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Albert S. Osborn Award

The Albert S. Osborn and Linton Godown Awards are the highest honors the ASQDE bestows on members who have contributed significantly to the ASQDE and the profession.


​Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence

​The Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence was created to recognize those individuals who have contributed above and beyond what is expected of a Society member.  The criteria for the award are as follows:
  • The recipient must be a living member in good standing of the ASQDE and may be a Regular, Associate, Corresponding,  Life Member, or Corresponding Life Member at the time of the nomination.
  • The recipient must have been active in the field of questioned document examination for a period of at least 25 years and must have been a member of the ASQDE for a period of at least 20 years.
  • The award shall only be bestowed on persons who have attained exceptional distinction in terms of:
    • Cumulative activities, such as professional research or literary accomplishments which advance the field of questioned document examination, and
    • Outstanding service to the ASQDE over a long period of time, such service resulting in generally recognized and beneficial improvements in the Society.

Albert S. Osborn Award recipients

2000: JAMES V. P. CONWAY
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James V. P. Conway was the very first recipient of the very first Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence in 2000.

Past president Satoru C. "John" Shimoda presented the award at a special ceremony in February 2001. 

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2003: ROY A HUBER
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Roy A. Huber was presented the 2003 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence by President Grant Sperry at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Baltimore, Maryland.   

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2004: john j. harris
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John J. Harris was awarded the 2004 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

Mr. Harris was presented with the award at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Memphis, TN.   

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2005: DONALD B. DOUD
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Donald B. Doud was awarded the 2005 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

Mr. Doud passed away before he could be officially presented with the award.  Mr. Doud's widow, Jane Doud, was presented with the award at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Montreal, Canada . 

(Photo: Jane Doud, accompanied by son Robert and daughter Nancy, received the award for her husband.)

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2006: DAVID J. PURTELL
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​David J. Purtell was awarded the 2006 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

Mr. Purtell was presented with the award at a special luncheon in his honor on November 16, 2006 in Dunedin, Florida by ASQDE Past President Dan C. Purdy. 

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(Photo: James L. Hayes, Maureen C. Owens, David J. Purtell, and Dan C. Purdy at the presentation.)

2007: JOHN SHIMODA
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​Satoro C. "John" Shimoda was awarded the 2007 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

ASQDE President Howard C. Rile, Jr. presented him with the award on August 15, 2007 at the ASQDE Annual General Meeting in Boulder, Colorado. 

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2008: MAUREEN C. OWENS
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​Maureen Owens was awarded the 2008 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

The presentation was made on August 20, 2008 at the ASQDE Annual General Meeting in Asheville, NC.   

Photo: Dominick Owens, Maureen Casey-Owens, Dave Purtell, and Howard Rile.

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2009: DR. PHILLIP D. BOUFFARD
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​Dr. Phillip D. Bouffard was awarded the 2009 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

ASQDE President Farrell C. Shiver presented Dr. Bouffard with the award on August 12, 2009 at the ASQDE Annual General Meeting in Dearborn, Michigan.  

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2010: dr. david a. crown
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Dr. David A. Crown was awarded the 2010 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.   
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Dr. Crown, who was unable to attend the award ceremony in Victoria, was presented  the 2010 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence by ASQDE Past-President Robert Muehlberger in a private ceremony attended by his wife and ASQDE member Peter Tytell.

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2012: DAN C. PURDY
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​Dan C. Purdy was awarded the 2012 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

ASQDE President Linton A. Mohammed presented him with the award at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Charleston, SC. 

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2013: grant r. sperry
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​Grant R. Sperry was awarded the 2013 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

ASQDE President James A. Green (left) presented the award at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Indianapolis, Indiana.  

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2014: howard c. rile, jr.
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​Howard C. Rile, Jr. (left) was awarded the 2014 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence. 

ASQDE President James A. Green presented him with the 2014 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence at the Annual Meeting of the ASQDE in Honolulu, HI.

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2015: PAUL WESTWOOD
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​Paul Westwood was awarded the 2015 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners in Toronto, Canada.   

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2016: FARRELL C. SHIVER
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​Farrell C. Shiver was awarded the 2016 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

The presentation was made on August 24, 2016 at the ASQDE Annual General Meeting in Pensacola Beach, FL by 
ASQDE President John P. Osborn (left).

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2017: PETER V. TYTELL
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​Peter V. Tytell was awarded the 2017 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence.

The presentation was made via a video call on on August 31, 2017 at the ASQDE Annual General Meeting in San Diego, California .  

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2020: ROBERT W. RADLEY
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Robert W. Radley, of the United Kingdom, was awarded the 2020 Albert S. Osborn Award of Excellence at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, the Society's first-ever virtual meeting. 


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​The ASQDE was founded in 1942 and is the oldest and most prestigious organization of its kind. 

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