The American Association of Police Polygraphists 38 th Annual Seminar Grand Rapids, Michigan

1. The American Association of Police Polygraphists 38th Annual Seminar Grand Rapids, Michigan May 31 – June 5, 2015

2. Vice President James Wardwell (left) and Seminar Chair Derek Piasecki are pointing at the two buildings of The Amway Grand Hotel, the small brick building on the left and the tall glass one on the right.

3. Picture taken from the entrance to President Gerald R. Ford’s Library.

4. A Bit of History The Sweet’s Hotel was the first hotel on this site, which is now the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. In the early 1900’s it was purchased by J. Boyd Pantlind, who renamed it the Pantlind Hotel. Renovated and reopened in 1916, it was fashioned after English Adams Architecture by its designers, Warren & Westmore of New York City, who also designed that city’s lavish Grand Central Station and Biltmore Hotel. The Pantlind Hotel was know far and wide for it’s warm hospitality and exquisite cuisine. By 1925, the Pantlind was termed “One of the Ten Finest Hotels in America.”

5. Hotel Lobby

6. Hotel Registration Desk

9. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr. (1907—1968), the Senator's son, worked for the Senator for more than a decade. In 1952 President Eisenhower appointed him Appointments Secretary, but he took a leave of absence for health reasons before Eisenhower was inaugurated. Senator Vandenberg's nephew, U.S. Air Force General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, served as Air Force Chief of Staff and Director of Central Intelligence. Vandenberg Air Force Base was named in his honor. Senator Vandenberg's great nephew, Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., served as a Major General in the Air Force. (The Vandenberg Center is across the street from the hotel)

10. Founded in 1845, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is among the oldest history museums in the United States. Not that you'd be able to tell from its sparkling facility, which rises three stories above the downtown riverfront. Inside, a fascinating panorama of permanent collections and temporary exhibits preserve the treasures of the past and the present. Permanent collections include:The People of This Place, Collecting A-Z, Furniture City, Streets of Old Grand Rapids, This public Museum is behind the hotel a short walk over the Grand River.

12. Fishing on the Grand River behind the hotel

13. A few miles north of the hotel

14. A few miles north

15. President Karen Clark and Vice President James Wardwell are sitting in the lobby of the hotel “Under the Sunburst” sideboard, an elegant sideboard from the late 1800’s. We hope to see you in beautiful Grand Rapids next year. Karen & Jim