhart provided an outstanding program in NewOrleans and are to be congratulated. Gerald Richards,Foster & Freeman’s Kristina Kovarik, and John Sang head-lined the workshop “State of the Art Infrared andUltraviolet Examinations of Documents by the VideoSpectral Comparator.” Peter Belcastro, Jr. and GabrielWatts of the FBI, along with Anna Baskin of Louisiana ArtWorks headlined the workshop on “IdentifyingPrintmaking Techniques Through the Artistic Process.”Both of these workshops were filled to capacity and pro-vided a better understanding of scientific techniques,applications, and future implications for the discipline.

New Section Officers for 2005-06 are: Sandra RamseyLines, Section Chair; William Riordan, Section Secretary;James A. Tarver, Section Program Chair for the Seattlemeeting. The section’s representative to the AAFS Boardof Directors is John L. Sang. Please call and congratulateRobert J. Muehlberger, who has been elected VicePresident of the AAFS Board of Directors. Congratulationsalso go to Frederick H. Panhorst and Jimmy W. Smith,promoted to Fellow; Steven G. Drexler, promoted toMember; and new Associate Members Nellie Cheng,Sandra L. Miller, Lee Ann Harmless, and David L. Parrett.

It should be noted that someone very special toQuestioned Documents, Andre A. Moenssens, waspresented with the Distinguished Fellow Award.

The section is now seeking nominations for the 2006 Ordway Hilton Award. This award is intended torecognize sustained superior contributions to theQuestioned Documents Section, the American Academy ofForensic Sciences, and the forensic science community.The recipient of this award must be a Member, a Fellow ora Retired Fellow of the Questioned Documents Section.Please send your nomination along with some pertinentinformation on the nominee to Martha A. Blake, AwardsCommittee Chair.

The Questioned Documents Section is lookingforward to another full program including workshops atthe meeting in Seattle next year. Please considerpresenting a paper or poster for the upcoming meeting. Do not forget that abstract deadline is August 1, 2005.Members are encouraged at this time of year to apply forpromotions. Applications are available online atwww.aafs.org or from AAFS Membership CoordinatorKimberly Wrasse ([email protected]). If you have or knowof any trainees, please encourage them to apply.

T O X I C O L O G Y

Source: Adam Negrusz, PhD, Section Secretary

The 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences is behind us. It was great to see amajority of you in the spectacular city of New Orleans.Thank you to all involved in the scientific program of theToxicology Section, as well as participants from thePathology/Biology Section. Specifically, thanks go to RobMiddleberg, 2005 Workshop Chair; Laurel Farrel andDennis Crouch for putting together a workshop on drugsand driving; and Diana Garside and Jeri Ropero-Miller forthe one-day workshop dedicated to anatomical, patho-logical, and physiological foundations of toxicity. Inaddition, there was a one-day joint workshop with thePathology/Biology Section chaired by Paul Fornes andBarry Logan. A half-day workshop on solid phaseextraction was chaired by Max Erwin from Varian.

SECTION & PROGRAM NEWS CONT.

Questioned Documents Section Officers John Sang and Sandra Ramsey Lines (right) with Criminalistics Section

Associate Member Carolyn Van Winkle (center)

Toxicology Section Fellows Michael Peat, Laureen Marinetti,Yale Caplan, and Bruce Goldberger at the President’s Reception.


The section received 41 scientific abstracts out ofwhich 19 were presented as posters after the AwardeesRecognition Reception on Wednesday, and the remainingones during podium sessions. In addition to RobMiddleberg’s special session in Pediatric Toxicology onFriday, Christine Moore prepared another special sessionon Thursday afternoon dedicated to what is new in oralfluid testing. Both sessions were very well received by theaudience. As you all may recall, Pathology/Biology SectionProgram Chair Andrew Baker and Adam Negrusz orga-nized a joint plenary session of both sections on Fridaymorning. The Annual Lectureship in Toxicology, hosted byDiana Wilkins and Adam Negrusz, included MichaelJohnson as part of the program. Dr. Johnson is a leadingscientist in the area of anthrax research and his lecturewas also very well received by those who attended.

Warmest congratulations go to Christine Moore, thisyear’s recipient of Alexander O. Gettler Award, MarilynHuestis who received Rolla N. Harger Award, and LaureenMarinetti, a recipient of Irving Sunshine Award. Manythanks go to last year’s Section Officers, Amanda Jenkins,Section Chair and Timothy Rohrig, Section Secretary.Congratulations also to newly elected officers, Timothy

Rohrig, Section Chair, and Adam Negrusz, SectionSecretary. Special thanks go to Daniel Isenschmid for rep-resenting the Toxicology Section for a few years at largerAcademy forums.

There are also some changes to report with regard tothe Awards Committee. Jane Speaker, Kurt Dubowski, andTimothy Rohrig are rotating off the committee. TheSection Nominating Committee appointed Diana Wilkinsto fill one slot and Timothy Rohrig appointed ChristineMoore and Rod McCutcheon to fill the other twovacancies. Sarah Kerrigan was appointed to fulfill therole of Chair of this committee.

As stated before, the quality of each meeting totallydepends on the quality of science in forensic toxicologypresented by you. All of you are encouraged to work withRob Middleberg, next year’s Program Chair and PeteStout, 2006 Workshop Chair. Dr. Rohrig also appointedDr. Stout to serve as the 2007 Program Chair. I would alsolike to make a plea for “computer gurus” to work withPete Stout so we can continue the AV assistance at thefuture meetings.

I look forward to working with all of you during theupcoming year.

REQUEST FOR CHAPTER REVIEWERS FOR THE FRICTION RIDGE SOURCEBOOK

The Editorial Review Board for the Friction Ridge Sourcebook is being organized. If you would like to be considered for thisposition, please notify the sourcebook editor immediately.

The chapter reviewers will assess the introductions and outlines that are submitted by the prospective authors. Reviewers mayreceive multiple submissions for each chapter. The reviewers’ assessment will provide information and comments for the editor andproject director to consider during the selection of authors. The assessments will also allow reviewers to provide suggestions foradditional topics that should be included in the chapters. These assessments of the introductions and outlines will occur during thefirst part of April and the reviewers will be given two weeks to complete their critiques. Author identity will not be disclosed to thereviewers during this assessment.

When the initial draft of each chapter is completed (between June and August 15), the reviewers will be assigned one or morechapters to review. The reviewers will have four weeks (adherence to this time frame is critical) to complete the chapter reviews. Theidentity of the authors may be known to the reviewer during this stage. However, the identity of each reviewer will not be attributedto comments that are returned to the authors. Additional reviews of revised chapters will be assigned as needed.

Reviewers may volunteer to review more than one chapter, and multiple reviewers (a minimum of two) will be assigned for eachchapter. Reviewers are eligible to be considered as both a reviewer of one chapter and also as the author of a different chapter.

Proposed chaptersThe following is a list of proposed friction ridge topics for the Sourcebook:Automation Equipment Processing (Development Enhancement)Background and History Known Prints/Unknown Quality AssuranceClassification Legal Issues ResearchComparison Methodology Physiology and Morphology SafetyDocumentation Preservation

Although the chapter reviewers are an important element of this project, the grant does not provide a financial consideration forthe reviewers. The reviewers’ contributions to the project will be acknowledged in a special section of the book. Each reviewer willbe listed and credited for every chapter he or she reviewed.

The administration and publishing of this project is funded under a grant by the National Institute for Justice. The SourcebookEditor is Alan McRoberts, the Project Director is Frank Fitzpatrick, and the West Virginia University Research Coordinator and grantadministrator is Max M. Houck.

Those interested in being Chapter Reviewers should indicate their interest and which chapters they feel qualified to review byApril 15, 2005. Contact Alan McRoberts, Sourcebook Editor, at: [email protected].



YOUR FORENSIC SCIENCES FOUNDATION (FSF) NEWSCongratulations to Jeannette Perr, winner of the 2004 FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award

(EFSA) Paper Competition for her 2004 presentation in Dallas on “Construction and Development of aSPME/IMS Interface for Detection of Explosive Compounds and Taggants Evaluated by SPME/GC/MS.” The EFSA covers the expense of attending the AAFS Annual Meeting, including meeting registration,airfare, five nights lodging, and a $50/day per diem. Ms. Perr, a Student Affiliate of the CriminalisticsSection, also was presented with a commemorative plaque during the AAFS Annual Business Meetingon Wednesday, February 23.

The 6th Annual Emerging Forensic Scientist Award Paper Competition was hosted again this yearin New Orleans. The winner of this award will be announced in the May issue of Academy News!

The deadline for paper submissions of the 7th Annual Emerging Forensic Scientist Award isAugust 1, 2005. Please see page 26 for submission guidelines.

Four Acorn Grants totaling $1,933 were awarded for the following proposals:Helena Soomer, DDS, PhD—$433 for Worldwide Dental Record Keeping and Its Impact Upon Victim Identification—A Delphi StudyJoseph T. Hefner, MA; Ronald L. Wright, BS; Michael W. Warren, PhD—$500 for Elliptical Fourier Analysis of Post-Bregmatic DepressionLaurel Freas, BA—$500 for Scanning Electron Microscopy of Kerf WallsKristen M. Nartnett, MA—$500 for A Re-evaluation of Public Symphyseal and Sternal Rib End Aging Techniques

Also, two Douglas M. Lucas Grants were awarded, totaling $8,067:Margaret M. Wallace, PhD—$4,067 for The Effects of 1,2-Indanedione on PCT-STR DNA TypingChelsey Juarez—$4,000 for Stable Isotopes and Geolocation: A Pathway to Identificaiton for Mexican UDAs

Congratulations to all of the 2004-2005 FSF Acorn or Lucas Research Grant recipients! The 2004-2005 FSF ResearchCommittee was comprised of Robert Thibault (Chair), Gil Brogdon, John Pless, and Norman Sauer. The deadline for all FSFResearch Grant submissions is June 15, 2005; please see page 23 for details.

A new Foundation grant was announced earlier this year, the FSF Student Travel Grant. Travel Grants were awarded to Katie Coy (Criminalistics) and Kate Spradley (Physical Anthropology) based on the essays they submitted last fall on the value ofattending an AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting. More than 20 essays were received and reviewed by the FSF Student Travel GrantTask Force, chaired by Michele Kestler. Ms. Coy’s and Ms. Spradley’s essays were published in the January issue of Academy News.They also received $600 each to assist with their travel expenses to attend the AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans aswell as a complimentary meeting registration. Congratulations to Katie and Kate for being the first winners chosen by theFoundation to receive this grant!

Another new FSF grant will be offered this year in memory of colleague Jan Bashinski who passed away last fall. Donationscontributed to the fund now total more than $56,000, thanks to the Bashinski family, ASCLD-LAB, the California Association ofCrime Laboratory Directors (CACLD), and numerous individual contributions. The Fund guidelines have been designed to providegrants to emerging criminalist students on an annual basis. Information on the Jan Grant will be available in upcoming issues ofthe Academy News.

Thanks to all the loyal supporters of the FSF and especially to first time donors. This is one habit it will be good to have!The Foundation is pleased to report that the Endowment Fund balance is approximately $413,505, having increased from$341,845 in December 2003. Thanks to Academy members, contributions totaled some $33,000 in December 2004, compared to$29,000 in December 2003. If you contributed to the Foundation during the Academy’s annual meeting in New Orleans, you willfind your name listed on page 23 as FSF “gold star” contributors. Thank you very much!

If you would like to use the FSF contribution form on page 23, remember that you have three options for your contribution:100% of your contribution can go to the Endowment Fund; 100% of your contribution can go to the FSF General Fund whichassists with operating expenses; or your contribution can be divided between the Endowment Fund and the General Fund. If youhave any questions about your contribution, please contact Charlene Albertson at the Academy office in Colorado Springs. TheFoundation is SO close to reaching its goal of 500,000 by the end of this year! We can still do it with your continued help.

Because of the efforts of the FSF Futures Committee, chaired by Gradwohl Laureate Ken Field, many new initiatives will bestarted this year. Watch this space for further developments.

Two trustees retired this year from the FSF Board of Trustees—James Hyzer (Engineering Sciences) and Richard Rosner(Psychiatry & Behavioral Science). The FSF Members elected three new trustees—Julie Howe (General), John Kenney(Odontology), and Mark Marpet (Engineering Sciences). Gil Brogdon (General) and John Pless (Pathology/Biology) were reelectedto serve a second four-year term. Congratulations!

The 2005-2006 officers of the Foundation—Carla Noziglia (Chair), John McDowell (Vice Chair), Robert Thibault (Secretary),and James McGivney (Treasurer), and the entire Board of Trustees—want to thank the Academy for your continued support. It isbecause of you that the Foundation is able to make such great strides in its offering all of its grants and awards which further theadvancement of the forensic science profession.

FSF Chairman Carla Nozigliapresenting the FSF Mid-year

Operations Report


$500,000 BY 2005The following Friends of the Forensic Sciences Foundation generously contributed to the Foundation during the Academy’s

57th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Contributions are very much appreciated and will ensure a sound financial basisfor the FSF Lucas Research Grant Program, the Emerging Forensic Scientist Award, and other FSF-sponsored educational programs.

$101 + - “Executive’s Circle”Leo A. Dal Cortivo, PhDCarol E. Henderson, JD

James O. Pex, MSRobert C. Strader, BA

Peter V. Tytell, BAAnita K.Y. Wonder, MA

$51 to $100 - “Trustee”Robert N. Anderson, PhD, PE

Laura W. Goldstein, MSDavid A. Grossman, DDS

Rusty L. Morris, PhDGregory A. Schmunk, MDLindsey C. Thomas, MDCyril H. Wecht, MD, JD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Larry Adams

Julie A. Howe, MBAEugene Giles, PhD

Denise Giordano, MSDouglas M. Lucas, MS, DScJohn D. McDowell, DDS, MS

Kenneth E. Melson, JD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”David G. Pauly, BS

Kay and Haskell M. Pitluck, JDStewart D. Ryckman, MD

Jack Sousa, MSNorman D. “Skip” Sperber, DDS

Diane K. Tolliver, BS, MPAKarl G. Verebey, PhD

2005-06 FSF ACORN GRANTS AVAILABLEThe FSF Acorn Grants are small grants (up to $500) intended to help the investigator initiate original problem oriented

research. These grants are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Proposals should include:

• Current curriculum vitae for each applicant• Brief (approximately one page) description of the project• Cites for current or previous FSF Research Grants awarded to any of the investigators/researchers• Cites of appropriate references• Budget for project, including amount requested from FSF• Plan for dissemination of the results• Timetable for project

Funding requests for bibliographic preparation, travel, equipment, routine agency operations, including salary of investi-gators/researchers or assistants, are not normally approved and are discouraged.

Deadline for proposal is June 15. A progress report for the research must be sent to the FSF by December 1 of the year fol-lowing the year in which the grant is awarded.

Brief proposals (original and two copies) should be sent to the FSF headquarters (PO Box 669, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0669, Attention: Nancy Jackson) by June 15 of the current year in order to be considered by the FSF Research Committee. Thedeadline is firm with no extension.

2005-06 LUCAS GRANTS AVAILABLEThe FSF Lucas Grants are larger grants (up to $501-$5,000) intended to help the investigator in original in-depth problem ori-

ented research. These grants are also open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.Proposals should include the same materials as applications for the Acorn Grants, though the description of the project may be upto 5 pages. Funding requests for bibliographic preparation, travel, equipment, routine agency operation, including salary of inves-tigators/researchers or assistants, are not normally approved and are discouraged.

Deadline for proposal is June 15. A progress report for the research must be sent to the FSF by December 1 of the year fol-lowing the year in which the grant is awarded.

F O R E N S I C S C I E N C E S F O U N D A T I O NName ________________________________________________________________________________________________Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City ____________________________________ State ______________________________ Zip ______________________

Forensic Sciences Foundation Contribution (80% Restricted Endowment; 20% General: $ ___________

Forensic Sciences Foundation Restricted Endowment Contribution : $ ___________

Forensic Sciences Foundation General Contribution : $ ___________

Mail To: Forensic Sciences Foundation, Inc.PO Box 669Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0669(719) 636-1100 Fax: (719) 636-1993

Thank you for your commitment to forensic sciences. Contributionsto the Forensic Sciences Foundation are deductible as charitablecontributions for federal income tax purposes. Your contribution willbe acknowledged in the Academy News.

� Visa � Mastercard � Enclosed Check

Account No: ______________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________

Expiration Date: __________________________________

Signature, Account Number and Expiration Date Required for Credit Card

Endowment Fund Contribution

(Payable to: FSF)

The 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences (AAFS) will be held February 20-25, 2006,in Seattle, WA.

