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ABFT ACCREDITED BY THE FORENSIC SPECIALTIES ACCREDITATION BOARD

The Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board (FSAB) was formed in 2000 as an entity to objectively assess, recognize, and monitor various professional boards that certify individual forensic scientists and other forensic specialists.  The voluntary program has promulgated standards that include evaluation of the mechanisms used to establish the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicants, the required education and training of the applicants, and the organization, management, policies and procedures and certification standards of the Board.  A continuing education program and a statement of ethics and professional standards are also required. 

The ABFT is pleased to announce that it has been accredited by the FSAB at action taken at the FSAB’s annual meeting in February.  The ABFT is the fourth board accredited by the FSAB.  ABFT accreditation followed a comprehensive review of ABFT’s certification activities and the submission of a detailed application that required an extensive effort by all the Directors of ABFT.  Recognition of ABFT by FSAB validates the credibility of the certification process and of those certified by ABFT.

ABFT ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW CERTIFICANTS WHO APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION BY DECEMBER 31, 2006

In honor of ABFT’s recent recognition by FSAB, ABFT is encouraging forensic toxicologists to apply for Diplomate or Forensic Toxicology Specialist certification.  The $300.00 application fee will be waived for the first 20 applications received by December 31, 2006.  Applications must be completed by June 30, 2007.  All other requirements for certification will continue to apply.  Further information and application forms can be obtained from the ABFT website: www.abft.org or by contacting Kimberly Wrasse at the ABFT (FSF/AAFS) office at (719) 636-1100.

Plan to attend ABFT Activities in Austin at the SOFT Annual Meeting

Wednesday, October 4   8:00-12:00 AM    Examination

Candidates who have registered to take the examination at the SOFT meeting will be contacted by Fred Fochtman, Ph.D., DABFT, Chair of the Examination Committee, with specific instructions.

Friday, October 6          5:00-6:00 PM       Certificant Reception and Presentation of Certificates; Open only to ABFT Certificants.  Come and join the discussions.   

CERTIFICANT ACTIVITY

New Emeritus Diplomate

Andrenyak, David                           
Barnhill, Matthew
Caplis, Michael
Cohn, Richard
Dunn, William
Ferslew, Kenneth
Fochtman, Frederick
Fraser, Albert
Hardin, Glenn
Hepler, Bradford
Kuhlman, James
Kuntz, David
Levine, Barry
LoDico, Charles
Logan, Barry
Long, Christopher
McCurdy, Horton
McCutcheon, Rod
McMullin, Matthew
Osiewicz, Robert
Rehberg, Michael
Schaffer, Michael
Tarver, John
Turk, Robert
Weingarten, Halle
Wu Chen, Nancy

Forensic Toxicology Specialists Requalified in 2006

At the ABFT annual meeting in February, the following were re-elected to three-year terms as Directors of the Board. 

Bruce Goldberger, Ph.D., DABFT
Barry Logan, Ph.D., DABFT
Graham Jones, Ph.D., DABFT
Horton McCurdy, Ph.D., DABFT
Robert Osiewicz, Ph.D., DABFT

The Board’s officers were reelected to one-year terms.

President: Yale H. Caplan, Ph.D., DABFT
Vice-President: Marina Stajic, Ph.D., DABFT
Secretary: Daniel S. Isenschmid, Ph.D., DABFT
Treasurer: Bruce A. Goldberger, Ph.D., DABFT