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APA MAGAZINE
The Magazine for the Polygraph Professional
March/April 2014
Volume 47,2
Inside
Wisconsin’s
Odyssey with
Polygraph
Evidence
p. 50
APA Magazine 2014, 47(2) 1

Contributors to this issue
Contents
Tuvya Amsel
Dale Austin
Michael Gougler
Walter Greene
Bob Heard Membership News
Lisa Jacocks
Michael Lynch
5 APA Board of Directors
Raymond Nelson
6 In Memoriam
Pat O’Burke
Bob Peters 8 Announcment Regarding 2014 APA Election Schedule
Pam Shaw 9 Buy and Sell
Gordon Vaughan
Daniel Wilcox
Training & Seminars
Deadlines
This issue closed on March 7, 2014. 11 Polygraph Examiner Training Schedule
13 Upcoming Seminars
Deadline for May/June, 2014 issue
15 APA-Asia Pacific Seminar - Agenda & Registration Form
is May 9, 2014.
58 Polygraph Schools Accredited by the APA
Submission of Articles
From the Board
The APA Magazine is published
by the American Polygraph
Association. The mere publication
18 Board of Directors’ Reports
of an article, news item, or notice in
this Magazine does not constitute
an endorsement by the American
Polygraph Association. Advertising Regular Features
and Editorial address is APA Editor,
P.O. Box 10411, Fort Jackson, SC
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32 Hopefully Helpful - Toward More Successful
is published six times per year and
is available in electronic format only. Interrogations, by Walter H. Greene
Address and e-mail changes/updates 35 Practicum - A Cheating Heart and An Honest EDA, by
should be sent to: APA, P.O. Box Tuvya T. Amsel
8037, Chattanooga, TN 37414-0037, 48 Differential Salience - Who Are We?, by Michael Lynch
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available. The APA webmaster
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received because of improper
39 What Does the Polygraph Measure?, by Raymond
address information. Submission
Nelson
of polygraph-related articles
50 Wisconsin’s Odyssey with Polygraph Evidence, by
should be sent to: Don Krapohl,
Robert Peters
P.O. Box 10411, Fort Jackson, SC
29207 or [email protected].
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APA Magazine will J. Patrick O’Burke [email protected]
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Treasurer
Robbie. Anyone Vice President – Chad Russell
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org). Closing date is Michigan City, IN 46360 Donald J. Krapohl
May 9th. [email protected] P.O. Box 10411
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In Memoriam
Robbie Sue Bennett
Robbie passed peacefully from this life on March 4, 2014 after
a gradual decline in health. She was cared for by her sisters
June and Faye during the last days of her life. Robbie was
born in Decatur, TN but has been living in Chattanooga since
1978 after traveling the world with her husband Bill while
serving in the Air Force. She was the secretary to the American
Polygraph Association for 29 years, a position that she took
very seriously and helped everyone she could. She is highly
regarded by everyone who met her.
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Dr. Dollins (center) with Cleve Backster (left) and Dr. Gordon Barland (right).
(photo courtesy of Bob Heard)
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Announcement Regarding the 2014
APA Election Schedule
If you are interested in running for office, please take note of the positions being voted
this year:
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Vice President Government (1 yr)
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Director 2 (2 yrs)
Director 4 (2 yrs)
Applicants must specify which of the six offices he or she is a candidate.
Candidates can only run for one office per year.
Below are important dates to remember
⃰ May 1 – May 30: Period to submit nominations and self-nominations
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specifying for which office the candidate is vying.

⃰ June 14: Last day to submit a candidate statement of up to 500 words
for the APA Magazine and on the APA website.
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⃰ July 5: Closing date for the APA Magazine. Candidacy letters
published on APA website and the APA Magazine.
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