The Program Committee solicits the submission ofabstracts on topics of interest to the forensic science community.August 1, 2005, is the deadline for the submission of abstracts.

Scientific papers selected for presentation will be dividedinto two groups:

• Platform Presentation (standard scientific session)• Poster Session

The Program Committee will select appropriate abstractsfrom those submitted by the August 1, 2005, deadline.

Abstracts of papers must be submitted on the official abstractform which accompanies this announcement. Specific format andcontent requirements for the abstracts are noted on the form. Acurrent copy of the presenting author’s curriculum vitae must beattached to the original abstract form.

If you wish to submit your abstract on-line, go to the AAFSwebsite at: www.aafs.org.

Notification of Acceptance will be sent to all presentingauthors by November 1, 2005. Meeting registration materials willbe sent to presenting authors.

Content1. The presentation must cover the material reported in

the abstract.2. The opening statement of the presentation should

acquaint the audience with the nature and purpose ofthe paper.

3. Sufficient time should be allocated to the results of thestudy, and should be stated simply and clearly so that the significant facts can be readily identified.

4. The presentation should be concluded with a concisesummary of the essential findings or results.

TimeThe final determination as to the length of time that will be

allocated to a specific paper rests with the Section Program Chair.However, 15 minute presentations are standard.

Key WordsEach author is to provide three key words or terms in the

space provided on the abstract form.

Oral PresentationEach scientific session meeting room will be equipped with a

lighted pointer, podium, microphone, LCD projector, and screen.35mm projectors must be requested. A limited number of slide trayswill be available. Speakers are encouraged to bring their own slidetrays.

Requests for additional audio-visual equipment will bereviewed by the Program Committee and are subject to approval bythe Section Chair. Speakers will be notified of the disposition of theirrequests.

Poster PresentationEach author selected for poster presentation will be provided

with a 4’ x 8’ tack board on which to display material related tohis/her presentation. Thumb tacks will be provided. If materialis better suited as a table top display, please indicate on theabstract form.

All speakers and presenters (oral or poster) are required toregister for the annual meeting. If your abstract is accepted forpresentation, you will be required to pay the normal registrationfee for the annual meeting.

The Journal of Forensic Sciences has the first publicationrights to all previously unpublished reports and papers presentedat the Academy’s annual meeting. The Journal’s right of thispublication is limited to six months from the date of presentation.

ContentA well-designed poster should:1. Inform the observer as to the subject matter, the

information contained and the conclusions drawn;2. Indicate how the experiments were designed and how

the results were obtained; and3. Facilitate discussion between the author(s) and the

viewers.

PreparationAuthors have complete freedom to choose ways of displaying

their information in figures, tables, text, photographs, etc.However, they should avoid crowding too much information intoa limited space. The poster may be augmented by the use ofmanuscripts and sketch pads with marking pens.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCESAnnouncement and Call for Papers

58th Annual MeetingFebruary 20-25, 2006 — Seattle, WA

2006 Annual Meeting

Notification of Acceptance

Oral Presentations

General Information

Meeting Registration

Poster Presentations

Content of AbstractYour abstract should be informative, containing:1. A short specific title.2. The Learning Objectives.3. A sentence statement of the paper’s hypothesis or proposition.4. A brief synopsis of the content, or statement of the methods,

whichever is pertinent.5. A summary of the results obtained, if pertinent.6. A general statement of conclusion, if possible.7. A minimum of one-half page (approximately 500 words) to a

maximum of one full page (approximately 700 words) in length. Abstracts which do not meet the one-half page minimum will not be printed in the AAFS Proceedings.

8. Three key terms.9. A brief statement of what impact the presentation or research

findings will have on the forensic sciences and/or humanity.Abstracts should NOT be written in the first person.

Format of AbstractYour abstract must be typed and submitted in a legible format

following the instructions provided below:1. The title, names of authors with respective degree(s), and

addresses must be stated exactly as you wish them to appear in the program. Indicate with an asterisk (*) who will be presenting.

2. Type abstract single spaced, 10 point type size, and return it along with a copy on disk.

3. Type all copy, including title, in upper and lower case; capitalize and punctuate exactly as you wish the abstract toappear.

4. Exercise care in preparing the abstract. If unsuitable forpublication as received, the abstract will be returned to the author for correction, revision, or completion.

35mm slide projectors are not part of the standard AV package andmust be reserved. Please indicate your request for a slide projector bychecking “other” and stating so on item #8 Audio/Visual Requirementson the next page. Noted below are the official guidelines in preparing35mm slides for presentation at the 2006 AAFS Annual Meeting:• Limit the information on each slide to a single point or idea.• Keep slides simple with plenty of open space between lines. • Limit messages to seven lines or less. Do not use more than seven

words per line.• Do not crowd the slide. Two or more simple slides are better than

one that is complex and crowded.• Use simple graphs and illustrations with a minimum of captions.

Avoid using thin lines, dots, dashes, or other specialty lines unless they are very bold and black.

• Avoid backing up in slide lectures. If you need a slide twice, make duplicate slides.

• Slides mounted in plastic mounts are preferable to cardboard or glass.• Graphics are preferable.• White on black, white on blue, or blue on yellow project the

best. Avoid red and blue or other non-contrasting color combinations.The number of available slide carousels is limited. It is highly

recommended that you provide your own.

Computers may not be provided as part of this package. It isyour responsibility to provide the laptop or computer used for yourpresentation. A LCD projection unit will be available in the SpeakerPrep Room. Please make certain your computer is compatible withthe projector and that all is in working order and tested before yourpresentation.

Below are recommended guidelines for preparing your presentation:• Dark background and light text give good contrast and show up well

in the meeting room; however, a background too dark may blacken the room too much. Avoid color combinations such as red and blue, yellow, and green, etc.

• ARIAL “Bold” is the recommended font style. Avoid using fonts that project poorly because the line width is too thin.

• Use as large a font as possible. Anything below 24 pt. is too small. Suggested font sizes are Titles: 48-54; Main text titles: 32; Smallest text lines: 24.

• Do not crowd the frame. Limit the number of text lines per frame to a maximum of seven.

• Use simple graphs and illustrations with a minimum of captions. Avoid using thin lines, dots, dashes, or other specialty lines unless they are very bold and black.

• Avoid backing up the projector. If you need a frame twice, make a duplicate frame.

• Check your computer resolution by going to your computer’s control panel, selecting “Display” then “Settings.” Recommended resolution is 1024 x 768 (XGA).

An electronic copy of your abstract submission is required. Pleasefollow the format guidelines provided below:

1. Software: Microsoft® Word for Windows is preferred.2. Type size: 10 pt (10 characters per inch).3. Single spaced.4. Margins: top: 1”, left side: 1”, right side: 1”.5. References/Footnotes: do not put in the header or footer of the

document.6. Do not embed objects, pictures, tables, or charts within document.7. No boxes, frames, or lines.8. Remove editing comments, notes, etc., and accept tracked

changes in the document prior to saving and submitting.

1. Complete attached form.2. Follow instructions provided in typing abstract.3. Proofread all information provided.4. Attach one current copy of presenting author’s curriculum

vitae to original abstract form. Return the original abstract, with attached c.v., and a copy on disk, by August 1, 2005, to:

Mailing Address: PO Box 669Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0669

Street Address: 410 North 21st StreetColorado Springs, CO 80904-2798

Injury Pattern Analysis in Fatal Traffic Crash Investigation

Michael D. Freeman, PhD, DC, MPH*, Oregon Health and Science UniversitySchool of Medicine, 3071 Dogwood Drive South, Salem, OR 97302; and CliffordNelson, MD, Medical Examiner Division, Oregon State Police, 301 NortheastKnott Street, Portland, OR 97212-3092

After attending this presentation, attendees will understand some principles ofcrash investigation, the necessary elements for the application of Injury PatternAnalysis, characteristic injury patterns of certain types of crashes, and an example ofa practical application of Injury Pattern Analysis

This presentation will impact the forensic community and/or humanity byserving as a key aspect of fatal crash investigation as it can augment traditionalmeans of investigation in a systematized format via interdisciplinary communicationand collaboration.

Reconstruction of a fatal crash can be augmented, in certain circumstances, byinformation gleaned from the postmortem evaluation. Further improvement of thescope and accuracy of an investigation can result from evaluation of the injuries ofcrash survivors, taking into account the conformity of individual vehicle interiors aswell as the movement of the occupants during the crash.

The term “Injury Pattern Analysis (IPA)” is proposed as a description of a fatalcrash investigation technique that utilizes accident investigation, and reconstructiontechniques, occupant kinematics, postmortem records, hospital and healthcareprovider acute injury records, and other evidence as an adjunct to the investigationof homicides resulting from fatal crashes.

The authors will present a case study in IPA as an example of the practical appli-cation of the technique. It is recommended that medicolegal death investigatorsbecome familiar with the principles of IPA. Crash, Fatal, Investigation

General Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT, 35MM SLIDES, & LCD PROJECTION

35mm Slides

Word Processor Preparation

Sample Abstract

Specific Instructions

LCD Projection

1. Presentation Choice: Oral Poster Breakfast Seminar Luncheon Workshop Workshort

2. Section Selection: Please circle the section in which you desire to present a paper: Criminalistics, Engineering Sciences, General,Jurisprudence, Odontology, Pathology/Biology, Physical Anthropology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Questioned Documents,Toxicology, Last Word Society

3. Amount of Time Required: __________________________

4. Presenting Author, Name & Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone # (______) _____________________ Fax # (______) ____________________ E-mail ________________________________

5. Is the presenting author an AAFS member/affiliate or applicant? Yes No If yes, AAFS ID # _______________________

a. If AAFS member/affiliate/applicant, please list section affiliation: _______________________________________________________

b. Is abstract a candidate for: Pathology/Biology Best Resident Paper? Yes No (publication ready manuscript required)General Section Achievement Award? Yes No Physical Anthropology Ellis R. Kerley Award? Yes No Physical Anthropology J.L. Angel Student Award? Yes No FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award? Yes No

6. Co-Author(s) Name(s), Address(es) and Business Affiliation (attach additional sheet if required): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Has this paper been presented or published before? Yes No If yes, where and when? ______________________________________________________________________________________

8. Audio/Visual Requirements: Each room will be equipped with a screen, electronic pointer, lectern microphone, and an LCD projector.All additional equipment must be requested and is subject to approval by the Section Chair.

Other Equipment Requested: __________________________________________

9. AAFS Policy on Full Disclosure of Faculty Financial Interests or RelationshipsIt is the policy of the Continuing Education Program of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to ensure balance, independence, objectivity,and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in these programs are expected to disclose to the program audiences:(1) any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentations, (2) discussion of unapproved (unlabeled) uses ofpharmaceuticals /medical devices, and (3) ongoing research (preliminary) data. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent a speaker with afinancial or other relationship from making a presentation, but rather to provide listeners with information on which they can make their ownjudgments about the presentation. It is also the policy of the AAFS that all speakers must disclose whether non-FDA approved uses ofpharmaceutical products or medical devices are included in the presentation. In keeping with this procedure, the faculty or presenter is required tocomplete and sign the following disclosure statements:

I. Will your presentation include any discussion of commercial products or services? Yes No If yes, please list all manufacturer(s) or provider(s) and describe the nature of the relationship(s) (attach additional pages as needed): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

II. Is this activity/presentation financially supported? Yes No If yes, by whom?_____________________________________ and in what form? Grant Support Paid Consultant Employee Shareholder Speakers Bureau

III. Does this presentation include the discussion or use of unapproved (unlabeled) pharmaceuticals/medical devices and/or ongoing research? Yes No If yes, please describe (attach additional pages as needed): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Disclosed information will be made available to participants in the Final Program provided to all registrants.

10. Complete the following:a. I hereby acknowledge that my abstract will be published in the AAFS Proceedings if accepted for presentation. Yes Nob. I hereby acknowledge by submission of this form that the Journal of Forensic Sciences reserves the right of first publication of this

paper if it is accepted for presentation at the AAFS Annual Meeting. Yes No The Journal of Forensic Sciences’ right of this publication is limited to six months from the date of presentation.

c. I hereby acknowledge permission to tape my presentation at the AAFS Annual Meeting. Yes No d. I will comply with the AAFS guidelines for legible 35mm slides, LCD projection, and that structured abstracts are required. Yes No

I hereby acknowledge that I have read and comply with the requirements noted herein and that the information provided is true and correct.

___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________Signature Date

(Abstract Form on Reverse Side)

Complete all of the Following InformationNOTE: In order for your paper to be considered for presentation you are required to complete ALL areas of this form. Incomplete informationwill be returned to the author for completion. Those who wish to submit their abstract on-line, go to the AAFS website at: www.aafs.org.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

PO Box 669 — Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0669

ABSTRACT OF PAPER FOR 2006 ANNUAL MEETING

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C R I M I N A L I S T I C S

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Lowell W. Bradford, BSHoward A. Harris, PhD, JDMichele E. Kestler, MSCaroline M. Kim, MSAnne R. Manly, ABBenjamin Perillo, BAJames O. Pex, MSMelissa A. Smrz, MSRobert C. Strader, BAKay M. Sweeney, BSEdward Whittaker, BSAnita K.Y. Wonder, MA

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Dennis C. Akin, BSEdward Bernstine, PhDCharles H. Brenner, PhDThomas A. Brettell, PhDPeter R. De Forest, DCrimSally Dillon, BSBarry A.J. Fisher, MS, MBALaura W. Goldstein, MSArif Kalantar, MSFSKevin Lothridge, MSMDaniel C. Nippes, MSCarla M. Noziglia, MSCatharine Rowe, BAMarie Samples, MSMoses Schanfield, PhDSteven Sottolano, BS, MHRODAnjali R. Swienton, MFS, JDAleksandr Taflya, BSLaurel V. Waters, BSC. Michele Yezzo, BS

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Sanford Angelos, MS, MEdSusan M. Ballou, MSChris Beheim, BSJoseph P. Bono, MALisa Brewer, MSJamie Daughetee, BA, BSHarold Deadman, Jr., PhDJennifer Elders, BSBarton P. Epstein, BSHiram K. Evans, MScDavid Fisher, BSGaron Foster, MSFSJoseph Galdi, MSJames Garcia, MSJo Ann Given, MSMichael E. Gorn, MSLucy D. Houck, BHSThomas J. Janovsky, BSKristy Kadash, PhDRoger K. Kahn, PhDThomas Kubic, JD, PhDJosé A. Lorente, MD, PhDMiguel Lorente, MD, PhDDouglas M. Lucas, MS, DScJacki L. Mancilla, BSRichard E. Meyers, MSTerry Mills IIIKenneth W. Nimmich, MSLinda C. Rourke, MSFS, MPhilCarl M. Selavka, PhDGeorge Sensabaugh, DCrimRonald L. Singer, MSJack Sousa, MSNoelle Umback, PhDDaniel Van Gelder, MFSJoseph Warren, PhD

E N G I N E E R I N G S C I E N C E S

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Robert N. Anderson, PhD, PERoy E. Crawford, PEAndrew J. Friedman, BA, BSJames S. Smith, PhD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Thomas L. Bohan, PhD, JDZeno R. Geradts, PhDDavid Goldman, MS, PERaymond K. Hart, PhD, JDJames B. Hyzer, PhDDonn N. Peterson, MSME, PEWilliam Rosenbluth, MSEESidney Rubin, MME, PEDavid J. Schorr, PESteven M. Schorr, PEGary D. Sloan, PhDJohn A. Talbott, PERobert E. Witter, MSEE, PE

G E N E R A L

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Alan F. Boehm, MFSB.G. Brogdon, MDRobert A. Freed, BSJon J. Nordby, PhD

$51-$100 - “Trustee”William B. Andrews, MFSDonna Brandelli, MFSJoanna Collins, MFSW. Mark Dale, BAPaul R. Davison, BSRobert E. Fraas, PhDJohn E. Gerns, MFSSusan L. Hanshaw, MFS, RNSusanne Liles, RN, BSRobert K. Ressler, MSPatricia M. Speck, MSNRobert Thibault, MFST.L. Williams, MFS

Up to $50 - “Board Member” Miguel O. Aguilar Ruiz, IngAngela G. Birt, MFSJane Bock, PhDKaren T. Campbell, MDLeanne Courtney, BSN, MFSJanet Barber Duval, MSNMary Fran Ernst, BLSDaniel R. Fallon, Jr., MSJamie Ferrell, BSNSuzanne M. Froede, MABetty Pat. Gatliff, BALillian Guia, BSJulie A. Howe, MBARobert Hunkeler III, MFSEarl W.K. James, JD, PhDBetty James, LLB, BSN, MA

John W. Mastalski, BAHerbert Masthoff, PhDWarren J. McChesney, Jr., MFSPatrick M. McKeown, MSDavid G. Pauly, BSJack Pinkus, PhDMark Pollitt, MSWavelet S. Thompson, MSRebecca L. Weston, BS

J U R I S P R U D E N C E

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Carol E. Henderson, JD

$51-$100 - “Trustee”John B. Carraher, LLBWilliam Head, JDDonald E. Mielke, JDDon Harper Mills, MD, JDAndre A. Moenssens, JD, LLMWalter Stern III, JDCynthia L. Windsor, JD

Up to $50 - “Board Member” Joseph Maltese, JDKenneth E. Melson, JDHaskell M. Pitluck, JDDanielle D. Ruttman, JDBrian J. Walsh, PhD

O D O N T O L O G Y

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Sanford Block, DDS, LLBVeronique F. Delattre, DDSDelora Fletcher, DDSJohn P. Kenney, DDSBarry Lipton, DDSStuart Segelnick, DDS

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Robert C. Ankerman, DDSD.M. Arendt, DDSMarvin Bledsoe, DDSCynthia C. Brzozowski, DMDHoward Cooper, DDSHenry J. Dondero, DDSJohn E. Filippi, DDSDavid A. Grossman, DDSRoger E. Hasey, DDSJames Hudson, DMDRaymond M. Juriga, DMDMitchell M. Kirschbaum, DDSJames M. Lewis, DMDWalter P. Neumann II, DDSJohn W. Pash, DDSJ. Randall Pearce, DDSMartin W. Scanlon, DDSRichard Scanlon, DMDDavid R. Senn, DDSRichard B. Serchuk, DDS

CONTRIBUTORS

The Forensic Sciences Foundation, Inc., gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions made to theFoundation and its Endowment Fund. Please accept our apologies if your name has been inadvertently omitted and contact the AAFS office as soon as possible with the correction. This listing reflects contributions received from 8/01/04 through 3/01/05.

