ABOUT SAFS

southern region of the United States met in Atlanta, Georgia and adopted the

first constitution of the organization known as the Southern Association of

Forensic Scientists. This was not the first meeting of this group, which had met

previously in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Auburn, Alabama. There were 47 original

forensic scientist associations with the exception of the

forensic scientists. To gain voting membership in SAFS it is

essential that a prospective member have given expert testimony

in some court of the criminal justice system, or have advanced

the cause of forensic science in some significant manner. There

are two other types of membership available to qualifying

forensic scientists. Affiliate Membership is a limited three year

membership available to any student enrolled in an accredited

four year college or university, whose major field of study leads

to becoming a forensic scientist. Everyone who joins SAFS must

spend at least one year as an associate member. Applicants for

Associate Membership must have been registered at at least one

SAFS Meeting prior to the meeting at which the applicant will be

considered for membership. Membership applications of all types

are considered at the Business Meeting of the SAFS.

Applications for associate membership, affiliate membership,

promotion to regular membership, or change to retired class

membership, must be submitted by June 1 of a given year in order

to be considered at that year’s fall meeting. Copies of

application forms appear in this directory. The SAFS meets annually in the fall, at various locations in the

southern region of the United States. SAFS meeting locations are

Paul E. Shoffeitt 1966-67*                            

Ray Herd 1968-69*                            

Arthur Conners 1970-71*                              

Clarence Paul 1972-73                                  

William Darby 1976-77                                 

Dale Nute 1978-1979                                   

Edward Whittaker 1980-81                            

James Kelley – 1982-83                                

Richard Tanton 1984-85                                

Edwina Ard 1988-89                                     

Elizabeth P. Quarles

1990-91                        

Jimmy D. Barnhill 1992-93                            

Roger Parian – 1994-1995                             

Terry Mills – 1996-1997                                

Troy Hamlin –

1998-1999                              

Lynn

Henson – 2000-2001                              Arnold

Joe Reavis –

2002-2003