Page B15 july 2024 EDUCATIONAL NEWS oo ooo SPORTS night G ICCFA.COM/UNIVERSITY JULY 19-24, 2024 ATLANTA, GEORGIA REGISTER NOW TO SAVE YOUR SEAT STERLING,VA— The International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association’s (ICCFA) Educational Foundation proudly announces the award of 101 scholarships, thanks to the generosity of donors who value educational opportunities for deathcare professionals. These scholarships will enable recipients to attend the 2024 ICCFA University at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, from July 19-24. Scholarship recipients, representing ICCFA members from 26 states as well as Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Jamaica, will have the opportunity to learn from deathcare innovators and experts. The following ICCFA members will be attending the 2024 ICCFA University on scholarship thanks to the generous contributions of their supporting donors: Clay Adams, Greenlawn Funeral Home, Springfield, MO; Samantha Alexander, Van Orsdel Funeral and Cremation Services, Miami, FL; Liza Altenburg, Oakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, MI; Laurena Anderson, New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory, University Place, WA; Hannah Ashley, Smith Family Funeral Homes, Sherwood, AR; Scott Behan, Rocky Mountain Providers, Fountain, CO; Grace Birdwell, Greenlawn Funeral Home, Springfield, MO; Mark Bodicky, Global Atlantic Financial Group, St Joseph, MO; Dave Boyle, Town of Chelmsford Cemeteries, Chelmsford, MA; Anthony Bracy, Bracy Funeral Service Group, Camden, SC; Cassandra Bracy, Bracy Funeral Service Group, Camden, SC; Alecia Braddock, The Arlington Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Cincinnati, OH; rie Fountain, Greenlawn Funeral Home, Springfield, MO; Denise Goodwin, Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Palm Harbor, FL; Michael Greene, Chapel of the Chimes Westland, Westland, MI; Nicholas Guthrie, Salem Stones, Columbus, OH; David Gutierrez, Parques y Jardines Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador; Larry Hawkins, Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Cemetery, Bossier City, LA; Bailee Helton, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, Clinton Township, MI; Heidi Hickman, Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, Temple, TX; Brookle Hicks, Leaf Cremation, Kennesaw, GA; Shantelle Holts Joseph, Sid Roberts Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, TX; Gail Jameson, The McDougald Funeral Home, Anderson, SC; Peter Johnson, Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, Funeral Home and Crematory, Pittsburgh, PA; Marcus Julian, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, Detroit, MI; Cheryl Kelly, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Joelle Kerfoot, Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LaGrange, KY; Tanner Kerr, Hansen Mortuary, Phoenix, AZ; Jonathan Kind, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, Clinton Township, MI; Abigail Lemley, Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home, Springfield, TN; Emory Martin III, Smith Family Funeral Homes, North Little Rock, AR; Lynn McClain, Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Nashville, TN; Mailey McLaughlin, HM Patterson Arlington Chapel, Sandy Springs, GA; German Mejia, Parques y Jardines Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador; Marcelo Minatel, Grupo Jardim da Saudade, Curitiba, Brazil; Victoria Monforte, Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, Lodi, CA; Ana Nocon-Morales, Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, MA; Robert O’Gara Jr., Diocese of Providence RI Catholic Cemeteries, Cranston, RI; Yolanda O’Neal, Allen Dave Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Houston, TX; Cheryl Pellow, Mission Hills Memorial Gardens and Crematory, Niles, MI; Claudia Pereda, Eternity Servicios Exequiales, Guatemala, Guatemala; Kimberly Price, Johnson Alison Brettnacher, Baue Funeral Home, St Charles, MO; Gydell Brooks, Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Cemetery, Bossier City, LA; David Brooks, Morris Funeral Cottage and St Joseph’s Cemetery, Cheraw, SC; Virginia “Jenni” Bryant, Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, TN; Jessica Burke, Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, AZ; Mandy Butler, Smith Little Rock Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Elizabeth Capetillo, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA; Mario Carder, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Anthony Carpinello, Diocese of Providence RI Catholic Cemeteries, Cranston, RI; Frances Carrasco-Leyerle, Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary, Santa Clara, CA; Nancy Chapa, Serenity Fields, Mission, TX; Lauren Christakos, Arlington Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home, Cincinnati, OH; Karen Christon, Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home-Westland, Westland, MI; Gordon Chuck, Sam Isaacs & Son Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica; Dorinda Cobb, Akins-Cobb Funerals & Cremations, Blue Ridge, GA; Benjamin Cohn, Lone Tree Cemetery Association, Hayward, CA; Nicholas Colhoff, City of Post Falls, Post Falls, ID; Josh Crank, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Jason Dalenberg, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, Clinton Township, MI; Peyton Davis, Smith Little Rock Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Mac Dempsey, Leaf Cremation, Kennesaw, GA; Joseph Dinkins, Leaf Cremation, Kennesaw, GA; Rafael Domenciano Silva, Parque Memorial De Goiânia, Goiânia, Brazil; Shasta Ellis, Discount STL Cremation, St Louis, MO; Joshua Fleissner, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY; Raquel Flores, Park Lawn Cemetery, Commerce, CA; CheICCFA Educational Foundation Awards 101 Scholarships to the 2024 ICCFA University Gino Merendino Consulting Group, Scottsdale, AZ; Nick Rainone, Diocese of Providence RI Catholic Cemeteries, Cranston, RI; Jennifer Rebollar, Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery, Gardena, CA; Melinda Redding, Baue Funeral Homes and St Charles Memorial Gardens, St Charles, MO; Tracy Ann Ricketts, Delapenha Funeral Home Ltd, Kingston 10, Jamaica; Megan Sandoval, Priority Cremation, Inc, Colton, CA; Adam Schutt, Professional Cemetery Services, Carpentersville, IL; Branden Seid, Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK; John Sennhenn, Jr, Floral Hills Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, KY; John Silvestri, Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lodi, CA; Ashlyn Smith, Greenlawn Funeral Home South, Springfield, MO; Jackie Spainhour, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC; Nick Startup, Leaf Cremation, Kennesaw, GA; Kadi Strednak, Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA; Lindsey Stuffle, Cole and Garrett Funeral Home, Goodlettsville, TN; Liam Tomsic, Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA; Lisa Vaeth, Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford, West Hartford, CT; Veronica Van Hof, Baltimore Humane Society Memorial Park, Reisterstown, MD; Vercell Vance, Eden Terrace Memorials, LLC, Jackson, MS; Heather Vandegejuchte, Roberts of Ocala, Ocala, FL; Ibsen Vila, Serpos Serviços Postumos, Natal, Brazil; Abigail Weidel, New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, MD; Kathi Wells, Global Atlantic Financial Group, Batesville, IN; Michael Welsh, Gary Diocesan Cemeteries, Hammond, IN; Molly Wilson, Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK; Calvin Witcher, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA; and Jenna Wolfgang, Williams Funeral Home, Columbia, TN. Seven deserving students enrolled in the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABSFE) accredited funeral service and mortuary science programs will join deathcare professionals in Atlanta. The initiative, continued by Educational Continued on page B17
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