The Fund’s balance through 3/01/05 was $400,599. Additionally, the Endowment has provided $58,363 in awards andgrants since its inception in 1990.

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Brion C. Smith, DDSDuane E. Spencer, DDSNorman D. Sperber, DDSRobert E. Wood, DDS, PhD

Up to $50 - “Board Member” Susan G.S. Anderson, DMDGary M. Berman, DDSHomer R. Campbell, Jr., DDSJohn M. Carson, DDSSheila M. Dashkow, DDSRichard D. Dial, DDSKevin Dugan, DDSJohn L. Edwards, DDSScott R. Firestone, DDSLisa Foley, DMDAdam J. Freeman, DDSB. Kalman Friedman, DDSJoseph R. Gentile, DDSRonald Haines, DDSPeter F. Hampl, DDSRhea Haugseth, DMDKenneth P. Hermsen, DDSArnold S. Hermanson, DDSPhyllis Ho, DDSJohn S. Isaac, DDSLaura Kaiser, DMDBarry Kurtz, DDSGeorge J. Kottemann, DDSKevin G. Landon, DDSJohn A. Lewis, Jr., DDSJudy Y. Marshall, DMDJohn D. McDowell, DDS, MSRaymond G. Miller, DDSArthur Mollin, DDS, MSWilliam T. Moore, DDSLillian Nawrocki, DDSBarbara L. Needell, DMDWilliam Pace, DDSNicole Pham, DDSRobert C. Preston, DDSDavid P. Reid, DDSGerald M. Reynolds, DDSSusan K. Rivera, DDSJames G. Schaus, DDSMichael N. Sobel, DMDHelena Soomer, DDSNorman D. Sperber, DDSPaul G. Stimson, DDSAnthony K.Y. Sur, DDSYoshihiro Takaesu, DDS, PhDWarren Tewes, DDSElverne Tonn, DDSKathryn I. Vitiello, DMDBruce Wiley, DMDRobert G. Williams, DDSRobert D. Willis, DDSBernard J. Wujcik, DDSDouglas L. Wyler, DDS

P A T H O L O G Y / B I O L O G Y

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Hideo Itabashi, MD

$51-$100 - “Trustee”John E. Adams, MDThomas A. Andrew, MDMichael Bell, MD

Michael Benson, DOJames L. Caruso, MDGil E. Corrigan, MD, PhDPatrick M. Fardal, MD, JDRoberto Fiori, MDRichard C. Froede, MDJames R. Gill, MDJulia C. Goodin, MDThomas E. Henry, MDMarie Herrmann, MDRobert W. Huntington III, MDMarc A. Krouse, MDJames L. Luke, MDAbubakr A. Marzouk, MDJason Payne-James, MBBSJohn Pless, MDGregory A. Schmunk, MDStanley F. Seligman, MDLindsey C. Thomas, MDScott A. Wagner, MDEdward B. Waldrip, PhDCyril H. Wecht, MD, JDRonald K. Wright, MD, JD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Sally S. Aiken, MDPeter Benson, MDLynda Biedrzycki, MDRichard P. Bindie, MDTamara Bloom, MDJason H. Byrd, MDCarlo P. Campobasso, MD, PhDJoye Carter, MDJaime A. Ceballos Vergara, MDJ. Scott Denton, MDNunzio Di Nunno, MDGiancarlo Di Vella, MD, PhDJohn A. DiMaggio, DPMJennie Duval, MDMarcella F. Fierro, MDJames L. Frost, MDMasaki Q. Fujita, MD, PhDCharles L. Garrett, MDMirella Gherardi, MDM. Lee Goff, PhDShashi Gore, MDThomas F. Hegert, MDLotte Henke, PhDNeil A. Hoffman, MDK.M. Ingwersen, MDMitra Kalelkar, MDJames Kaplan, MDKazuhiko Kibayashi, MDLawrence Kobilinsky, PhDRoland Kohr, MDThomas Krompecher, MD, PhDNeil Langlois, MBBChir, MDRobert D. Lawrence, MDLoren J. Mednick, MDRobin J.R. Moffat, DObstGarry F. Peterson, MD, JDDouglas Posey, Jr., MDSusan J. Roe, MDW.P. Ryan, MBBSStewart D. Ryckman, MDTai-Ping Shih, MDJames Swinehart, MDShakuntala Teas, MD

James Thorpen, MDShigeyuki Tsunenari, MDGlenn N. Wagner, DOCyril H. Wecht, MD, JD

P H Y S I C A L A N T H R O P O L O G Y

$51-$100 - “Trustee”John Baker, PhDLeslie E. Eisenberg, PhDKenneth A.R. Kennedy, PhDLinda L. Klepinger, PhDCharles F. Merbs, PhDElizabeth A. Murray, PhDLorna Pierce, PhDNorman J. Sauer, PhD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Bradley J. Adams, PhDWalter H. Birkby, PhDKaren R. Burns, PhDEugene Giles, PhDGwendolyn M. Haugen, MAJ. Michael Hoffman, MD, PhDRichard Jantz, PhDLee Meadows Jantz, PhDElias Kontanis, BS, BAMary H. Manhein, MAJerry Melbye, PhDRobert F. Pastor, PhDTed A. Rathbun, PhDFrank Saul, PhDJulie Saul, BAPaul Sledzik, MSAndrew Tyrrell, PhDMichael W. Warren, PhD

P S Y C H I A T R Y &B E H A V I O R A L S C I E N C E

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Jonathan R. Kelly, MDRusty L. Morris, PhDJ. Arturo Silva, MD

Up to $50 - “Board Member” Alan R. Felthous, MDRichard Rosner, MDRobert L. Sadoff, MD

Q U E S T I O N E D D O C U M E N T S

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Peter V. Tytell, PhD

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Jack R. Calvert, BSJames A. Green, BSLinda J. Hart, BAGregory McNally, BSSusan E. Morton, BACharles E. Perrotta, MSFS

Up to $50 - “Board Member” Riad F. Basalah, MFSJames Black, BSWilliam J. Bodziak, MSFSPhilip D. Bouffard, PhDMaria G. Flores, MSJohn Gencavage, BSGary R. Herbertson, MS

Sandra Ramsey Lines, BAJohn Osborn, BAJanet F. Masson, BJPhilip Rusk, MFSDennis J. Ryan, MBAJohn L. Sang, MSDiane K. Tolliver, BS, MPAJanis Winchester, MS

T O X I C O L O G Y

$101+ - “Executive’s Circle”Leo A. Dal Cortivo, PhDMichael A. Peat, PhDMichael F. Rieders, PhD

$51-$100 - “Trustee”Michael R. Baylor, PhDLarry B. Howard, PhDThomas C. Kupiec, PhDDon-Liang Lin, PhDSamuel E. Mathews, PhDWayne Ross, MCLSRobert K. Simon, PhDKarl G. Verebey, PhDMark F. Young, PhD

Up to $50 - “Board Member”Stuart C. Bogema, PhDYale H. Caplan, PhDPaula Childs, PhDRichard Cohn, PhDMichael R. Corbett, PhDBruce A. Goldberger, PhDDaniel Isenschmid, PhDGraham R. Jones, PhDBarry S. Levine, PhDElizabeth K. Marker, PhDLaureen Marinetti, PhDJoel Mayer, PhDAshraf Mozayani, PhD, PharmDAdam Negrusz, PhDHenry C. Nipper, PhDFredric Rieders, PhDMichael Schaffer, PhDRichard F. Shaw, BSMichael Slade, PhDVina R. Spiehler, PhDElizabeth L. Todd, PhDLowell Van Berkom, MSSusan Vondrak, BSMichael J. Ward, PhDVickie Watts, MSJ. Wells, PhDRobert M. White, Sr., PhD

Non-MembersLarry AdamsDenise Giordano, MS

American Academy ofForensic Sciences

In Memory of Jan S. Bashinski, MCrimCarla M. Noziglia, MS

In Memory of William J. Cowlin, JDThe Haskell M. Pitluck Family


7TH ANNUAL FSF EMERGING FORENSIC SCIENTIST AWARDForensic scientists who have matured under the 75-year-old Frye standard of “general acceptance” have faced intense

challenges to their reliability and validity in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Daubert v. Merrell-Dow, 509 U.S.579 (1993). Forensic scientists presently sit at the epicenter of a fundamental shift of their legal foundations; newforensic scientists enter the field to face unprecedented challenges to their areas of specialized knowledge.

PURPOSE: To nurture a productive dialogue between emerging judicial and forensic standards of reliability andvalidity, the Forensic Sciences Foundation is pleased to offer the 7th Annual Emerging Forensic Scientist Award. Theaward will be presented to the author of the best paper on any topic focusing on the reliability and validity of techniques,processes, or methods in a forensic area of the author’s choice.

HOW TO ENTER: Entrants should submit an abstract of the proposed paper to the AAFS Program Committee byAugust 1, 2005, in compliance with AAFS abstract criteria, and indicate that the abstract is submitted for the EmergingForensic Scientist Award. Initial review and acceptance/rejection of the abstract will be done by the AAFS ProgramCommittee which will focus specifically on the abstract’s treatment of reliability and validity issues.

SELECTION PROCESS: Abstracts accepted by the AAFS Program Committee and the EFSA Program Committee will bescheduled for presentation during the scientific session of the section which accepted the abstract, and evaluated byrepresentatives of the Multidisciplinary Awards Committee appointed by the Forensic Sciences Foundation Board ofTrustees. Announcement of the winning entry will be made in the Academy News following determination of the winner bythe Awards Committee. The Award will be presented during the 2007 Academy Business Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

CRITERIA TO ENTER: An eligible entrant need not be an AAFS member. However, entrants who are AAFS membersmust be a Student Affiliate or Trainee Affiliate. All entrants must be within three years of completion of formal training(must submit proof from laboratory director or university professor) at the time the paper is presented in 2006. Only thepresenter is eligible for the award; no substitutions will be accepted after the application is submitted. The decision ofthe Awards Committee is final and the amount of the award is firm. The form below must be completed and sent with theabstract submission to the AAFS office by the August 1, 2005, deadline.

THE AWARD: The award will cover the expense of the recipient’s attendance at the 2007 meeting, including regis-tration, airfare, five nights lodging, and $75/day per diem. A commemorative plaque will also be presented to the awardwinner at the 2007 AAFS Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

FSF EMERGING FORENSIC SCIENTIST AWARD ENTRY FORM

I am submitting an abstract to the FSF Review Panel to be considered for the Emerging Forensic Scientist PaperAward. My resume and paper are attached.

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John Anderson, BS, Retired Fellow of the Criminalistics Section, January 2005.

George Burgman, DDS, Retired Fellow of the Odontology Section, January 2005.

James Dibowski, Retired Fellow of the Questioned Documents Section, October 2004.

Edward Smith, BS, Member of the Questioned Documents Section, June 2004.

In the January 2005 issue of “Academy News,” it was published that James R. Dibowski was a Retired Fellow of the Odontology Section. In fact, Mr. Dibowski was a member of the Questioned Documents Section. AAFS apologizes for the inadvertent error.

IN MEMORIAM


Source: Ken Field, Academy Historian

In 1955. . . . . . funds with which to run the Academy were constantly in very short supply in the early years. Thus, the reader may

understand the 1955 Executive Committee's elation when the Treasurer advised them that the Academy had finallymade a profit from the annual meeting in Los Angeles. The financial report read as follows:

Meeting Revenue. …………………$1,974.00Meeting Expense…………………….1,966.17NET GAIN ..................................………..$7.83

Don't laugh; that profit paid two-thirds of the total Section expenses for the year.

In 1965. . .. . . If we only had the moola! Beginning in the late '50s the leaders of the Academy recognized that the Secretary/

Treasurer needed help to run the day-to-day operations of the Academy. Finally, in 1965, a motion was made toempower the Secretary/ Treasurer to hire a full-time assistant. Everyone felt pretty good about that unanimousdecision until they realized that funds were not available with which to implement it. They settled for a part-timeassistant and Polly Cline became the Academy's first employee. Today, the AAFS headquarters is staffed with elevenemployees.

In 1975. . .. . . A rose by any other name—Occasionally, throughout its history, the Academy has been misidentified by the

media and by other service organizations. In the mid-70s we were once called "The For Insects Science Organization."Another memorable one was "The For Instance Sciences." Today, with the help of such such organizations as the CSFO,educational resources, and the popularity of television’s latest crime programs, the meaning of forensic science is no longermisunderstood.

In 1985. . .. . . If variety is the spice of life, then the 1985 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas must have been a real humdinger. Here is

just a small sampling of the wide variety of papers read at the scientific sessions: Garment Buttons, Duct Tape, Ice Picks,Boat Ladders, Reptile Leather, The Tuna Treasure, Brazilian Indians, and Homemade Cheese. Today’s presenters are still just ascreative. At the 2005 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, one of the more creative titles was Bacon, Eggs, and Arsenic.

AAFS CHRONICLES – DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN?

THE C.S.I. EFFECTWhy jurors in criminal

trials behave as they do invoting to acquit, convict orneither (a hung jury) hasalways been a source ofbemusement and befud-dlement to both watchers andactors at the trial.

First it was the PerryMason effect in the 1950s and1960s when juries wereschooled to expect a full con-fession in the last act. Then itbecame the Quincy M.E. effect

from 1976 to 1983 when juries were geared to anticipatethat the mystery would be solved by the pathological wiz-ardry of Jack Klugman a/k/a Quincy, M.E. And now it is theC.S.I. effect, after the three popular TV programs, that par-ticipants in the criminal justice system firmly and forcefullybelieve is ruling the jury’s roost, much to the unexaminedglee of defense attorneys and the unthinking dismay ofprosecutors.

The Proof of the C.S.I. EffectIn Las Vegas, NV, Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish were

acquitted at a second widely publicized trial for themurder of casino owner Ted Binion. The post trial punditsattributed the jury’s verdict, in largest part, to the failureto find the accuseds’ fingerprints on an empty Xanaxbottle found next to Binion’s dead body. Others felt theinvestigation at the death scene, first thought to be acci-dental, was thoroughly botched a la O.J. Simpson,depriving forensic scientists of the necessary trace evi-dence to resolve the doubts over Binion’s death. If eitherof these concerns carried the day for the defendants, thejury could be said to have fallen prey to the C.S.I. effect.

In another celebrated murder trial of late, that ofcross-dressing Robert Durst, the multi-millionaire realestate heir in Galveston, TX, an acquittal by a jury has beenlaid to the jury’s being taken in by the C.S.I. effect .Although Durst admitted killing and dismembering hisnext door neighbor, Morris Black, he said the killing was inself defense. According to the argument of Durst’s trialattorney, the failure of police investigators to find Blake’sdisarticulated head deprived the defense of the means toprove through science that Durst was innocent, or at leastnot guilty. Once again the pundits saw the C.S.I. effect ashaving been in command of the jury.

More ProofThe proof that there is a C.S.I. effect in action appears

even more convincingly, so it is said, in other less mediapublicized trials than those of Binion and Durst.

