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ABFSE 61st Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

 

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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blueshadow ABFSE 61st Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA

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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blueshadow 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.

ABFSE 2022 Curriculum Workshop

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blueshadow Meet the Scholarship Recipients

In the past academic year, ABFSE received 67 undergraduate scholarship inquiries in March 2023. Three (3) undergraduate scholarships were awarded for a total of $4,500. Meet our recipients. Scholarships are made possible due to the generosity of the Scholarship Sponsors recognized below.

Nicole Heald -ABFSE Scholarship Recipient

 

Denise Howdershelt -ABFSE Scholarship Recipient

 

Katelynn Schooley -ABFSE Scholarship Recipient

Nicole Heald
Carl Sandburg College
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Denise Howdershelt
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
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Katelynn Schooley
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
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Scholarship Sponsors

 Answering Service for Directors - ASD                Jim Augustine Memorial Fund             Bass-Mollett Publishers Inc.              Cremation Association of North America

   The Champion Company                          Church & Chapel Arts                                  Smart Director by Continental Computers, Inc.

      Dodge                             Eagle's Wings Air - EWA                            Descendants of Fossors                              Fundafamily.com

Heritage Club of NFDA             Inman Shipping Worldwide                  Kelco Supply                    National Association of Colleges of Mortuary Science

National Funeral Directors Association and the Heritage Club                        National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association                       NMS - National Mortuary Shipping                      NOMIS Publications


                              PRECOA                                 SC Funeral Directors Association                                  Travel Plan by Inman                                         

                                  Tribucast Remote Attendance System                         Trigard                           Tuesday Evening Publications                            University Mortuary Science Education Association                    

 

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