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(BOWLING GREEN, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Bowling
Green State University President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey today announced that Dr.
Jon E. Sprague will serve as the first director of the Ohio Attorney General’s
Center for the Future of Forensic Science (the Center).
A
joint partnership between Bowling Green State University and the Ohio Attorney
General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Center’s mission is to foster
innovative forensic scientific research and to create training opportunities
for forensic professionals and for students in forensic science-related
fields.
The
Center will focus on the applied needs of forensic disciplines to drive
research development and advance forensic science. The Center will also
serve as a resource for the professional development of forensic science
practitioners and other students interested in forensic science.
“The
Ohio Attorney General’s Center for the Future of Forensic Science will help
train a new generation of forensic scientists and also advance research and
scientific discoveries,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. “We are
excited that our partnership between BCI and Bowling Green State University
will come to life through the teaching and research of the Center, and that the
Ohio law enforcement community will be able to tap into the expertise of Dr.
Sprague and the Center to help solve crimes.”
“Bowling
Green State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Jon Sprague.” said Bowling
Green State University President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey. “Dr. Sprague brings a
wealth of scientific knowledge and expertise, and we look forward to the energy
and passion he will bring to the Center.”
Most
recently, Dr. Sprague served as the University Director of Academic Research
and Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences for the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State
University. Before joining Ferris State University, he served as Dean and
Professor of Pharmacology at the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern
University (ONU). Dr. Sprague has also served as Chair and Professor of
Pharmacology at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine located on the
campus of Virginia Tech University. He received his PhD. in Pharmacology and
Toxicology from Purdue University. He also was on the faculty in the College of
Pharmacy at Purdue.
The
Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation Bowling Green building
is expected to open this fall. The
state-of-the-art crime lab is located on the campus of Bowling Green State
University and will provide investigative and laboratory services for law
enforcement in a 22-county region.
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