In Boston’s Suffolk County Court this past November,James Bush was acquitted of shooting to death three yearold Malik Andrade Percival during a home invasion. In

spite of the child’s parents having testified that they sawBush kill their child, he was acquitted. One juror said itwas just a question of the lack of credibility of the prose-cution’s star eyewitnesses. But reports in the Boston Globeattribute the acquittal, in part, to the C.S.I. effect, said tobe “a heightened skepticism among jurors” who “expecthard forensic evidence” and do not see it produced duringthe trial.

Such acquittals can not only be a reaction to thegeneral recognition, even before the advent of theInnocence Project’s DNA revolution, that eyewitnesses cannot be trusted to be accurate in their recall of the criminalepisode under scrutiny but other deeper concerns as well.In Baltimore, MD, an 11-year-old eyewitness testified tohaving seen DeAndre Whitehead shoot her father to death.Notwithstanding this damning evidence the jury acquitted.At a post trial interview an alternate juror explained hisbeing disturbed by the prosecution’s not producing evi-dence that the suspect’s fingerprints were on the murderweapon.

Now that juror’s attitude typifies the unrealistic expec-tations spawned in the minds of the public by C.S.I. pro-grammers who emote: “if it happens on C.S.I., it shouldhappen in a real-life courtroom.” But regardless of thebogus science splayed before the millions who watch andingest the scientific flapdoodle of C.S.I. fingerprints arerarely found on the guns used to kill. The weapon is justnot generally suitable for the retention of prints of value.That’s a given among fingerprint examiners but not to thepublic infected as it is by the C.S.I. effect. Indeed inBaltimore the police crime lab’s statistics show itrecovered fingerprints on a paltry “0.3 percent of firearmsand related evidence it processed” in 2003.

In yet another 2004 Baltimore criminal trial, this timea robbery of a Roman Catholic parish priest as well asmembers of his congregation, both the priest, Rev. MikeOrchik, and another of the robbery victims positively iden-tified the suspect as the defendant. The jury, being lesscertain of the identity of the offender, acquitted. Juryforeperson Candace Blankenship, later explained,somewhat cryptically, that “There should have been someother evidence from the church.”

Factoring in DNA et al.But it is not only fingerprints that jurors misperceive

as requisite to convict nor their distrust of eyewitnessesthat are held accountable for irrational acquittals. DNA is aprime ingredient as well as other trace evidence gatheringtechniques like voice prints (otherwise known as voicespectrographs), hair, footwear impressions and bloodspatter discovery visualization and analysis. All these tech-niques and more (such as a cameras surveillance of a com-mercial business crime scene) are feasted upon by thedeluge of various C.S.I. programs, most often with rankand undisguised and unapologetic scientific hyperbole orworse.

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DNA, even though sometimes erroneously abbreviatedas D.N.A., (which must necessarily distress the DelawareNurses Association as well as the Defenders of NativeAmericans) has survived the debacle of the O.J. Simpsonmurder trial to feature prominently in a trial jury’sappraisal of the strength of the prosecution’s case. ATempe, AZ, jury in 2004 found itself unable to reach averdict in a convenience store robbery. The prosecution’sevidence of the defendant’s guilt seemed impenetrable,founded as it was on the eyewitness identifications of theconvenience store clerk and a bystander who saw thesuspect run from the store. But a number of jurors dis-agreed maintaining that the soda bottle left behind on thestore counter by the robber should have been subjected toDNA analysis. Before his retrial, the offender pleadedguilty. So justice triumphed in the long run or so itappeared.

Prosecutors ReactIt is not only the acquittals and the hung juries in the

face of irrefutable non-scientific evidence of guilt that havegiven sturdy support to the conviction among prosecutors,defense attorneys, the police and even crime laboratorypersonnel that juries are being gulled by their viewing ofthe C.S.I. programs into imposing a scientific straightjacket on criminal trials. It is also what the criminal trial’sparticipants themselves have declared.

Baltimore’s State’s attorney Patricia Jessamy describesthe C.S.I. effect as “a standing joke” which is widely recog-nized to encumber prosecutions where forensic evidenceis either absent or irrelevant. But in fact the subject is nolaughing matter as attested to by both prosecutors anddefense attorneys. Defense attorneys view the mattersomewhat differently from prosecutors, at least whenforensic evidence is present. They point out that in thepresence of the prosecution’s scientific evidence the jury iscompletely in the hands of the prosecutor, the jurybelieving that forensic evidence is irrefutable, particularlywhen it comes to DNA and fingerprints.

Prosecutors have responded to the C.S.I. effect’simpact on a jury by presenting what they describe as “neg-ative evidence witnesses.” Such witnesses seek to explainto the jury why scientific evidence was not available or notdiscovered. The theme underlying this testimony is thelongstanding canard that “the absence of evidence is notevidence of absence.”

In the summer of 2002, for example, Agapito Lao wentto trial in Boston for strangling his estranged wife, Alicia.The prosecution had two witnesses certify that Lao hadbeen at the murder scene just a half hour before the bodyof his wife was found. But the defense pointed to theabsence of incriminating forensic evidence for the prose-cution. To counter this defense tactic the prosecutionoffered the testimony of a chemist to establish that thelack of physical evidence, such as fingerprints, was mean-ingless since the defendant, Lao, “had been in and out ofhis wife’s apartment before the murder.”

And yet it would not have been at all irrelevant to thehusband’s guilt for strangling his wife if his fingerprints

had been found on the skin of her neck, assuming amanual strangulation occurred. Of course the C.S.I. folkwould have found such fingerprints. Thus why didn’t theprosecution do so if Lao was truly guilty?

Even before a trial is underway prosecutors havesought to minimize the effect of a lack of forensic evidencein the case they are about to bring to trial. Some prose-cutors are known to hector the grand jury, urging them toadopt the maxim that the absence of evidence is not evi-dence of absence. The short of this plea is that thesuspect’s involvement in the crime can be proved withoutrecourse to forensic evidence. It is argued that there issometimes a confession or an eyewitness’s recollection orcircumstantial evidence other than that dubbed as forensicevidence, any of which should suffice to prove guiltbeyond a reasonable doubt.

Altering the Burden of Proving GuiltBut it may be that part of the C.S.I. effect is a resulting

change in the burden of proof applied by a jury in decidingon guilt or not. Reasonable doubt is the legal standard, notscientific doubt and certainly not beyond a C.S.I.’s doubt oreven no doubt. Are we then on the verge of creditingRobert DeNiro’s comment in the movie Ronin to the effectthat “when there is doubt, there is no doubt” resulting in acall for an acquittal.

Further, at the voir dire of potential jury persons (thevenire) some judges will permit a percipient prosecutor toquery prospective jurors concerning their TV watchinghabits. Before the Binghamton, NY, murder trial of VernonE. Parker, Jr., each of the petit jurors was quite forthrightlyasked: “Do you watch C.S.I.?” Another of New York State’sDistrict Attorneys, Gerald F. Mollen, argues to the jurypanel that his evidence should not be held to “the unreal-istic standards of a television show.”

Defense Attorneys ReactWhile prosecutors complain of a jury’s over reliance

on forensic science, certainly when they lack such evidenceor just consider it to be irrelevant, defense attorneysapplaud the “higher standards” imposed by forensic evi-dence as a strong measure to “weed out injustices.” On theother hand defense attorneys lack confidence in the jury’sability to recognize that forensic evidence is not infallible,fearing that jury obeisance to forensic evidence will nullifyany counterattack mounted against it by the defense.

For their part defense attorneys, like their prosecutorcounterparts, have engaged in pro-active stratagems tomake the most of the C.S.I. effect. One pattern that hasemerged concerns their attempting to stack the jury withC.S.I. regulars, discovered at voir dire, but only where theirdiscovery efforts have demonstrated that the prosecution’scase lacks forensic evidence.

Moreover defense attorneys have sought to utilizewhat prosecutors have termed “negative evidence wit-nesses,” when employed in their cause. The defenseattorney version brings an expert before the jury tosuggest that the prosecution’s case is fatally flawed in theabsence of forensic evidence. But that tactic requires the



acquiescence of a trial judge, which is not often forth-coming. (See, for example, United States v. Frazier,2004WL 2320339 (11th Cir. 10/15/04) where a defense expertwas prohibited from testifying for a kidnap/rape defendantthat the lack of hair and bodily fluids connecting thedefendant to the sexual assaults were indications that therape as reported by the victim did not in fact occur.)However, it can be riposted, at least logically, what issauce (allowable) for the prosecution should also be sauce(allowable) for the defense.

Others ReactIt is not only the attorneys, prosecution and defense,

who have been touched by the C.S.I. effect. Crime labs,police investigators, legislators and legitimate forensicscience and scientists have felt the sting of the C.S.I. effect,sometimes to the good and at other times to the bad. In aRichmond, VA, murder trial in 2001, for example, thejurors queried the judge on whether DNA could be foundon a cigarette butt. When DNA tests were ordered inresponse “the tests exonerated the defendant and the juryacquitted him.”

But the reaction of crime lab personnel to the C.S.I.effect is much more ambivalent. On the down side itimposes additional burdens of testing on them. On theupside legislators who also watch C.S.I. might be moreinclined to loosen the purse strings creating a “boon (forcrime labs) come budget time.” Of course it is very satis-fying to crime lab types to know they are riding a tsunamiof huge public acceptance of their work product.

Junking AboutNaturally the C.S.I. effect can also be seen as a propa-

gation of more, not less, junk science and junk scientists.Whereas the C.S.I. instigators can make a cast of a weaponby pouring caulking into a knife wound, real scientistscan’t. And machines to detect cologne on clothing that hasbeen washed, dry cleaned and or steam pressed may be inthe science fiction future of forensic science but they arenot here now. Furthermore, no lie detection technique isyet fail safe, meaning that tracking brain waves and“neuro-linguistic programming” as a lie detection tool (theshifting of the eyes telegraphs one’s lies) are still incu-bating.

Worse yet, the C.S.I. effect has encouraged underqualified experts to come to the fore with sometimes theequivalent razzle-dazzle of C.S.I. self. This phenomenonhas been said by defense attorney James Sultan to be like“cockroaches (swarming) to an open refrigerator.” It isthese consequences that give daytime nightmares to trialjudges mandated to distinguish reliable from unreliableexpert testimony.

Challenging the C.S.I. EffectAlthough the C.S.I. effect is all the rage, certainly with

the media’s engaging in self-promotion and self-aggran-

dizement, it enrages more than engages the support ofseasoned forensic scientists who view it with a skepticalmind. But few have challenged its legitimacy. Is there inpoint of fact a C.S.I. effect creating havoc for the criminaljustice system in its striving for the just result?Considering the subject dispassionately and differentially itcan be seen that many other factors are at work in influ-encing jury verdicts besides any reputed C.S.I. impact.

Police investigations at crime scenes, highlighted bythe O.J. Simpson murder trial, have been recognized asmired in sloppiness causing trial juror unease. The uneasewith law enforcement officials is not alleviated by the factthat eyewitnesses have been demonstrated to be unre-liable by the Innocence Project’s DNA testing which hasbeen singularly instrumental in righting the wrongs ofmany unjust convictions. Nor should one turn a blind eyeto the fact that jurors, being by and large scientific neo-phytes, can be dumb to the reality of law enforcement’sperformance in a scientific milieu.

To this author the C.S.I. effect is less a myth than amisapprehension. What its raconteurs fail to concede isthat many factors, among which C.S.I. programming is onlyone, albeit possibly a major player, are in the mix here. Inmy view it is the mixture, not one ingredient, that has cap-tured the imagination and the decision making of juries. Itis my contention that the results of the Scott Petersontrials, first on his guilt of murdering his wife and child, andthen on the punishment for those crimes solidly substan-tiate the argument that the C.S.I. effect has not taken thereins of independent thinking from trial jurors.

Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his nearterm pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son without thebenefit of influential forensic science. Indeed there wereno confessions by Scott Peterson to rely upon and no eye-witnesses to associate him with the crimes. And the DNAwas only incidental in identifying the victims.

Yes, the jury did experiment with a boat said to be likethat Peterson had used to dump his victims into the water.That experiment, to investigate the tip-over potential ofthe boat, was a rough-hewn and legally disputable exper-iment hardly a scientifically crafted test to see if Petersoncould have disposed of the victims without tipping theboat on its side, as his lawyer maintained in his behalfwould have happened. The jury’s verdict was entirelybased on circumstantial evidence of a non-scientific stripeon the order of what over the long haul has been the warpand the woof of the criminal justice system, rather than areliance on any dubious C.S.I. effect.

In sum, one should view the current agonizing overthe C.S.I. effect as recalling just another of Yogi Berra’sobscure but sapient sayings. As he put it “the future ain’tas good as what it used to be.”

This article first appeared in Scientific Sleuthing Review, vol. 28, nr. 3 (2004).

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

March/April 2005 Editor: Sheila Estacio Dennis, MS

Supplement to the Academy News(Part 1 of 1)

Saying goodbye is difficult…as of the YFSF BusinessMeeting in New Orleans, we have not yet assigned theposition of Secretary, so here I am again.

The YFSF sessions in New Orleans were a great success.Bourbon Street, Utopia, bread pudding from Commander'sPalace, oysters shucked by "Hollywood" Broadway at AcmeOyster House, the cemeteries, the Garden District, Dragos,Café DuMonde, beignets, and the Mississippi River will all bemissed.

The 2nd Annual YFSF Founder Award was presented byAAFS President Ron Singer to Diane Fraser, Tom Crist, andScott Batterman at the AAFS Annual Business Meeting.These three met at the Seattle meeting in 1995 under theguidance of Steven Batterman and thus the birth of theYFSF. They held their first Special Session in New York atthe 1997 AAFS Annual Meeting.

Thank you to all the YFSF sponsors and to CRC Press andElsevier for donating the textbooks raffled away at thePoster Session and the Breakfast Session.

I would like to congratulate incoming YFSF President,Allison Curran, and thank outgoing President ClaireShepard. The YFSF would also like to thank the Academystaff for their dedication and patience this past yearespecially Anne Warren, Nancy Jackson, Kathy Reynolds, and Sondra Doolittle.

Editor’s Notes

The YFSF Special Session kicked off New Orleans stylewith a rousing introduction by outgoing AAFS President Ron Singer. President Singer took us through the timelineof his career that commenced in Jefferson Parish (Louisiana).The highlight of his introduction was a slide depictingPresident Singer in a Playboy bunny costume showing hisenthusiasm for Mardi Gras and the host city as a member ofthe Local Arrangements Committee for the AAFS meeting inNew Orleans in 1986!

The 2004 Forensic Sciences Foundation EmergingForensic Scientist winner Jeannette Perr gave us insight intoher research on improving the vapor detection of organichigh explosives through the use of SPME in addition to thenumerous places such as New Zealand, Scotland, and Francethat she has presented her work at scientific meetings.

Jerome Podorski and James DiSarno from the DrugEnforcement Agency enlightened us on the processing ofclandestine laboratories all over the U.S. Robert Barsley andMary Manheim brought some southern hospitality to theSpecial Session. Dr. Barsely is a Professor at Louisiana StateUniversity (LSU) School of Dentistry and serves as a forensicdental consultant for several parishes in Louisiana. Hecollaborates on many cases with Ms. Manheim who is aProfessional in Residence and Forensic Anthropologist atLSU. She has been an instructor in Anthropology for over 19

YFSF Special Session

YFSF Founder Awardees Scott Batterman and Tom Cristwith Steve, Judy, and Jared Batterman

YFSF 2005 Special Session participants - over 115 in attendance!

cussion, "Forensic Science in Louisiana," chaired by MaryManheim, Robert Barsley, and Alex Vara (from the LouisianaState Crime Laboratory-DNA section).

We would like to commend the hard work and organi-zation of our 2005 Program Co-Chairs, Allison Curran(PhD student at FIU) and Karly Buras (Anthropology gradstudent at LSU).

The 2nd Annual YFSF PosterSession held in the evening afterthe Special Session was again ahuge success. We would like tothank Florida InternationalUniversity for sponsoring thesession to ensure that we hadposterboards to display morethan a dozen posters fromresearch done at various institu-tions such as FloridaInternational University,University of California Davis,Marshall University, and theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. Thank you to Marrah Lachowicz, Poster SessionChair, for coordinating an excellent event and being so con-scientious as to remember the thumbtacks for the session!

