My father, the other "Bob Alvine" is Chair of the Board of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. This institute was launced in 1997. Every year, the Henry C. Lee Institute sponsors the Arnold Markle Symposium. This year marks the 18th year.
Dr. Lee, with the help of a few criminal investigators, police chiefs, district attorneys, friends and family of State's Attorney Arnold Markle launched the symposium in the memory of Arnold Markle, who always supported the need for post gradute training. Today, this ongoing annual tradition has become one of teh most celebrated training programs throughout the law enforcement community.
In honor of this great event in law enforcement, I thought I would copy below the welcoming comments from my dad, the "other Bob Alvine" for the symposium which starts on April 12th.
Dear Friends and Guests,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the
University of New Haven, it is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to this year’s Markle
Symposium, proudly honoring the memory of the esteemed State’s Attorney Arnold Markle.
I want to thank you for attending the Symposium, and I congratulate you on selecting one of
the most acclaimed law enforcement seminars in the world.
The Henry C. Lee Institute was launched in 1997 following the work of a small group of individuals who created a strategic business plan for it. I was designated as chair of that group and vividly remember the Institute’s early days. It was a small initiative that grew with the help of the excellent leadership and reputation of Dr. Lee, and with grant funding and fundraising.
We are delighted that with the University’s support, the Lee Institute will be moving into a
beautiful new building on the University’s campus in 2010. A forensic museum and learning
center will feature, among other valuable documents, the largest archive of information available
on the slaying of Robert Kennedy, and other significant milestones in forensic science. It
will be a center for research and learning available to law enforcement professionals, forensic
scientists, educators, researchers and students. As chair of the Institute since its inception, I
am pleased to have been part of this one-of-a-kind resource.
I am honored to mark the enormous growth of the Markle Symposium from its inception
at the University to an event that grew so large we were able to move it off campus to these
wonderful facilities. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has been gracious enough to offer their
convention facilities at Foxwoods Resort Casino in gratitude for some of the investigatory
work Dr. Henry C. Lee had done in the past for them.
I want to thank Dr. Henry C. Lee and our distinguished speakers who have made the Markle
Symposium such a success. I also wish to thank the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe at Foxwoods
for their hospitality and support. We are truly delighted to welcome Symposium participants
from all over the world.
Sincerely,
Robert Alvine, Chair of the Board, the Henry C. Lee Institute for Foresic Science
Good job!
