American Academy of Forensic Sciences elects LabOne's Michael A. Peat as president-elect.LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1996--LabOne Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: LABS) today announced that Michael A. Peat, Ph.D., senior vice president, toxicology, at LabOne Inc., has recently been elected as president-elect of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is a professional society for people in all areas of forensics. For nearly sixty years, the AAFS has served a distinguished and diverse membership. (AAFS AAFS American Academy of Forensic Sciences AAFS African American Family Services AAFS Amphibious Assault Fuel System AAFS Academy of Ambulatory Foot Surgery AAFS ABN AMRO Financial Services, Inc. AAFS Advanced Airburst Fuze System AAFS Activate Arabic Form Shaping ) organization. In 1995, the Academy had over 4,100 members that include toxicologists, physicians, attorneys, dentists, physical anthropologists, document examiners, psychiatrists, engineers, criminalists, educators and others who practice, study and conduct research in the forensic sciences. They represent all 50 United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and 44 other countries throughout the world. As a professional society, the Academy is dedicated to the application of science to the law and is committed to the promotion of education and the evaluation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences. Peat has served on the Academy's board since 1987 in the positions of vice president and treasurer. LabOne operates a centralized laboratory in the Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). area which markets laboratory testing services nationwide. CONTACT: LabOne Inc., Lenexa Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Ondick, 913/888-8397 |
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