Thanks to the coordination of Jeannette Perr, YFSF BYOSChair, we had seven presenters this year. We had justenough time before the later BYOS session began. Weencourage those closed out of that session to present at theYFSF BYOS next year in Seattle. Following is a list of thepresenters and the take home message:

years and is the author of The Bone Lady and Trail of Bones. We were again happy to have a wonderful lunch, spon-

sored by Fitzco, with silverware and china this year! LaurieFitz Anderson and the founder of Fitzco, June Fitz (or asLaurie noted not only is she her mother but she is also the"mother" of DNA collection), greeted the attendees and

wished them well on their endeavors.The Chief Science Advisor for the Department of Justice,

Vahid Majidi, spoke about the role of the science and tech-nology for Homeland Security. Dr. Majidi is responsible forcoordinating science and technology policy among the DOJ'scomponent agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and state andlocal law enforcement entities.

Zach Gaskin of DNAPrint Genomics spoke about the roleof biogeographical ancestry in the modern criminal investi-gation using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). TheSNP profile is used to add probative value to the criminalinvestigation by giving investigators a BiogeographicalAncestry (BGA) of an unknown subject or victim. For moreinformation, or to participate and be placed in its database,visit the DNAPrintGenomics website.

Dave Kontny, Director, TSA National Explosives DetectionCanine Team Program, and Ken Furton, Professor in theDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the foundingDirector of the International Forensic Research Institute atFlorida International University (FIU), spoke about theircollaborative efforts by presenting "K9 versus Machine:

Optimizing theCombination ofBiological andInstrumental."Rebel, adetector dog,graced us withhis presenceand talent atlocating a pos-sible explosivedevice.

Finally, thesession endedwith a rivetingpanel dis-

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YFSF Bring Your Own Slides

YFSF President Claire Shepardenjoying a glass of wine at

the YFSF Poster Session

Rebel the Detector Dog at the YFSF Special Session

YFSF BYOS Presenters - seated (left to right): Andria Hobbs, Angi Christensen,Greg Pate. Standing (left to right): Stacy Drake, Emilio Nuzzolese,

Neil Davis, Robin Bowen, and Claire Shepard

Special Session participants enjoying lunch sponsored by Fitzco, Inc.

Adam Becnel started off the morning with a pictorialinsight from cases from the Louisiana State Police CrimeLaboratory that was both entertaining and educational.

For the second year in a row, the Breakfast Session held aresumé review with members of the DEA: Jeffrey Comparin,Lab Director; Thomas Blackwell, Lab Director; Jerry Walker,Program Manager-Headquarters; David Love, SupervisoryChemist; and Camilla Dubach, Forensic Chemist.

Thanks to Amanda Frowhein, Breakfast Session Chair. Weare sorry you couldn't be in New Orleans with us, but con-gratulations on your new job at the DEA. Amanda attendedour Breakfast Session last year, had her resumé reviewed, gotan “on the spot” interview, and landed a position with theDEA which she started the week of the AAFS Annual Meeting!Let's see what success stories we have for the 2006 meetingin Seattle!

1. Stacy Drake MSN, RN, FCNS -The Role of the Forensic NurseInvestigator at the Harris County ME's Office-The forensic nurse isn't just involved in the collection of rape kits.

2. Robin Bowen, BS-Forensic Sciences at West VirginiaUniversity-They have 2 crime scene houses and the use of an AFIS! An excellentinsight into a well-funded program.

3. Greg Pate-Raman Identification of Illicit Street DrugComponenets Using a Hand Held Miniaturized RamanSpectrometer-If you don't use it for drugs, it's a good way for the ladies to check iftheir diamond is real.

4. Claire Shepard, MS-Using the Quadrant Method to Documenta Large Crime Scene-Insight and refreshing reality into a complicated crime scene…doc-ument that Britney Spears!

5. Neil Davis, MD-The Retina in Forensic Medicine-study performed at the Suffolk County ME's, NY. I know more aboutthe retina than I thought I ever would and NO, you cannot see theimage of the murderer in the victim's retina.

6. Emilio Nuzzolese, DDS-Shape Analytical Morphology-Dr. Nuzzolese came to present all the way from Bari, Italy, on how toperform facial reconstruction using mathematics. By the way, Bari islocated on the heel of the "boot" of Italy.

7. Angi Christensen, PhD, and Andria Hobbs, MS-ForensicScience at the FBI laboratory- A Physical Chemist and Chemist give us insight into the laboratorysections, summer internships, the application process, and existingopportunities at the FBI. Visit www.fbi.gov.

YFSF Breakfast Session

DEA Resumé Review Panel at YFSF Breakfast Session

Incoming YFSF President Allison Curran enjoying breakfast with Adam Becnel, Marilyn Miller,

and Chris Gojca (all UNH alumni)

Sheila Estacio Dennis and Claire Shepard taking time torelax after a successful year serving as the YFSF Officers

APRIL 2005219th Medicolegal Investigation of DeathSeminar—To be held at the Robert C. ByrdHealth Sciences Center of West VirginiaUniversity in Morgantown, WV.CONTACT: James L. Frost, MD

2567 University Avenue#3008Morgantown, WV 26505

4-6Homicide: Behaviors, Motives andPsychology Conference—To be held at theTown & Country Resort and ConventionCenter in San Diego, CA.CONTACT: Specialized Training Services, Inc.

PO Box 28181San Diego, CA 92198(800) 848-1226 or (858) 675-0860Fax: (858) 675-0861www.specializedtraining.com

4-8Detection, Recovery and Examination ofFootwear Impression Evidence Course—Tobe held at the Ramada Inn in Jacksonville, FL.CONTACT: Bill Bodziak

1281 Cunningham Creek DriveJacksonville, FL 32259(904) 287-8860 Fax: (904) [email protected]

11-13 20th Annual Center for Chemical ProcessSafety (CCPS) International Conference—To be held at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, GA. CONTACT: Karen Person

(212) 591-7319 [email protected] http://www.aiche.org/ccps/icw

13-16Southern Association of Forensic DocumentExaminers (SAFDE) Annual Meeting—To beheld in Atlanta, GA.CONTACT: www.safde.org

141st International Human Identification E-Symposium - Bridging the Gap BetweenScience and Law—To be held online. Theentire web conference will be made availablevia a presentation archive which will go live48 hours after the event (for over 12 months).CONTACT: HumID 2005

http://www.humid.e-symposium.com

18-22Shooting Incident Reconstruction/Officer-Involved Shootings—To be held at TheNorthwestern University Center for PublicSafety in Evanston, IL.CONTACT: Pete Van Dyke

(847) [email protected]

19-20Cognitive Interviewing for AccidentInvestigators Course—To be held at the NTSBAcademy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB Academy

45065 Riverside ParkwayAshburn, VA 20147(571) [email protected]://www.ntsb.gov/Academy/

CourseInfo/IM401_200504.htm

19-22Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Twelfth International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference—To be held at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.CONTACT: Cambridge Healthtech Institute

1037 Chestnut St.Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464(617) 630-1300 or (888) 999-6288Fax: ( 617) 630.1325www.healthtech.comwww.chimolecularmed.com

20-22Medicolegal Investigation of DeathConference—To be held at the Dearborn Innin Dearborn, MI.CONTACT: Gladys Chiarelli

Wayne State University School of MedicineDept of Continuing Medical Education101 E. AlexandrineDetroit, MI 48201(313) 577-1180 Fax: (313) [email protected]

21-22Investigating Human Fatigue FactorsConference—To be held at the NTSBAcademy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB Academy

45065 Riverside ParkwayAshburn, VA 20147(571) [email protected]://www.ntsb.gov/Academy/


25-29Medicolegal Death Investigator TrainingCourse—Sponsored by the Saint LouisUniversity School of Medicine, Division ofForensic Pathology. To be held in St. Louis, MO.CONTACT: Mary Fran Ernst or Julie Howe

Saint Louis University School of Medicine1402 South Grand Blvd., R512St. Louis, MO 63104(314) 268-5970 Fax: (314) [email protected]://medschool.slu.edu/masters

25-29Introduction to the Technology of ExplosivesCourse—To be held at the Casa MunrasGarden Hotel in Monterey, CA.CONTACT: Computational Mechanics Associates

PO Box 11314Baltimore, MD 21239-0314(410) [email protected]

25-302005 World DNA and Genome Day—To be held in Dalian, China.CONTACT: Alder Yang, Program Coordinator

26 Gaoneng Street, R401, QixianlingDalian Hightech ZoneDalian, LN 116025, ChinaTel: 0086-411-84799609Fax: [email protected]://www.dnaday.com

27-28Managing Communications During anAircraft Disaster Course—To be held at theNational Transportation Safety BoardAcademy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB

45065 Riverside ParkwayAshburn, VA 20147(571) [email protected]://www.ntsb.gov/academy/

courseinfo/PA302_200504.htm

29Transportation Disaster Response - AirportsTraining Course—To be held at the NationalTransportation Safety Board Academy inAshburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB


CourseInfo/TDA404_200504.htm

MAY 20052-6Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course—To be held in Hillsborough, NJ.CONTACT: Paul E. Kish

Forensic Consultant & AssociatesPO Box 814Corning, NY 14830(607) 962-8092 Fax: (607) [email protected]

National & international meetings of interest to forensic scientists are included as space permits.For a complete list, go to the AAFS website (www.aafs.org) and click on the “Meetings” link.

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MAY 2005 cont.

9-12Transportation Disaster Response - MassFatality Incidents for MedicolegalProfessionals Course—To be held at the NTSBAcademy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: Peter Knudson

NTSB Academy45065 Riverside Parkway(571) [email protected]://www.ntsb.gov/academy/


9-13Basic Facial Reconstruction SculptureWorkshop—To be held at the ScottsdaleArtists School in Scottsdale, AZ.CONTACT: Betty Pat. Gatliff

SKULLpture Lab1026 Leslie LaneNorman, OK 73069(405) 321-8706

15-20The Robert F. Borkenstein Course on Alcoholand Highway Safety: Testing, Research, andLitigation Course—To be held at the Centerfor Studies of Law in Action at IndianaUniversity.CONTACT: Darlena Lindsay

Center for Studies of Law in ActionIndiana University1033 East 3rd St.Sycamore Hall 302Bloomington, IN 47405(812) 855-1783 Fax: (812) [email protected]/~lawactn

16-19Photodocumentation Series TrainingCourse—To be held at the NationalTransportation Safety Board Academy inAshburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB



16-20Spring 2005 Bloodstain Evidence Institute—To be held in Corning, NY.CONTACT: Herbert Leon MacDonell, Director

Bloodstain Evidence InstitutePO Box 1111Corning, NY 14830(607) 962-6581 Fax: (607) [email protected]

16-20Bugs, Bones, and Botany—Co-Sponsored byNorth Carolina State University, Departmentof Sociology and Anthropology, and the Officeof State Archaeology Research Center. To beheld in Raleigh, NC.CONTACT: Ann H. Ross, PhD

North Carolina State UniversityDept of Sociology and AnthropologyCampus Box 8107Raleigh, NC 27695-8107(919) 515-9021 Fax: (919) 515-2610 [email protected]

17-18The Collection and Examination of ForensicEvidence in Sexual Assault Investigation:Instruction for Nurses, Physicians, Coroners,Medical Examiners, Investigators, andForensic Scientists Workshop—To be held atCedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino

Cedar Crest CollegeForensic Science Training InstituteAllentown, PA(610) 606-4666, ext. [email protected]

18Photodocumentation of Traumatic InjuriesCourse—To be held at the NTSB Academy inAshburn, VA.CONTACT: Peter Knudson

NTSB Academy45065 Riverside Parkway(571) [email protected]://www.ntsb.gov/academy/


18-20The Mid-Atlantic Association of ForensicScientists 2005 Meeting—To be held at theSheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA.CONTACT: Sarah L. Kinneer

PA State PoliceGreensburg Regional Laboratory(724) 832-3294www.maafs.org

19Digital Image Processing Training Course—To be held at the National TransportationSafety Board Academy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: NTSB

45065 Riverside ParkwayAshburn, VA 20147(571) [email protected]

19-222005 Annual Meeting of the AmericanAcademy of Psychoanalysis and DynamicPsychiatry—To be held in Atlanta, GA.CONTACT: Executive Office

American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry

PO Box 30Bloomfield, CT 06002(888) 691-8281 Fax: (860) [email protected]

23-24Forensic Applications of Digital PhotographyWorkshop—To be held at Cedar CrestCollege in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


23-25The Biomarker World Congress 2005 -Leveraging Biomarkers to Accelerate Drugand Diagnostic Development—To be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel inPhiladelphia, PA.CONTACT: Julia Boguslavsky, Conference Director


23-28Basic Forensic Pathology for LawEnforcement and Death Investigators—To be held at Missouri Western University inSaint Joseph, MO.CONTACT: Dr. Ed Waldrip

Executive Director Southern Institute of Forensic SciencePO Box 15764Hattiesburg, MS 39404(601) 310-6531 Fax: (601) [email protected]

25Forensic Hair Analysis Workshop—To be held at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES CONT.


JUNE 20051-2Death Scene Investigation - A ForensicEntomology Field Training Workshop—Sponsored by the Rensselaer PoliceDepartment and the Jasper County Sheriff'sDepartment. To be held at St. Joseph'sCollege Core Building in Rensselaer, IN.CONTACT: Jane Haskell

425 Kannal Avenue Rensselaer, IN 47978 (219) 866-7824 (219) 866-3460 Fax: (219) 866-7628

6-10Basic Bloodstain Pattern AnalysisWorkshop—To be held at Cedar CrestCollege in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


6-1018th Annual Forensic AnthropologyCourse—Sponsored by the Armed ForcesInstitute of Pathology, National Museum ofHealth and Medicine, American Registry ofPathology, and Participation by the NationalTransportation Safety Board. To be held atthe National Transportation Safety BoardAcademy in Ashburn, VA.CONTACT: Rene Sutton

Department of Medical Education Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington, DC 20306-6000 (202) 782-2637 Fax: (202) 782-5020 [email protected] http://www.afip.org/Departments/

edu/coursehtm/05anthrofs.htm

6-11 14th Annual Death Scene Archaeology: FieldMethods in the Location, Recovery, andInterpretation of Human Remains fromOutdoor Contexts—To be held at MercyhurstCollege in Erie, PA.CONTACT: Dennis Dirkmaat

Mercyhurst CollegeDept of Applied Forensic Sciences501 E. 38th St.Erie, PA 16546(814) 824-2105 Fax: (814)[email protected]://mai.mercyhurst.edu

13-17Advanced Bloodstain Pattern AnalysisCourse—To be held in Harrisburg, PA.CONTACT: Paul E. Kish

Forensic Consultant & AssociatesPO Box 814Corning, NY 14830(607) 962-8092 Fax: (607) [email protected]

13-185th Annual Laboratory Methods in theIdentification of Human Skeletal Remains—To be held at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA.CONTACT: Dennis Dirkmaat


14The Selection of Quality Expert Witnessesand the Presentation of PersuasiveTestimony at Trial Workshop—To be held atCedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


16-17SEAK, Inc. 14th Annual National ExpertWitness Seminar—To be held in Cape Cod, MA.CONTACT: Alex Babitsky

SEAK, Inc.(508) 548-7023 [email protected]

20-24The Forensic Examination, Identification,and Comparison of Hair Workshop—To beheld at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


20-242nd Annual Analysis of Bone Trauma andPseudo-Trauma in Suspected ViolentDeaths—To be held at Mercyhurst College inErie, PA.CONTACT: Dennis Dirkmaat


20-24Forensic Facial Anatomy - Basic FacialReconstruction Sculpture Workshop—To be held at Case Western ReserveUniversity School of Medicine, AnatomyDepartment, in Cleveland, OH.CONTACT: Betty Pat. Gatliff


20-24Advanced Bloodstain Pattern AnalysisWorkshop—To be held at Cedar CrestCollege in Allentown, PA.CONTACT: Lawrence Quarino


21-25Detection and Recovery of RemainsWorkshop—To be held at ChaminadeUniversity of Honolulu in Honolulu, HI.CONTACT: M. Lee Goff, PhD

Forensic Sciences ProgramChaminade University of Honolulu3140 Waialae AvenueHonolulu, HI 96816-1578(808) 440-4209 Fax: (808) [email protected]

21-24Printing Process Identification and ImageAnalysis for Forensic Document ExaminersSeminar—To be held at the RochesterInstitute of Technology in Rochester, NY.CONTACT: Ken Posman

Manager, Industry Education ProgramsPrinting Industry CenterRochester Institute of Technology55 Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, NY 14623-5603(585) [email protected]://www.seminars.cias.rit.edu/

index.php?page=semlist&id=63

27-28Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 13 AnnualNucleic Acid-Based TechnologiesConference—To be held at the BaltimoreMarriott Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD.CONTACT: Cambridge Healthtech Institute

1037 Chestnut StreetNewton Upper Falls, MA 02464(617) 630-1300 Fax: (617) 630-1325www.healthtech.com/2005/pcr


MEETINGS AND CONFERENCESMEETINGS AND CONFERENCES


29-July 2The 15th European Conference onPsychology and Law --New Horizons forPsychology and Law—To be held at LeMeridien Villon Resort & Convention Centrein Vilnius, Lithuania.CONTACT: Rita Zukauskiene, Ph.D.

