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Welcome
The American Board of Funeral Service
Education (ABFSE)
The ABFSE serves as the national academic accreditation agency for college and university programs in Funeral Service and Mortuary
Science Education. Although its roots go back to the 1940's, the ABFSE became an autonomous agency in 1962. The accrediting function of ABFSE is recognized by the US Department of
Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
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 ABFSE 62nd Annual Conference
Boston, MA April 8-12, 2024
The ABFSE held its 62nd Annual Conference April 10 - 12, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. There were many professional development opportunities
and meetings. The opportunity to explore the many exhibits at the tradeshow occurred simultaneously as the 2nd Annual JEPP Corn Hole Tourney. At the
Recognition Luncheon a variety of people were recognized for their service to Funeral Service Education.
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Top row (L-R):
Robert C. Smith, III (Executive Director); NFDA representatives at the Tradeshow;
Michael (Asst. Executive Director), Gail Landon and Patti Smith represent ABFSE at the Tradeshow.
Middle row (L-R):
R & L - Recognition luncheon
Center - Our Gold and Bronze Sponsors
Bottom row (L-R):
TribuCast representative at the Tradeshow, Harriette Scott (Public
Member),
Gabriel Schauf (Milwaukee Area Technical College) receives award from Robb Smith (Executive Director).
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Review of Standards
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ABFSE engages in a review of the Accreditation Standards every five (5) years. The process was initiated in summer/fall 2022 and recommended
changes were presented for comment.
Acceptance of the Accreditation Standards was finalized at the COA Meeting in Boston.
Click here for revised Standards (PDF) - effective January 1, 2025
Click here for current Standards (PDF)
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About Embalming: History, theory, practice
(available March 2022)
Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice
Sixth Edition: 9781260010077:
Medicine - Health Science Books @ Amazon.com
To obtain instructor resources for Embalming: History, Theory, and
Practice, 6e, email Sydney Keen (sydney.keen@mheducation.com)
Download Press Release (PDF)
How to order from Amazon
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Embalming Textbook - Click here for details
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Meet the Scholarship Recipients
In the past academic year, ABFSE received 50 undergraduate scholarship inquiries in April 2024. Six (6) undergraduate
scholarships were awarded for a total of $10,000. Meet our recipients. Scholarships are made possible due to the generosity of the Scholarship Sponsors recognized below.
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Baili Akin
Mid-America College of Funeral Service
View bio here
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Samantha Alexander
Miami Dade
College
View bio here
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Jessica Barnes
Tidewater
Community College
View bio here
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Eldrick Brown
Commonwealth
Institute of Funeral Service
View bio here
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Eunique Davis
Mercer County
Community College
View bio here
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David Nipper
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Bio Not Available
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The National
Scholarship Program
of the American
Board of Funeral Service Education provides financial awards to students enrolled in funeral service
or mortuary science programs to assist them in obtaining their professional education.
Apply for your Scholarship Online!
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