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Selected Educational Trust receives Grant from Global Atlantic Financial Group

May 13, 2025

Selected Educational Trust received a grant from Global Atlantic Financial Group to enhance and expand its workforce development initiatives: the employment center, career center, mortuary science student center and job fairs. These programs serve as essential resources for independent funeral homes...

OGR Recognized for Professional Service

May 13, 2025

On May 7, 2025, the International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) recognized this year’s finalists for its professional service awards during the Golden Circle Celebration at its annual conference, PROGRESS, in Riverside, California. OGR’s Golden Rule Community Service Award recognizes...

Willim-Kirkham of Thurman Funeral Home Featured in News Supplement on Women in Business and Leadership

May 13, 2025

In March 2025, Ashlee Willim-Kirkham of Thurman Funeral Home (Richmond) was featured in a special supplement published by Richmond News. Focused on women in business and leadership, the newspaper extra included a lengthy interview with Willim-Kirkham and explored her role at her family’s funer...

Flanner Buchanan Names 2024 Hospice Caregivers of the Year

May 13, 2025

Flanner Buchanan (Indianapolis) recently recognized Kelli Bennett and Kathy Molloy of Paradigm Health as the Flanner Buchanan 2024 Hospice Caregivers of the Year, and Nan Allen of Luminary Hospice as the Flanner Buchanan 2024 Hospice Volunteer of the Year. Maureen Lindley, Flanner Buchanan vice p...

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Opens Newly Redesigned Planning Center

May 13, 2025

On February 12, 2025, approximately 100 guests attended an open house to celebrate the newly redesigned planning center at Forest Lawn in Cypress, California. In partnership with Batesville Casket Company, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries (Glendale) worked with B&N Industries to desig...

Mid-America College Announces President’s List and Dean’s List Honorees

April 16, 2025

On February 24, Mid-America College of Funeral Service in Jeffersonville, Indiana, recognized the outstanding academic achievements of students named to its President’s List for the 2024 fall quarter. The distinction is awarded to students who achieve a grade point average (GPA) between 3.81 a...

International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards Convenes in California

April 16, 2025

From February 25-27, funeral service regulators and educators from across the United States and Canada convened for the 121st Annual Meeting of the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (ICFSEB). Held at Riviera Resort in Palm Springs, California, the event focused on key regu...

OGR Forms Partnership with MY GRIEF ANGELS

April 16, 2025

The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) recently formed a partnership with My Grief Angels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, peer-led grief support resources. Through this partnership, the families served by member firms can access virtual support groups, educational re...

SIFH Names NextGen Professional of the Year

March 19, 2025

At its 2025 NextGen Seminar, Selected Independent Funeral Homes named Megan Comer of Alhiser-Comer Mortuary in Escondido, California, as NextGen Professional of the Year. The award highlights career achievements and community involvement of funeral professionals under age 50. In 2012, Comer had j...

Selected Educational Trust Names Recipients of Second-Career Scholarship Program

March 19, 2025

Selected Educational Trust announced the latest recipients of its Second-Career Scholarship Program. Calvin Amato and Dachota Thebo were each awarded a $1,500 scholarship. Running for 15 years and awarding more than 60 scholarships, this program was created to meet the educational needs of the incre...

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Selected Educational Trust receives Grant from Global Atlantic Financial Group

OGR Recognized for Professional Service

Willim-Kirkham of Thurman Funeral Home Featured in News Supplement on Women in Business and Leadership

Flanner Buchanan Names 2024 Hospice Caregivers of the Year

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Opens Newly Redesigned Planning Center

Mid-America College Announces President’s List and Dean’s List Honorees

International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards Convenes in California

OGR Forms Partnership with MY GRIEF ANGELS

SIFH Names NextGen Professional of the Year

Selected Educational Trust Names Recipients of Second-Career Scholarship Program

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