Department of PsychologyLaw University of LithuaniaValakupiu str. 5, LT-10101 VilniusLITHUANIATel. + 370 5 2768828Fax.: + 370 5 2740603http://www.ltu.lt/~ecpl/

JULY 20055-7Second International Fire & ArsonInvestigation Conference—To be held at theUniversity of Teesside in Middlesbrough,United Kingdom.CONTACT: International Fire & Arson

Investigation ConferenceSchool of Science & TechnologyUniversity of TeessideMiddlesbroughTees Valley TS1 3BAUnited Kingdom+44 (0) 1642 342427Fax: +44 (0) 1642 [email protected]

11-12Investigation of Officer Involved ShootingsTraining Course—To be held at the EastTexas Police Academy in Kilgore, TX.CONTACT: Ed Hueske


13-15Analysis & Reconstruction of Crimes ofViolence Training Course—To be held at theEast Texas Police Academy in Kilgore, TX.CONTACT: Ed Hueske


19-232nd Annual Documentation and Recovery ofHuman Remains and Physical Evidence at theTerrorism Crime Scene—To be held atMercyhurst College in Erie, PA.CONTACT: Dennis Dirkmaat


25-29Masters II Conference for Advanced DeathInvestigation—Sponsored by the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Division of Forensic Pathology. To be held in St. Louis, MO.CONTACT: Mary Fran Ernst or Julie Howe


31-Aug 5The International Homicide InvestigatorsAssociation Annual Training Symposium—To be held at the San Francisco Hilton Hotelin San Francisco, CA.CONTACT: Bob McDonald

1st Vice PresidentIHIA(530) [email protected]

AUGUST 2005

8-13Human Skeletal Remains: Search, Recovery,and Identification for Law Enforcement andDeath Investigators—To be held at theUniversity of Northern Colorado in Denver, CO.CONTACT: Dr. Ed Waldrip

Executive DirectorSouthern Institute of Forensic SciencePO Box 15764Hattiesburg, MS 39404(601) 310-6531 Fax: (601) [email protected]

10-12The Florida Association of Medical Examiners2005 Conference - 21st Century CSITechnology and Death Investigation—To beheld at the Sonesta Beach Resort in KeyBiscayne, FL.CONTACT: Kelly M. House

University of FloridaWilliam R. Maples

Center for Forensic Medicine4800 SW 35th DriveGainesville, FL 32608(352) 265-0680, ext. 72047Fax: (352) [email protected]://maples-center.ufl.edu

15-192005 International Congress on MedicalLaw—To be held at the Korea Convention &Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea.CONTACT: Congress Secretariat: Sharp Inc.

Youngil Officetel #4071654-1 Bongcheon-dongGwanak-Gu, Seoul, 151-850 KoreaTel: +82-2-882-2724Fax: [email protected]://www.icml2005.com

21-2617th Meeting of the InternationalAssociation of Forensic Sciences—To be heldat the Hong Kong Convention & ExhibitionCenter in Hong Kong, China.CONTACT: Conference Secretariat

International Conference ConsultantsUnits 501-3, 5th FloorFar East Consortium Building121 Des Voeux Road CentralHong Kong++(852) 2559 9973Fax: ++(852) 2547 [email protected]

29-Sept 2The International Association of ForensicToxicologists (TIAFT) 43rd InternationalMeeting—To be held at the Lotte Hotel inSeoul, Korea.CONTACT: Heesun Chung

National Institute of Scientific Invest.Phone: 82-2-2600-4900Fax: [email protected]

SEPTEMBER 20055-9Fourth European-American School inForensic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Course inAdvanced Molecular and Cellular Medicine—To be held at the Palace Hotel in Dubrovnik,Croatia.CONTACT: ISABS, Sveti Duh 64

10000 Zagreb, CroatiaTel: ++385 1 371 2053Fax: ++385 1 371 [email protected]://www.european-american

geneticsmeetings.org

13-1721st Congress of the International Society forForensic Genetics—To be held in PontaDelgada, Azores, Portugal.CONTACT: Antonio Amorim

Institute for Pathology and Molecular Immunology

R. Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n4200-465 Porto, Portugal+351 225 570 700Fax: +351 225 570 [email protected]/isfg2005

MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES CONT.


15-16Minnesota Division of the InternationalAssociation for Identification 2005 FallEducational Conference—To be held at theKahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, MN.CONTACT: President Wally Lind

[email protected] Jenny [email protected]

19-23Fall 2005 Bloodstain Evidence Institute—To be held in Corning, NY.CONTACT: Herbert Leon MacDonell, Director

Bloodstain Evidence InstitutePO Box 1111Corning, NY 14830(607) 962-6581 Fax: (607) [email protected]

OCTOBER 20053-7Medicolegal Death Investigator TrainingCourse—Sponsored by the Saint LouisUniversity School of Medicine, Division of Forensic Pathology. To be held in St. Louis, MO.CONTACT: Mary Fran Ernst or Julie Howe


3-7Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists(MAFS) Annual Fall Meeting—To be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel in St. Louis, MO.CONTACT: Jenny Smith

Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab1510 East Elm St.Jefferson City, MO 65101(573) 526-6134, ext. [email protected]

5-7International Association of BloodstainPattern Analysts Annual TrainingConference—To be held at the Santa BarbaraRadisson Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA.CONTACT: Charlene Marie

California Department of JusticeSanta Barbara Laboratory6190 Botello RoadGoleta, CA 93117(805) [email protected]

11-15 California Association of Criminalists Fall2005 Seminar–To be held at the HyattRegency Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. CONTACT: Henry Tuazon

[email protected] orBuffy Miller [email protected] (213) 847-0031 www.cacnews.org

18-2252nd Annual Meeting of the CanadianSociety of Forensic Science—To be held atthe Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta.CONTACT: Malcolm Gutfriend

RCMP Forensic Laboratory ServicesEdmonton, AlbertaCanada AB T5V 1B7(780) 451-7401 Fax: (780) 495-6961

NOVEMBER 2005

7-11Basic Facial Reconstruction SculptureWorkshop—To be held at the University ofOklahoma in Norman, OK.CONTACT: Betty Pat. Gatliff


10-12Justice for All: A National Symposium on theMost Significant Criminal Justice Legislationof Our Times—To be held at the Cyril H.Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Lawat the Duquesne University School of Law inPittsburgh, PA.CONTACT: The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of

Forensic Science and LawDuquesne University School of LawEdward J. Hanley Hall900 Locust StreetPittsburgh, PA 15282-0700412) 396-1330 Fax: (412) 396-1331

14-18Advanced Facial Reconstruction SculptureWorkshop—To be held at the University ofOklahoma in Norman, OK.CONTACT: Betty Pat. Gatliff


DECEMBER 2005

1-3Practicum 2005 - Forensic OdontologySeminar—Presented biennially by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Department. To beheld in Miami, FL.CONTACT: Marie Alexander, Program Coordinator


5-9Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop—Hosted by the Miami-Dade Police DepartmentSpecialized Training Unit in Miami, FL.CONTACT: Toby L. Wolson

Miami-Dade Police DepartmentCrime Laboratory Bureau9105 Northwest 25th StreetMiami, FL 33172(305) 471-3041 Fax: (305) [email protected]

YEAR-ROUND COURSES

Math & Science Course Bulletin—This is apublication of courses, workshops, seminars,conferences, grants, and awards offered inthe state of Washington and abroad.CONTACT: Math and Science Course Bulletin

Eastern Washington University319 Showalter HallCheney, WA 99004-2445(800) 635-0520 Fax: (509) [email protected]://mscb.ewu.edu

Institute of Police Technology andManagement Training Courses—To be heldthe University of North Florida in Jacksonville,FL. For a complete list of courses and dates:CONTACT: Director, IPTM

University of North Florida12000 Alumni DriveJacksonville, FL 32224-2678(904) 620-IPTM Fax: (904) 620-2453www.unf.edu/iptm/

Professional Analytical and ConsultingServices (PACS) Short Courses—For specificcourses, dates, and locations:CONTACT: Barbara Sherman

PACS, Inc.409 Meade DriveCoraopolis, PA 15108(724) 457-6576 or (800) 367-2587Fax: (724) [email protected]

California Criminalistics Institute Courses—For specific courses, dates, and locations:CONTACT: CCI

4949 Broadway, Room A-104Sacramento, CA 95820(916) 227-3575 Fax: (916) 454-5433www.cci.ca.gov

MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-CORRECTIONAL TREATMENTThe Department of Criminology at IndianaState University invites applications for afull time, 9 month, tenure track position incorrectional treatment at the AssistantProfessor level. Teaching responsibilitiesinclude institutional and community-basedcorrections, correctional treatment andcounseling, and juvenile delinquency.Qualifications include a PhD or equivalentdegree in criminology, criminal justice, ora related discipline is preferred; ABDs withconfirmed completion date will be con-sidered. A JD degree alone will not be con-sidered. Previous teaching and practicalexperience are highly desirable; publica-tions in refereed journals and/or successfulgrant activity are a plus. Criteria for tenureand promotion include research publica-tions, effective teaching, and service to theuniversity and community. Position startsAugust 18, 2005. Send a letter of appli-cation, vita, three letters of recommen-dation, transcripts, and other supportingmaterial. CONTACT: Dr. P. Shon

Search CommitteeDepartment of CriminologyIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN 47809(812) 237-9652Fax: (812) [email protected]/crim

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-FORENSIC CRIMINALISTICSThe Department of Criminology at IndianaState University invites applications for afull-time, 9 month, tenure track position inforensics/criminalistics at the AssistantProfessor level. Teaching responsibilitiesfor the position include criminalistics,criminal investigation, and related lawenforcement courses. The successful can-didate will assume an integral role in thedevelopment of an interdisciplinaryforensics program, and will have theopportunity to create innovative courses atthe undergraduate and graduate level forboth on-campus and distance educationdelivery. Qualifications include a PhD orequivalent degree in criminology, criminaljustice, or a related discipline is preferred;ABDs with confirmed completion date willbe considered. A JD degree alone will notbe considered. Previous teaching andpractical experience are highly desirable;publications in refereed journals and/or

successful grant activity are a plus. Criteriafor tenure and promotion include researchpublications, effective teaching, andservice to the university and community.Position starts August 18, 2005. Send aletter of application, vita, three letters ofrecommendation, transcripts, and othersupporting material. CONTACT: Dr. P. Shon

Search CommitteeDepartment of CriminologyIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN 47809(812) 237-9652Fax: (812) [email protected] www.indstate.edu/crim

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSORIN THE FACULTY OF SCIENCEThe Faculty of Science at the Universityof Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)invites applications for a tenure-streamposition in Forensic Science (chemistry orbiology) at any rank, beginning July 1,2005, subject to final budgetary approval.The successful candidate will beexpected to conduct an active and innov-ative research program and to teach atthe undergraduate and postgraduatelevel, dependent on the expertise of thecandidate, in the areas of analyticalchemistry, forensic chemistry, forensicmedicine, drug chemistry, and toxi-cology. Applicants should possess a PhDin chemistry, biochemistry, biology, orforensic science, a strong academic back-ground, and a record of excellence inresearch. Applicants should submit inelectronic format, with their name andthe competition number UOIT04-36 (FS-Biology), or UOIT04-37 (FS-Chemistry) inthe subject line, a covering letter, a cur-riculum vitae including a list of publica-tions, a statement of teaching interests,an outline of their present researchprogram and a brief future research plan,and a list of at least 3 referees [email protected]: William R. Smith

Dean of ScienceUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2000 Simcoe Street NorthOshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4CANADA(905) 721-3235Fax: (905) [email protected]://www.science.uoit.ca

LEGAL ETHICIST IN FORENSIC SCIENCEThe Department of Forensic Science atLaurentian University is seeking applicantsfor a tenure track position in Legal andEthical Issue in Forensic Science. The suc-cessful candidate will be responsible forteaching legal and ethical issues pertainingto the practice of forensic science and theprocurement and processing of evidence.Laurentian is seeking a candidate who hasknowledge of the Canadian criminal justicesystem and The Canadian Charter of Rightsand Freedoms. Expertise in professionalethics and experience in regulated profes-sions are also desirable assets. A PhD withdemonstrated excellence in teaching and arecord of scholarly publications areexpected. The rank and salary are com-mensurate with qualifications and willbegin July 1, 2005. Successful candidateswill be expected to participate fully indepartmental activities, including under-graduate thesis supervision. In accordancewith the University's Policy on Bilingualism,Laurentian has a requirement of passivebilingualism (French/English) as a conditionof tenure. Submit application, including acurriculum vitae, and three confidentialletters of reference.CONTACT: Dr. Scott Fairgrieve, Chair

Department of Forensic ScienceLaurentian UniversitySudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6Canada(705) 675-1151, ext. 4371Fax: (705) [email protected]://forensicscience.laurentian.ca

FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTThe Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner has aCoachella Valley based opening for theposition of Forensic Pathologist.Applicants must be board eligible or boardcertified to be considered for employment.Salary is commensurate with qualificationand experience as follows: ForensicPathologist III (board eligible): $131,980 -$139,205 annually; Forensic Pathologist IV(board certified in forensic pathology):$139,173 - $146,820 annually.CONTACT: Luisa Viveros

Human Resources Analyst Sheriff's Team Ben Clark Training Center 3430 Bundy Avenue, Bldg. #3408 Suite #102 Riverside, CA 92518 (951) 486-3385 Fax: (951) 486-3393 [email protected]



FORENSIC SCIENTISTThe Department of Forensic Science atLaurentian University is seeking applicantsfor a tenure track position in ForensicScience. The successful candidate for thisposition will be a forensic scientist in anyof the following areas: forensic DNAanalysis, forensic botany, forensic toxi-cology, forensic chemistry, questioneddocuments, or criminalistics. This positionrequires an advanced degree and relevantforensic casework experience. Researchexperience would be an asset. Thisposition will be at the rank of assistantprofessor and will begin July 1, 2005.Successful candidates will be expected toparticipate fully in departmental activities,including undergraduate thesis super-vision. In accordance with the University'sPolicy on Bilingualism, Laurentian has arequirement of passive bilingualism(French/English) as a condition of tenure.Submit application, including a curriculumvitae, and three letters of reference.CONTACT: Dr. Scott Fairgrieve, Chair

Department of Forensic ScienceLaurentian UniversitySudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Canada(705) 675-1151, ext. 4371Fax: (705) [email protected]://forensicscience.laurentian.ca

FIREARMS EXAMINERDallas County is seeking applicants for theposition of Firearms Examiner.Qualifications include education and expe-rience equivalent to a bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university inphysical sciences, chemistry or in a jobrelated field of study, and one year of addi-tional work related experience. Mustpossess thorough knowledge of principles,techniques, and procedures of firearmsand toolmarks analysis, thoroughknowledge in chemical and biological safehandling procedures; detailed under-standing of established evidence handlingprocedures; working knowledge of per-sonal computers and standard applica-tions. Must reside in or be willing torelocate to Dallas County. Responsibilitiesinclude performing a variety of complex,independent physical and microscopic lab-oratory tests, analyses, classifications,comparisons, and identifications on alltypes of toolmarks, firearms and ammu-nition, and other types of physical evi-dence using established protocols;providing scientific consultation servicesto submitters and other interested parties

and may offer recommendations for rel-evant analysis on submitted items; inter-preting analytical results and preparingwritten opinion reports regarding findings;testifying in legal -proceedings regardingvalidity of testing protocols; performingvarious quality control procedures; andensuring the integrity of evidence by usingestablished handling protocols. Salary:$40,512 - $48,600/annually. Apply toRequisition #IFS05-0067. CONTACT: Dallas County

Human ResourcesCivil Service Department 509 Main Street, #103 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 653-7638 www.dallascounty.or

DRUG CHEMIST II (2 positions)Dallas County is seeking applicants to filltwo positions as Drug Chemist II.Qualifications include education and expe-rience equivalent to a bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university inchemistry or in a job related field of studyand one year of additional experience in ananalytical laboratory. Must have the abilityto operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and/orrepair specialized laboratory instrumen-tation; degree level knowledge of mathe-matics and chemistry; be skilled in the useof standard laboratory techniques;knowledge of chemical and biological safehandling procedures; must possess goodoral and written communication skills forlay, legal, and technical audiences; andhave the ability to work well with othersand knowledge of computers. Must havevalid Texas driver’s license. Must passcriminal background check. Responsibil-ities include analyzing materials for thepresence of substances controlled by theTexas Drug Laws and the FederalControlled Substances Act and the rawmaterials and precursors related to theirmanufacture; preparing written reportswhich support the analytical findings; andtestifying in legal proceedings. Salary:$35,904 - $43,068/annually. Apply toRequisition #s IFS05-0065 / IFS05-0066.CONTACT: Dallas County

