October 2018

Page A52 OCTOBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A LEARN MORE AND REGISTER ONLINE FuneralServiceFoundation.org/Golf #BobBigginsStrong SPONSORSHIP & UNDERWRITING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE BOW TIE BENEFACTORS OCTOBER14,2018 MOUNTAINDELL GOLF COURSE 9:30 AM SHOTGUN START SCRAMBLE FORMAT Golf Ads.indd 3 5/2/2018 11:42:37 AM 2018 CONVENTION PREVIEW The National Funeral Directors Associa- tion is pleased to announce that qualified association members have elected the fol- lowing individuals to serve as officers on the 2018-19 Board of Directors: President- elect R. Bryant Hightower Jr. , CFSP; Treasurer Randall “Randy” P. Anderson , CFSP, CCO; and Secretary John “Jack” O. Mitchell, IV , CFSP, CCO, CCSP. The 2018-19 NFDA Board of Directors will be led by President Charles “Chuck” T. Bowman , CMSP, CFSP, CCO. Current NFDA President Kenneth A. Cahall , CFSP, CCO, will continue his ser- vice on the Board with a one-year term as immediate past president that commences at the end of the 2018 NFDA Convention. Continuing their service on the Board ofDi- rectors are At-large Representatives Pasquale S. Folino , CFSP, CCO (2017-19); Douglas “Dutch” R. Nie II , CFSP, CCO (2017-19); and JohnW. Wenig (2018-20). They will be joined by At-large Representative Christo- pher P. Robinson , CFSP, CCO (2018-20). NFDA Officers: Chuck Bowman to lead as 2018-19 President R. Bryant Hightower Jr. Randall “Randy” P. Anderson John “Jack” O. Mitchell, IV Charles “Chuck” T. Bowman Kenneth A. Cahall 2018 Convention Sponsors Platinum Federated Insurance Gold Batesville Homesteaders Life Company LendingUSA Messenger Security National Life Insurance Company Silver ASD - Answering Service for Directors Bass-Mollett Publishers Frontrunner Professional Global Atlantic Financial Group Implant Recycling Live Oak Bank LoveUrns Madelyn Company NGL Nomis Publications Inc. Physicians Mutual Tukios Bronze Doric Inman Shipping Kelco Supply Co Sich Wilbert Funeral Services 17TH ANNUAL FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC 9:30 a.m. Shotgun Start, Scramble Format Mountain Dell Golf Course, Salt Lake City Gather a foursome of friends and clients for the Bow Tie Clas- sic in memory of Bob Biggins at Mountain Dell Golf Course. Since its 2001 inception, the Funeral Service Foundation’s lively and welcoming golf outing has raised more than $1 million to advance its mission to support funeral service in building meaningful relationships with the families and com- munities it serves. No foursome? No problem! We’ll team you up with fellow fu- neral service professionals to golf, network and “take shots” out on the links. Your registration fee includes transportation; greens fees and cart; breakfast, lunch and drinks; and on-course games and contests. Golf clubs are also available. New this year: We’re offering a limited number of compli- mentary single-player registrations to licensed funeral direc- tors, subject to availability. TECHNICAL SKILLS AT THE nfda CONVENTION Embalming and restorative art topics are on the agenda of the 2018 NFDA International Convention & Expo, taking place October 14-17 in Salt Lake City. Noted experts will pres- ent education sessions on a variety of topics. Kick things off with a preconvention seminar on Sunday Oc- tober 14, The Vernie Fountain Files: Embalming, Restoration and Death Investigation presented by Vernie Fountain. Workshops covering technical skills include: Treating Diffi- cult Institutionalized Medical Cases presented by Karl Wen- zel, CFSP, MBIE, Sunday, October 14; The Relevance of Re- storative Art presented by Dominick Astorino, CFSP, MBIE, Monday, October 15; Creating Lasting Memories: Perfecting the Final Touch presented by Wallace Hooker, CFSP, MBIE, Tuesday, October 16; and Restoration and Repair of Trauma Cases presented by Amanda McElreath and Melissa Johnson, Wednesday, October 17. Learn how we can help you increase your trade work! Booth 1933