Background
David Ashbaugh was born on 11 March 1946.
David Ashbaugh was born on 11 March 1946.
David Ashbaugh also wrote and published a fundamental and essential reference book for the entire forensic identification community: Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology. He worked for more than thirty years at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police before retiring in 2004. During his career, he served more than twenty years as a certified forensic identification specialist.
During his career, he contribute numerous articles to the field magazines and journals and made a lot of training around the world.
Henry Medal (Finger Print Society of the United Kingdom) 2012 John A. Dondero Award (International Association for Identification, United States) Edward Foster Award (Canadian Identification Society, Can) William Donald Dixon Memorial Research and Essay Award (Canadian Identification Society) Meritorious Service Medal (Canada) Order of Merit for Police Forces (Canada) Commissioner"s Commendation for Outstanding Service (Commissioner Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Lewis Minshall Award (The Fingerprint Society of the United Kingdom) The Good of the Association Award (International Association for Identification) Canada 125 Medal (Government of Canada) Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal (Government of Canada) Distinguished Member (International Association for Identification) Identification Progress Award (Ontario Police College).