Human ResourcesCivil Service Department 509 Main Street, #103 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 653-7638 www.dallascounty.org

FORENSIC SCIENCE PROFESSORTri-State University is seeking applicantsfor a the position of Forensic ScienceProfessor beginning August 2005.Qualifications include a MS or PhD degreein chemistry, biology, forensic science, orrelated field. Teaching experience is alsorequired. Responsibilities include teachingforensic science courses along with chem-istry and/or biology courses as qualified. CONTACT: Ann Benson

Tri-State UniversityOne University AvenueAngola, IN 46703(260) 665-4256Fax: (260) [email protected]

TOXICOLOGY CHEMIST IIDallas County is seeking applicants for theposition of Toxicology Chemist II.Qualifications include education and expe-rience equivalent to a bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university inchemistry or in a job related field of studyand one year of additional analytical labo-ratory experience. Must have the ability tooperate, maintain, troubleshoot, and/orrepair specialized laboratory instrumen-tation; degree level knowledge of mathe-matics and chemistry; skilled in the use ofstandard laboratory techniques;knowledge of chemical and biological safehandling procedures. Must possess a validTexas Driver’s License and pass criminalbackground check. Responsibilities includeapplying scientific principles and usingspecialized instrumentation to determinethe presence and quantity of more than400 drugs, metabolites, poisons, and othertoxic substances in biological fluids andother forensic specimen. This positionperforms and evaluates approximately 25different complex, analytical proceduresand ensures the integrity of evidence usingestablished testing protocols. Salary:$34,308 - $41,172/annually. Apply toRequisition # IFS05-0064. CONTACT: Dallas County

Human ResourcesCivil Service Department 509 Main Street, #103 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 653-7638 www.dallascounty.org

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LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST 3: FORENSIC CHEMISTThe Wyoming Attorney General's Office,Division of Criminal Investigation, isseeking applicants for the position of LawEnforcement Analyst 3: Forensic Chemist(LE88-7906). Qualifications include anycombination of training and experienceequivalent to a bachelor's degree in aphysical science, natural science, forensicscience, criminalistics, criminal justice,police science, industrial technology, engi-neering, or other closely related field.Responsibilities include the forensic exami-nation of all types of solid dosage drugs;performing analyses including identifi-cation, quantitative analysis, and opticalpurity; and, performing duties in chemicalanalysis of evidence both in lab work andat crime scenes. Preference will be given tocandidates with chemistry degrees.Successful candidates are required to havea valid driver's license, pass an extensivebackground investigation, and adhere tophysical fitness standards in relation to theability to perform field work associatedwith crime scene processing and labo-ratory work. Salary: $28,884 - $33,816/annually.CONTACT: Rhea Traipoom

Attorney General's Office123 State CapitolCheyenne, WY 82002307) 777-7130Fax: (307) [email protected]

RESEARCH TECHNICIANThe Bode Technology Group is seekingapplicants for the position of ResearchTechnician. Qualifications include abachelor's degree in biology or othernatural science and prior experience in alaboratory, either through school or work.Responsibilities include the overall coordi-nation of the laboratory including orderingsupplies, document preparation,equipment oversight, and QA coordinationwith scientists and Quality Manager.Salary: $28,000/annually. Submit resumeelectronically to email address below.CONTACT: Lisa Farr

Human Resources Director7364 Steel Mill DriveSpringfield, VA [email protected]

DNA ANALYSTThe Bode Technology Group is seekingapplicants for the position of DNA Analyst.Qualifications include a bachelor's degreein biology or other natural scienceincluding course work completion in mole-cular biology, genetics, statistics, and bio-chemistry. Responsibilities include theanalysis of convicted offender samples,sexual assault, and other crime relatedcase work. Data Banking and HighThroughput positions available. Salary:$36,500/annually. Submit resume electron-ically to email address below.CONTACT: Lisa Farr

Human Resources Director7364 Steel Mill DriveSpringfield, VA [email protected]

LAW ENFORCEMENT LEAD ANALYST:FIREARMS & TOOL MARK UNIT LEADERThe Wyoming Attorney General's Office,Division of Criminal Investigation, is seekingapplicants for the position of LawEnforcement Lead Analyst: Firearms & ToolMark Unit Leader. Qualifi-cations includeany combination of training and experienceequivalent to a bachelor's degree in aphysical science, natural science, forensicscience, criminalistics, criminal justice,police science, industrial technology, engi-neering, or other closely related field, PLUSfour years of professional work experiencein a laboratory setting. This position willmanage the Wyoming State CrimeLaboratory, Firearms & Tool Mark Unit.Responsibil-ities include the operation,input, and correlation of data into theNational Integrated Ballistics InformationNetwork (NIBIN) and Integrated BallisticIdentification System (IBIS); and, examiningfirearms and tool mark evidence both in thelab and at crime scenes. Preference will begiven to candidates who are AFTE certifiedand who have significant work experiencein an accredited forensic laboratory, andsomeone who demonstrates a familiaritywith ASCLD requirements pertaining toaccreditation and casework document.Salary: $47,652 - $55,776/annually.CONTACT: Rhea Traipoom

Attorney General's Office123 State CapitolCheyenne, WY 82002(307) 777-7130Fax: (307) [email protected]

FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTApplications are invited for a full-timeForensic Pathologist position in theHamilton Regional Laboratory MedicineProgram. The Unit has two full-timeforensic pathologists, with faculty appoint-ments in the Department of Pathology andMolecular Medicine, McMaster University.Expert testimony in provincial courts isrequired. The successful candidate isexpected to teach undergraduate andmedical students, residents in pathologyand clinical programs, as well as represen-tatives of law enforcement agencies andthe judiciary. Research is highlyencouraged and expected. Interested can-didates should have Canadian Specialtycertification or equivalent in eitherAnatomic or General Pathology, and addi-tional training in Forensic Pathology, andbe eligible for medical licensure in Ontario.Experience in pediatric forensic pathologya plus. Submit a curriculum vitae and thethree references, by June 30, 2005.CONTACT: Dr. M.J. McQueen

McMaster UniversitySt. Joseph’s Hospital50 Charlton Ave. E., L301-2Hamilton, OntarioCanada L8N 4A6(905) 522-1155, ext. 3841.Fax: (905) [email protected]

FORENSIC UNIT SUPERVISORThe City of New Bern (NC) is seeking appli-cants for the position of Forensic UnitSupervisor. Qualifications include any com-bination of education and experienceequivalent to a bachelor's degree from anaccredited college with major course workin forensic science, criminology, or relatedfield; supplemented with three to fiveyears of experience in criminal investi-gation and forensics. Responsibilitiesinclude performing complex forensic andintermediate administrative work;searching crime scenes; supervising andparticipating in collecting, identifying, ana-lyzing, preserving, and examining physicalevidence; and performing related tasks.Salary: $38,366 - $60,417/ annually.CONTACT: Sharon B. Koprowski

Asst Human Resources DirectorPO Box 1129New Bern, NC 28563(252) 636-4095Fax: (252) [email protected]

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURETRACK PROFESSORThe School of Forensic Science of the LawFaculty of the University of Lausanne isseeking applicants for two positions:Associate Professor and Tenure TrackProfessor. The Associate Professor inforensic science should reinforce teachingand research in the fields of crime analysisand forensic intelligence and its inte-gration into criminal investigation (40 %approximately), forensic identification andits interpretation, in particular withregards to the development of DNAanalysis (40 %), and chemical criminalisticsand microanalysis (20 %) to consolidate thedevelopment of the Master in chemicalcriminalistics created in collaboration withthe Department of Chemistry of the SwissFederal Institute of Technology inLausanne. This position should attract acandidate with a polyvalent personality,whose publications cover at least two ofthese fields and whose interest showstrong knowledge of the third field.Alternatively, it is possible that theposition is split for part-time positions oftwo associate professors. A third alter-native is the possibility to increaseteaching and research allocations ofcurrent part-time professors already activeand recognized for their scientific compe-tences in one or the other of the abovefields. The 1.25 tenure track position inforensic science to become an AssociateProfessor should help develop researchand teaching in the area of fire investi-gation and the treatment of difficult scenesof crime (50 %), of research and teaching ofdrug profiling (50 %) and in the field ofelectronic and numerical traces and inter-vention in computer systems (25 %). Twoyoung researchers with evident academicprofiles are sought for these three disci-plines, one to cover 75 %, the other 50 %.Starting date as soon as possible, to benegotiated. Candidates should submit acomplete curriculum vitae, a summary ofprojects, five significant publications and alist of three referees. Files submitted solelyby electronic mail will not be taken intoconsideration. Application deadline: April 29, 2005.CONTACT: Professor Pierre Margot

Director Ecole des Sciences Criminelles Université de Lausanne Bâtiment de chimie 1015 Lausanne

TOXICOLOGY SUPERVISORLegacy Health System is seeking applicantsfor the position of Toxicology Supervisor.Qualifications include a bachelor's degreein a physical or biological science ormedical technology from an accreditedinstitution; successful completion of theASCP, AMT, or CLS accreditation programfor medical technologists or equivalenttoxicology certification; a minimum of fouradditional years of laboratory training orexperience, or both, in forensic toxicologyin a high complexity-testing environment(as defined by CLIA'88); knowledge of GC,GCMS, HPLC equipment; leadership expe-rience; and, good computer skills. Previousexperience in a DHHS SAMHSA certifiedlab a plus. Previous supervisory and certi-fying scientist experience desirable.Responsibilities include overseeing thetesting of urine, oral fluids, and blood for awide range of therapeutic, transplant, andabused drugs; and identifying unknownpowders and liquids. Salary: $47,216 -$67,787/annually. Apply online at:www.legacyhealth.org (refer to Job#074694).CONTACT: Legacy Employment Services

1120 NW 20th, Suite 111Portland, OR 97209(503) 415-5405Fax: (503) 415-5801

FACULTY POSITIONC.W. Post, Long Island University, isseeking applicants for a tenure trackfaculty position for the Forensic ScienceProgram in the Biomedical SciencesDepartment. Qualifications include a PhDin forensic science or related field and aminimum of five years experience in aforensic laboratory. Must have expertise toteach courses in molecular techniques inforensics, toxicology, molecular pathology,and criminalistics. Rank and salary nego-tiable.CONTACT: Biomedical Sciences Dept

C.W. Post CampusLong Island University720 Northern Blvd.Life Sciences Bldg #338Brookville, NY 11548Fax: (516) [email protected]

CRIMINALISTThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's ScientificServices Bureau is seeking applicants forthe position of Criminalist. Qualificationsinclude a bachelor's degree from anaccredited institution with specializationin criminalistics, chemistry, biochemistry,or a closely related scientific field,including at least eight semester hours ofgeneral chemistry and three semesterhours of quantitative analysis. Responsibil-ities include performing physical andchemical analyses of evidentiary material;documenting analyses and results throughnotes, images, etc.; preparing writtenreports; responding to crime scenes toexamine, collect, interpret physical evi-dence; and testifying as an expert witness.Salary: $47,724 - $59,280/annually. CONTACT: Barbara Torres

Los Angeles CountySheriff's DepartmentScientific Services Bureau2020 W. Beverly Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90057(213) 989-5023Fax: (213) [email protected]

FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTThe Lafayette Parish Coroner & ForensicCenter is seeking applicants for theposition of Forensic Pathologist.Applicants must be Board Certified inForensic Pathology. This highly motivated,self directed physician should possess apositive attitude along with an upliftingnature. Responsibilities include performing225-250 autopsies per year. Salary is competitive with benefits. Applicationdeadline: April 8, 2005.CONTACT: Roy Provost

1006 Bertrand DriveLafayette, LA [email protected]



FORENSIC DNA TECHNICAL LEADERFlorida Forensics is seeking applicants forthe position of Forensic DNA TechnicalLeader to serve as the technical director ofa start-up DNA laboratory in Jacksonville,FL. Qualifications include a graduatedegree in biology, chemistry, or preferablyforensic science (transcripts should reflectcredit hours that include biochemistry,genetics, molecular biology, statisticsand/or population genetics); a minimum ofthree years forensic DNA laboratory expe-rience including analysis, interpretation,testimony, and training; and membershipwith the American Academy of ForensicSciences. Responsibilities include servingas technical leader in accordance with TheQuality Assurance Standards for ForensicDNA Testing Laboratories; ensuring thequality and integrity of the data in DNAcasework; performing DNA analysis andproviding training for other examiners;interpreting results of DNA analysis; pro-viding expert testimony on DNA analysis;conducting technical review of otherexaminers' work; evaluating current andnew methods available for testing;proposing new or modified analytical pro-cedures; selecting appropriate instrumen-tation and equipment; performingvalidation studies on analytical methods;providing technical problem solving of ana-lytical methods; overseeing the training offorensic technicians, quality assurance,safety, and proficiency testing; preparingfor and maintaining DNA laboratoryaccreditation; maintaining and overseeingdocumentation and specimen control; par-ticipating in continuing educationincluding review of current scientific liter-atues; and attending national conferencespertaining to forensic DNA. Submit coverletter, CV, and the names and contactinformation of three references.CONTACT: Monica Bernhardt

Florida Forensics5008 Mustang RoadJacksonville, FL 32216Fax: (904) [email protected]

FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR (MEDICALEXAMINER'S ASSISTANT)The Office of the Medical Examiner inDaytona Beach, FL (Volusia County) isseeking applicants for the position ofForensic Investigator. Minimum qualifica-tions include a bachelor’s degree in

forensic science, biology, chemistry, orrelated field and one year of related expe-rience. Possession of a valid Floridadriver's license also required. A compa-rable amount of education, training, orexperience may be substituted for theminimum qualifications. Responsibilitiesinclude maintaining continuous contactwith the county dispatch center and locallaw enforcement to receive death notifica-tions that have the potential to be con-sidered a medical examiner case. Uponreceipt of the death notification, theforensic investigator establishes and main-tains contact with the reporting agency todocument decedent and scene infor-mation. Must be able to handle sensitiveand confidential information in a profes-sional manner. Also may assist inautopsies, and tissue and organ pro-curement procedures. Must have theability to obtain a pertinent medicalhistory of the deceased. Generalknowledge of the various disciplines inforensic science is expected. Specificknowledge of methods of documentation,collection, and preservation of forensic evi-dence is required. Proficiency in the use offilm (35mm format) and digital photo-graphic equipment and accessories andmethods of photographic scene documen-tation is also required. Salary: $14.59 -$22.81/hourly.CONTACT: Volusia County Personnel

123 West Indiana Avenue DeLand, FL 32720-4607 (386) 736-5951 [email protected] http://volusia.org/personnel

MEDICAL EXAMINERThe Coconino County Health Departmentis seeking applicants for the position ofMedical Examiner. Qualifications includepossession of an AZ MD/DO license andBoard certification, or eligible for Boardcertification in Forensic Pathology. Musthave two years experience working as aMedical Examiner or Forensic Pathologist.Responsibilities include performing timelypost mortem examinations and relatedactivities in accordance with applicablelaws and standard practices; preparingwritten autopsy reports; issuing prelim-inary reports of cause of death in caseswhere further investigation is not required;preparing and maintaining records,

reports, and other documentation as wellas physical evidence; preparing specifica-tions for outside services in accordancewith County policies; ensuring contractorcompliance; confering with lawenforcement officials and attorneys andproviding expert testimony; visiting thescene of death or discovery of remains toprovide professional assistance; ensuringproper handling of organs, tissues, bodies,items found on or around bodies, and col-lections of unclaimed bodies in accordancewith legal requirements; assisting with thepreparation and administration of theoperational budget; and supervising andscheduling staff. CONTACT: Kay Doggett, MPH

Assistant Director2500 N. Fort Valley Road, Bldg 1Flagstaff, AZ 86001(928) 226-2791Fax: (928) [email protected]

DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINERThe Dutchess County Legislature hasapproved a full-time Deputy MedicalExaminer position starting in 2005. TheMedical Examiner’s Office is located inPoughkeepsie, NY. The Office at presentconsists of a full-time Chief MedicalExaminer, a full-time Chief MedicalInvestigator, a full-time AdministrativeAssistant, and 6 to 7 part-time contractedMedico legal Investigators. Case loadwould be divided equally between theChief ME and the Deputy. Some sceneinvestigations may be necessary duringoffice hours. All laboratory work is con-tracted out. Requirements for the Deputyposition include valid license and regis-tration to practice medicine in NYS andboard certification in anatomic andforensic pathology plus two years of expe-rience as a forensic pathologist. A back-ground in pediatrics would be helpful.Residence in Dutchess County will berequired. Salary: $120,000/annually.Submit a letter of interest and current CV.CONTACT: Darcy Stricker

