The Wisconsin Association for Identification (WAI) held its first organizational meeting on October 5, 1966. The WAI is a chartered division of the International Association for Identification and was incorporated in the State of Wisconsin as a non-profit organization on May 5, 1967.
The Association was formed to accomplish the following objectives: To associate persons who are actively engaged in the profession of forensic identification, investigation and scientific crime detection in an organized body, so that the profession, in all of its branches may be standardized and effectively and scientifically practiced. To encourage the enlargement and improvement of the science of forensic identification and other branches of scientific crime detection. Encourage research in scientific crime detection. To keep its members appraised of the latest techniques and discoveries in forensic identification and scientific crime detection. To continue to improve the high professional standards of law enforcement officials at all levels of government who have charge of crime scene units, and/or forensic laboratories. The WAI provides the opportunity to employ the collective wisdom of the profession to advance the scientific techniques of forensic identification and scientific crime detection. The WAI shall do everything possible to improve the high professional standards of law enforcement officials at all levels of government who have charge of crime scene units, and/or forensic laboratories. The members of the WAI shall employ the collective wisdom of the profession to advance the scientific techniques of forensic identification and scientific crime detection. The WAI shall inform legislative bodies of the importance of general laws making it mandatory to fingerprint every person who is arrested. The WAI shall provide training, education, and the publication of information related to forensic identification and scientific crime detection.
The Association has taken several actions to accomplish these goals. There is a 3-day annual educational conference with both lectures and hands-on workshops. The topics covered at these conferences range from an update on the criminal history records and changes in the state AFIS system to the latest techniques in crime scene processing and laboratory examinations of physical evidence. All members receive a quarterly newsletter that includes professional articles in addition to Association news. The AFIS-CIB Technology Committee is unique in that this committee provides a direct line of communication between the Wisconsin State Criminal Information Bureau and law enforcement agencies at all levels of government within the state. The Association has been the co-host division for two annual IAI International Educational Conferences (1972 and 1999). The WAI worked together with six other Midwest divisions of the IAI in 1998 to bring to the Midwest the highly successful Mid-States Educational Conference in Davenport, Iowa. The WAI is now expanding its web site to meet the growing needs of its membership.
Wisconsin Association for Identification
1999 IAI Conference Committee
Robert Sanders, a member and Past-President of the Wisconsin Association for Identification, was elected President of the International Association for Identification at their Annual General Membership Meeting held in July 2000 in Charleston, West Virginia. At the Annual IAI Banquet, Robert expressed his thanks to all the members of the WAI who have given him their active support, including the current WAI President, Jim Bruno who led the team of photographers covering the 1999 IAI Annual Educational Conference; the current WAI Secretary-Treasurer, Melissa Graf who was on the WAI 1999 IAI Conference Committee and who also serves on several IAI committees; and the current Chair of the WAI Board of Directors, Mike Campbell who was the chair of the WAI 1999 IAI Conference Committee and who also serves on the IAI Board of Directors.
1966-1967 |
Andrew F. Kashuba Robert C. Lathrop Michael T. Feider Stanley C. Klein Charles R. Race Roland L Recker Sylvester Gajewski Howard L. Jennrich Herbert J. Breske Charles L. McElroy Abraham L. Toigo Robert R. Exner Jerome D. Gartner Herman R. Steinke Walter C. Fuhrman Edmund F. Jakubowski Robert T. Shunk Donald C. Ramthun Ronald E. Dick John M. Hermann John R. Stransky William F. Wangemann Roger W. Heiligenthal Wayne M. Peterson Erlan R. Wenzel Floyd D. June Edwin L. Bandi Milton L. Swantz Daniel A. Feucht Daniel R. Andersen Roger R. Lenzner Robert C. Sanders James Bruno Mike Campbell Ronald L. Groffy Todd Thorne Suzanne Martin Stu Nelson Thomas Johnson, Dr. Melissa Graf Dan Roman Gordon Kowaleski Lee Mikulec Marie Burgette Bach Charles Wysocky Lisa Hudson Melissa Graf Vickie Brugger Lee Mikulec Julie Mead Matt Guth Paul Olsen Holly Schultz Jason White |
PAST CONFERENCE SITES
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 |
Appleton Sheboygan Wauwatosa Madison Wausau |
1972 | Milwaukee, Co-host Annual IAI International Educational Conference |
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 |
Cable Racine Appleton Oconomowoc Kenosha Janesville Madison Appleton Brookfield Green Lake Eau Claire Racine Brookfield Marshfield Madison Janesville Appleton Milwaukee Fond Du Lac Marshfield Kenosha Green Bay Pewaukee Eau Claire Wausau Appleton |
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 |
Milwaukee Co-host IAI Educational Conference Madison Pleasant Prairie Janesville Fond du Lac Shawano Madison Green Bay Eau Claire Wauwatosa Appleton Stevens Point Milwaukee – Co-Host IAI Educational Conference Green Bay Wausau Brookfield Eau Claire Green Bay – 50th Annual WAI Conference Stevens Point Elkhart Lake Green Bay Sheboygan |
Good of the Association Award
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WAI SECRETARY/TREASURER