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SEPTEMBER 2015
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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Service Corporation International National
Scholarship Program Awards $250,000 to Mortuary
Students from Around the US
BUCHANAN,GA—
The
Academy of Professional
Funeral Service Practice
(APFSP)
over the past
39 years, has recognized
hundreds of funeral direc-
tors who have completed
the requirements for the
Certified Funeral Service
Practitioner (CFSP) desig-
nation, an industry-recog-
nized mark of dedication
to life-long learning.
As daily temperatures in-
crease, so has the fervor for
reaching the CFSP desig-
nation by many Academy
members. APFSP wants to
congratulate and recognize
the following 43 Academy
members who have worked
so diligently on complet-
ing these requirements.
The following Academy
members have recently
completed this milestone:
Donna G. Backhaus,
Gil-
bert, AZ;
Joshua D. Bak-
er,
Sebring, FL;
Jeffery S.
Baynard,
Salisbury, NC;
Ronda R. Berkey,
Chan-
dler, AZ;
Kenneth Craig
Bland,
Salisbury, MD;
Cassandra Marie Butler,
Pearland, TX;
S. Eric Car-
penter,
Morristown, TN;
Nancy K. Castellucci,
Alliance, OH;
Shelby A.
Chism,
Jeffersonville, IN;
Robert W. Eichelberger,
Hot Springs, AR;
Chel-
sea L. Finchmann,
Med-
ford, NJ;
Ozella J. Fos-
ter-Robinson,
St. Louis,
MO;
Jeffrey S. Fried-
man,
Houston, TX;
Roy
A. Goodson,
Anniston,
AL;
Irene Jean Gorham,
Glenwood, NB, Canada;
Roger L. Gosselin,
Man-
chester, NH;
Garnet Mi-
chele Harris,
St. Louis,
MO
; Shawnte C. Harvell,
Bound Brook, NJ;
Mau-
rice Jerard Hayes,
Sorren-
to, FL;
DeWayne Hughes,
Dallas, TX;
Richard M.
Johnson,
Lawrenceville,
GA;
Jeffrey W. Jones,
Birmingham, AL;
Den-
nis A. King,
Grand Prai-
rie, TX;
Carmen M. Lup-
oli,
Orange, CT;
Michael
D. Mientkiewicz,
Tay-
lor, MI;
Dion W. Miller,
Frankfort, IN;
Matthew
R. Myers,
Haddon Town-
ship, NJ;
Timothy Joseph
Newman,
Toms River, NJ;
Ned R. Nordgren,
West
Valley City, UT;
Vanessa
R. Ross-Frash,
Crooks-
ville, OH;
Chad Michael
Saia,
Tickfaw, LA;
Harry
M. Schwartz,
Maple Glen,
PA;
La’Mont Smalls,
Al-
bany, GA;
Lisa Cath-
erine Smith,
Kentville,
NS, Canada;
Graham
A.R. Steen,
Port Moody,
BC, Canada;
Wendy
Smith Thames,
Windsor,
CT;
John R. Thompson,
Southaven, MS;
Linda V.
Tucker-Gooding,
Ayden,
NC;
Krissie S. Vemula-
palli,
Tucson, AZ;
Eugene
F. Wagner,
Cassopolis,
MI;
Sydney R. Waldman,
Houston, TX;
Linette
Ward,
Newnan, GA: and
Joseph L. Wood,
Cedar
Grove, NJ.
These Academy mem-
bers join the over 1650
current CFSP desig-
nees who have volun-
tarily gone above what
is required by their li-
censing organizations to
reach this designation.
The CFSP designation is
awarded after a member
accumulates 180 hours of
approved activities. Once
members reach the re-
quired hours, they must
continue to complete a
minimum of 20 hours
per year to maintain the
CFSP designation. This
commitment to continu-
ing education and com-
munity service not only
sets them apart in the fu-
neral profession, but also
shows the families they
serve that they have the
desire and passion to go
above and beyond what is
required.
For more information
executive director, toll
free at 866-431-CFSP.
(2377).
HOUSTON,TX—
Service Corporation International
has awarded $250,000 in scholarships to mortuary stu-
dents across the country as part of the company’s vision
to promote service excellence in the industry. Recipients
are selected based on exemplary academic achievement
and community service.
Overall, $250,000 has been awarded to 119 mortuary
service science students since the program’s inception in
2011. This year’s 29 recipients of the 2015 SCI Nation-
al Scholarship Program received an all-expense paid trip
to Houston, TX, where they participated in personal in-
terviews and met with SCI’s senior leadership and field
management.
The three-day event culminated with 14 mortuary stu-
dents receiving $3000 each while 14 additional students
were each awarded $500 based on a written personal state-
ment and video essay about their chosen career path, as well
as their academic records and community contributions.
The overall top highest scoring recipient was
Andrew Pix-
ley. McKayla Gunn
was awarded an additional $500 as the
Brenda Renee Horn Memorial Scholarship
recipient.
“SCI is honored to recognize these outstanding men and
women who are the next generation of leaders,” said
Phil
Sprick
, SCI’s Senior Managing Director, Human Resourc-
es. “They demonstrate service excellence, compassionate care
and dedication – all essential core values of our company and
skills that are needed to succeed in this growing industry.”
Current and past winners have secured professional po-
sitions at some of SCI’s nearly 2,000 locations includ-
ing funeral directors, funeral attendants and apprentic-
es, family service counselors as well as assistant managers
and locations managers in nearly a dozen states.
Recent CFSP Designations
Earned
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