Dutchess County Personnel Department22 Market StreetPoughkeepsie, NY 12601(845) 486-2180




FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTThe Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command(JPAC), located on Hickam Air Force Base inHawaii, is dedicated to achieving thefullest possible accounting of allAmerican’s missing as a result of ourNation’s past conflicts. The CentralIdentification Laboratory (CIL), the scien-tific section of JPAC, consists of forensicanthropologists who lead recovery teamsto remote locations all over the world andwho work in the laboratory to identifyremains of America’s war dead. Currently,JPAC/CIL is participating in a fellowshipprogram through the Oak Ridge Institutefor Science and Education (ORISE). Thisprogram provides opportunities for recentgraduates to participate in on-going osteo-logical, bioarchaeological, and forensicanthropological research at JPAC/CIL.Under the guidance of mentors, partici-pants will have the opportunity to travel tolocations of former U.S. militaryinvolvement, conduct archaeological exca-vations to recover human remains, andattempt to identify the remains in a labo-ratory environment. Applicants shouldhave completed a PhD, but ABD PhD candi-dates will be considered. Program partici-pants must have previous experiencesupervising archaeological fieldwork andconducting osteological analysis. Theyshould have received their PhD degree inphysical anthropology, forensic anthro-pology, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology(with experience in human osteology), or arelated field within 3 years of the desiredstarting date. Participants will be selectedbased on relevant supervisory archaeo-logical fieldwork, osteological lab expe-rience, academic records, recommenda-tions, applied research interests, compati-bility of background and interests with theJPAC mission, and availability of funds.Appointments are for one year and may berenewed for up to two additional years.The appointments are full time at the hostinstallation in Hawaii. The stipend for apost-doctoral appointment will be $60,000per year. Reference Project # CILHI 9901when calling or writing for information.Applications are accepted and processedon a continuing basis.CONTACT: Research Participation Program

Attn: Norma WardOak Ridge Institute for

Science and EducationPO Box 117Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117(865) [email protected]

SENIOR CRIMINALISTThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's ScientificServices Bureau is seeking applicants forthe position of Senior Criminalist. Qualifi-cations include a bachelor's degree withspecialization in criminalistics, chemistry,biochemistry, or a closely related scientificfield, including at least 8 semester hours ofgeneral chemistry, 3 semester hours ofquantitative analysis, and 2 years of paidanalytical experience in a forensic sciencelab. A master's degree may be substitutedfor one year of experience. Responsibilitiesinclude performing physical and chemicalanalyses of evidentiary material; docu-menting analyses and results throughnotes, images, etc.; preparing writtenreports; responding to crime scenes toexamine, collect, interpret physical evi-dence; and testifying as an expert witness.Salary: $59,136 - $77,556/annually. CONTACT: Barbara Torres

Los Angeles County Sheriff's DeptScientific Services Bureau2020 W. Beverly Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90057(213) 989-5023Fax: (213) [email protected]

FORENSIC DNA ANALYSTIDENTIGENE is currently looking for aForensic DNA Analyst. This position isresponsible for the identification ofvarious biological materials as well as DNAtyping of such materials. All Forensic DNAAnalysts must have a minimum of a BA/BSdegree in a physical or life science. Copiesof each analyst’s CVs as well as collegetranscripts will be kept on file to doc-ument the completion of the followingcourses: molecular biology, biochemistry,genetics, and statistics. The substitution ofcourses with different titles may beapproved by the Forensic DNA LaboratoryDirector and the Technical Leader. Eachnew Forensic DNA Analyst will either com-plete a six-month minimum trainingprogram at IDENTIGENE or will complete aqualifying exam (as specified in theTraining Manual section FTM-001) if theindividual has had at least six months ofcase work experience at another forensiclaboratory. The duties of the positioninclude, but are not limited to, caseworkexamination following all Quality Manualand Protocol Manual guidelines; report

generation of results obtained, and tech-nical review of cases; expert witness tes-timony; and maintaining proficiency bycompleting 2 external proficiency tests peryear as outlined in section QM-011 of thismanual. A Forensic DNA Analyst may alsoserve as the Quality Control (QC) ProgramManager for the laboratory. The responsi-bilities of the QC Program Manager are toensure that all necessary tests on criticalreagents have been performed prior to useon casework; to check monthly allequipment, temperature, and cleaninglogs; and to report any discrepancies tothe Forensic DNA Laboratory Director. AForensic DNA Analyst may also serve as theTraining Program Manager, maintainingthe Training Manual and ensuring that allrelevant employees complete and doc-ument completion of the IDENTIGENEtraining program.CONTACT: IDENTIGENE

Office of Human Resources5615 Kirby Dr., Suite 800Houston, TX [email protected]

LAB MANAGERReliaGene Technologies, Inc. is seekingapplicants for the position of Lab Manager.Qualifications include a BS/MS in biochem-istry, molecular, biology, genetics, or otherrelated area of life science. College levelcourse work should fulfill DNA AdvisoryBoard's requirements for a forensic DNAAnalyst. Must have the ability to performbench work. Prior experience in using ABI3100 or 310 for STR analysis is a must.Responsibilities include monitoring theoperations in the lab, trouble shooting,maintaining desired turn around time, themaintenance of QA/QC procedures, actingas liaison between accrediting agencies,providing customer relations on technicalmatters, the review of results, supervisingand training of new analysts, and the man-agement of database contracts. CONTACT: Lisa Hamilton

Human Resources5525 Mounes Street, Suite 101New Orleans, LA 70123(504) 734-9700Fax: (504) [email protected]



FORENSIC TECHNICIANIDENTIGENE is currently looking for a labo-ratory technician with a bachelor’s degreein the bio-sciences and at least 6 monthsof practical, hands-on experience in a labo-ratory setting working with either DNA ormolecular biology. The ideal candidate willalso have taken at least one course in eachof the following subjects: genetics, mole-cular biology, statistics (or populationgenetics), and biochemistry. The duties ofthe Forensic Technician are to offersupport to the Forensic DNA Analysts andthe Forensic DNA Laboratory Director. Thiscan range from performing testing onprivate cases such as semen detection toassisting in different steps of the forensictesting process. The Forensic Technicianwill undergo training in any areas thatsupport is to be offered and a written,oral, and/or practical exam will be given toensure the highest quality of results areobtained. Basic computer skills and expe-rience with lab equipment maintenance isessential. Successful candidates will alsothrive in a team environment and possessstrong interpersonal, communication, andorganizational skills. The ability to handleconfidential and sensitive information isalso critical in this role. Upon completionof 6 months experience, ForensicTechnicians that meet the academicrequirements listed above may be con-sidered for further training as ForensicAnalysts.CONTACT: Identigene

Office of Human Resources5615 Kirby Dr., Suite 800Houston, TX [email protected]

FORENSIC DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTJohnson Controls, Inc. is seeking appli-cants for the position of ForensicDiagnostic Radiologic Technologist.Johnson Controls World Services isworking in partnership with the ArmedForces Institute of Pathology and theOffice of the Armed Forces MedicalExaminer. Qualifications include athorough knowledge of radiation pro-tection, to include concepts of accumu-lated dosage and genetic changes;effects of radiation on living organismand on patient and operator exposed inorder to assure adequate safeguards aremaintained; knowledge of anatomy and

physiology such as location appearanceand function of various major systems toinclude muscular, circulatory, lymphatic,respiratory, digestive and urinary; anunderstanding of the functioning andinterrelationship of various organsappearing on the film to judge accept-ability of the radiograph for diagnosticuse; knowledge of effects of commonmedical and surgical diseases in order toassure that radiographic studiesproperly illustrate the condition;knowledge of basic physics to includeconcepts of energy, electric power andtypes of electrical circuits and prop-erties of x-rays; knowledge of radi-ographic exposure techniques;knowledge and skill in position ofremains for examinations; knowledge ofbasic nursing practices related to radi-ography; and the emotional stability andmaturity necessary when dealing withthe dignity of human remains.CONTACT: Sharon Williams

Johnson Controls, Inc.7325 N. Atlantic AvenueCape Canaveral, FL 32920(321) 784-7788Fax: (321) [email protected]

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICERThe Harris County Medical Examiner'sOffice is seeking applicants for theposition of Quality Assurance Officer.Qualifications include a bachelor's degreein forensic science, chemistry, biology,toxicology, or a closely related field.Must have a minimum of five years expe-rience in an accredited forensic labo-ratory. Certification as an inspector for aforensic organization is required. Fiveyears in managerial/supervisory in qualityassurance management preferred.Certification by the American Board ofCriminalistics (ABC) or the AmericanSociety of Quality (ASQ) is preferred. Thisposition is responsible for the day-to-daymanagement of the quality assuranceprogram of the lab, insuring the labremains in compliance with forensicscience accreditation program guidelinesand standard operating procedures; pro-viding direction to all lab personnel per-taining to Quality Assurance issues;conducting annual audits and making

recommendations to improve the oper-ation of the lab; investigating technicalproblems and initiating corrective actionwhen problems are identified; main-taining a key log of lab personnel; main-taining personnel records; reviewing,implementing, and inspecting labsecurity measures; overseeing the pur-chasing and expenditures that pertain toQA/QC; manageing open records requestsfor the forensic lab; and reviewingworkload and case tracking reports.Salary: $50,000 - $80,000/annually. Applyto Announcement # 10223-P.CONTACT: Dr. Ashraf Mozayani

Laboratory DirectorChief ToxicologistHarris County Medical Examiners Office1885 Old Spanish TrailHouston, Texas 77054(713) 796-6810Fax: (713) 796-6828

FORENSIC TECHNICIAN & FORENSIC TECHNICIAN TRAINEEThe Orange County Sheriff's Department,Forensic Science Services Division, isseeking applicants for the positions ofForensic Technician & Forensic TechnicianTrainee. Qualifications include a bachelor'sof science degree with 60 semester or 90quarter units in a natural science (biology,chemistry or physics) from an accreditedcollege or university with at least 8semester or 12 quarter units of chemistry.Applicants must provide unofficial orcopies of official college transcripts (under-graduate or graduate) during therecruitment process. They will be acceptedby mail or email. Applicants must pass athorough background investigationincluding polygraph. Responsibilitiesinclude assembling evidence kits,preparing chemical reagents, washingglassware, cleaning laboratory, assistingscientists, assisting with report prepa-ration, assisting with sample preparation,assisting the analysis, data entry, supplyordering, and other duties as assigned.Salary: up to $42,912/annually.CONTACT: Vicki Pirooz, Recruiter

550 N. Flower StreetSanta Ana, CA 92701(714) 647-7469Fax: (714) [email protected]



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� D-ABC (Diplomate, American Board of Criminalistics)� F-ABC (Fellow, American Board of Criminalistics) � D-ABFA (Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Anthropology) � D-ABFDE (Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Document Examiners) � D-ABFO (Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Odontology) � RD-ABFO (Retired Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Odontology) � D-ABP-FP (Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, certified in Forensic Pathology) � D-ABPN-FP (Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, certified in Forensic Psychiatry)� D-ABFP (Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Psychiatry) � D-ABFT (Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Toxicology) � FTS-ABFT (Forensic Toxicology Specialist, American Board of Forensic Toxicology)

RETURN TO: American Academy of Forensic Sciences, PO Box 669, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-0669


PRIDESHOWA m e r i c a n A c a d e m y o f F o r e n s i c S c i e n c e s

YYoouurrAAFS MUG — $7

This finely crafted ceramicmug holds a hefty 17ounces! Available in

white with the AAFS logo dis-played in dark blue with matchinghandle and inside.

AAFS FELLOW KEY/TIE TAC — $150

In 1964, Robert Joling and Edwin Conraddesigned an Academy Key. This beautiful 14karat gold Fellow Key is a perfect addition to anypocket watch fob, or to use as a charm. Alsoavailable as a 14 karat gold tie tac.

AAFS MINI SWISS ARMY KNIFE — $15

Manufactured expressly for AAFS byVictorinox Cutlery in Switzerland.The 2-1/4” Bijou Model includesstainless steel blade, file, andscissors. Blue casing with Duratechfinish ensures logo will not wear off,even with years of use!

AAFS LOGO BALLCAP — $15

First-rate quality, custom made for AAFSby an American manufacturer. You’llappreciate the top quality craftsmanship ofthese 100% cotton caps. Royal blue withwhite logo.

AAFS DENIM SHIRT — $32

Lightweight, 100% combed cotton denimshirts are pre-washed for softness.Two-button adjustable cuffs and rearbox pleat add to the tailored details.The antique indigo color is offset by the navy blue customembroidered AAFS logo. Theclassic look or casual dress. Available in S, M, L, XL, XXL.

AAFS TIEPIN/LAPEL PIN — $12

Available with a gold AAFS logo on acolor-filled background, this tiepin is atasteful way to show your AAFS pride. May also be used as a label pin byremoving the chain.

AAFS POLO SHIRT — $40

The element of style has beendistilled into this attractive 100%cotton polo shirt by Cutter &Buck. The embroidered AAFSlogo offers that classic look.Available in navy with whitelogo, or white with navy logo.Limited availability!

AAFS SWEATSHIRT — $27

Keep warm and comfortable in thisheavyweight cottonsweatshirt with embroi-dered AAFS logo.Available in grey withblue logo in sizes: M,L, XL, XXL; or in navywith white logo insizes: L, XL, XXL.

10K AAFS LAPEL PIN — $30

Show your pride and elegant taste withthe handsome custom designed lapelpin for AAFS members.

AAFS LOGO TIE — $10Subject to quantities on hand.

Distinctive, custom made ties by one ofAmerica’s leading tie makers. Tastefullydesigned for the professional! Fine qualityjacquard silk blend weave, available withsingle or repeated AAFS logo. Choosefrom navy, charcoal gray, or wine.

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AAFS BALL MARKER REPAIR TOOL — $12

This gold magnetic ball marker repairtool will be the envy of all your golfing

buddies! Comes with AAFS logo inblack on round ball marker.

AAFS MONEY CLIP — $20

With the AAFS logo in black onthis gold, double-spring moneyclip, you will be sure to impressothers.

QTY. DESCRIPTION SIZE COLOR PRICE TOTAL $

AAFS Mug $ 7.00

Logo Tie -� Single Logo $ 10.00� Repeated Logo

Subject to quantities on hand

Mini Swiss Army Knife $ 15.00

Ballcap $ 15.00

10K Lapel Pin $ 30.00

14K Fellow Key/Tie Tac $150.00

Denim Shirt $ 32.00

Polo Shirt $ 40.00

Sweatshirt $ 27.00

Tie Pin $ 12.00

Golf Balls (set of three) $ 15.00

Ball Marker Repair Tool $ 12.00

Money Clip $ 20.00

Membership Certificate $ 10.00(print name as you want it to appear)

TOTAL $

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AAFS MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE — $10

Show that you belong to the world’s most prestigious forensicscience organizations with this 11 x 8 1/2” certificate. Printedin dark blue on heavyweight gray parchment with a silverembossed seal and blue and white ribbons. Certificate is individualized with name, degree, section, status, and statusdate.Does not include frame. Available only to AAFS Associate Members, Members, Fellows, Retired Members, and Retired Fellows.

AAFS GOLF BALLS — $15

This set of three Titleist golf balls providesadvanced double cover technology for

distance and low spin from teeto green. Each ball comes withthe AAFS logo in black.

All prices include postage & handling within the U.S. Additional charges forpostage to other countries.


AAFS promotes theadvancement of the

Forensic Sciences andForensic Scientists

AAFS BENEFITSYour inclusion in the AAFS will

give you access to the mosttalented forensic scientists in thenation via personal contact, work-shops, seminars, and the AAFSannual scientific meeting, to beheld February 20-25, 2006, inSeattle, Washington.

You will receive the Journal ofForensic Sciences devoted to thepublication of original investiga-tions, observations, scholarlyinquiries and reviews in thevarious branches of the forensicsciences. This is the official bi-monthly publication of the AAFS.

Your involvement will con-tribute to the advancement of theforensic sciences.

You wi l l receive the bi -monthly Academy News which willkeep you informed of pro-fessional issues, upcomingforensic meetings, and confer-ences, job opportunities, sectionnews, and Forensic SciencesFoundation activities.

For more information:

Phone: (719) 636-1100Fax: (719) 636-1993

New Applicant Services Only:(800) 701-AAFS

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.aafs.org

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Please provide the information below and AAFS will send an application to:

Name:__________________________________________________________________________

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Please provide your name so the potential applicant will know who requested the application.

AAFS will also recognize you by placing a Sponsor badge in your 2006 Annual Meeting registration

packet. Please detach form and return to AAFS. Thank you.

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