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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 61st Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA
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Review of Standards
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The The ABFSE held its 61st Annual Conference April 12 -
14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to many professional development opportunities and meetings, the ABFSE elected new officers and honored a variety of people for
their service to Funeral Service Education.
Clockwise: (1) David Martin (Piedmont Technical College)-Educator of the Year
Award. (2) Newly elected officers Joseph Finnochiaro (Miami Dade College) President; Cody Lopasky (Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service) Vice-President; Tony Moore
(Northampton Community College) Secretary/Treasurer and Jolena Grande (Cypress College) Past President. (3) NBE Update Session. (4) Jzyk Ennis (Jefferson State
Community College) Past President Plaque. (5) Jolena Grande (Cypress College) Past President Plaque. (6) Cornhole Tournament First Place winners-Gabe Schauf (Milwaukee
Area Technical College) and Nate Skelton (Wayne State Univ.) (7) Randy Anderson (NFDA) Professional of the Year. (8) Elois Wyche Saucer-Outgoing NFD&MA
representative to the Committee on Accreditation.
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Every five years ABFSE reviews the standards used for accreditation of funeral
service education programs. Please participate in the survey to share your ideas for the next update.
Survey closed November 1, 2023
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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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Annual ABFSE Curriculum Review
Thank you Hilgenfeld Family Foundation for Mortuary Education for sponsoring the annual
Curriculum Review Workshop and to this year's host school Lake Washington Inst. of Technology
in Kirkland, WA. For details click here
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Meet the Scholarship Recipients
In the past academic year, ABFSE received 55 undergraduate scholarship inquiries in October 2023. Six (6) undergraduate
scholarships were awarded for a total of $7,500. Meet our recipients. Scholarships are made possible due to the generosity of the Scholarship Sponsors recognized below.
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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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