Awards

The Jack Trimarco Award

In recognition of exemplary loyalty, performance and contribution to the California Association of Polygraph Examiners.

2021

Guillermo Witte

2020

Thomas P. Kinney

2019

Tom Kelly
Founder, Marston Polygraph Academy

The Ed Gelb Polygraph Excellence Award

In recognition of exemplary loyalty, performance and contribution to the California Association of Polygraph Examiners.

2019

Tom Dorsey
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department (Retired)

The Robert Henson Memorial Award for Excellence

The selected candidates must have demonstrated, through their actions, to having promoted the polygraph profession and the highest ethical and professional standards that this organization embodies, and the late Robert Henson demanded of all of the students he instructed throughout his long and distinguished career in the polygraph profession.

2007

None

2006

Jamie Skeeters
CAPE President, 2002 - 2006

2005

None

2004

Robert Heard
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

2003

Paul Redden
San Diego Police Department

2002

Ed Gelb
Intercept Inc., Los Angeles

2001

Brian English
Chief Examiner at Backster School of Lie Detection

The Distinguished Service Award

In recognition of exemplary performance and contribution to the California Association of Polygraph Examiners.

2010

Ron Homer
FBI (retired)

2009

Norm LeClair
FBI (retired)

2008

Leonard Salcedo
LAPD

2007

Tom Dorsey
Dorsey’s Polygraph Service

2006

Jim Adams
Private Examiner

2006

Ron Hilley
FBI (retired)

2005

Joe Bodnar
Redlands Police Department (retired)

2004

Michelle L. Reed
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

2003

Randy Key
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

2002

Jamie Skeeters
Security Consultants Services, Inc., Ojai

2001

Robert C. “Bob” Heard
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department