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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.
 ABFSE Meets in Baltimore, MD
The American Board of Funeral Service Education met October 8, 2022 for strategic planning purposes. October 9, 2022 a Self study workshop was led by Executive Director, Robert C. Smith III.
Colleagues met up at the NFDA Convention held October 7 - 12 in the same location.
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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
www.amazon.com
Embalming Textbook -
Click here for details
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Annual ABFSE Curriculum Review
Each year the Hilgenfeld Family Foundation for Mortuary Education sponsors the ABFSE Curriculum Review Workshop. Tidewater
Community College served as host for the 2022 ABFSE curriculum review session June 2-4, 2022. The curriculum outlines for Merchandising, Business Law and Ethics were evaluated. Click here for more details.
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Meet the Scholarship Recipients
In the past academic year, ABFSE received 85 undergraduate scholarship inquiries in October 2022. Five (5) 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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A student from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science,
Pittsburgh, PA
View bio here
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Lillyan Fuentes
American Academy McAllister Institute, New York, NY
View bio here
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Alexandra Leib
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
View bio here
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Wren Melanson
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
View bio here
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Harleigh Wildesen
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Pittsburgh, PA
View bio here
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Colleagues in the News
Activity abounds at the ABFSE accredited schools and programs.
Click the links below to read more about special events and announcements.
San Antonio College receives Aspen Institute prize for 2021 Community College Excellence.
President of AAMI discusses nationwide enrollment trends
Connick discusses declining enrollment in Director.edu
San Antonio College
https://therivardreport.com/sac-mortuary-science-students-focus-on-helping-families-amid-grief
University of District of Columbia Community College
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2018/12/10/feature/handle-with-care
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