ELIGIBILITY & SUBMISSION PROCESS
- Career Development Awards are available to ALL licensed funeral directors.
- Recipients may receive only one Career Development Award.
- Submissions accepted on a rolling basis; online submissions only.
- Up to 60 names are selected each year; names drawn by the Foundation Board of Trustees in January, July and October.
- Submissions are valid for three selection cycles.
- If eligible, those names not selected will automatically be entered in the next cycle.
- Only one submission per person, per three selection cycles.
REDEMPTION
- Career Development Awards underwrite registration fees for a single NFDA Cremation Certification, Arranger Training or Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) session of recipient’s choosing.
- Awards are valid for one year from date of issue.
- Awards are redeemed directly through NFDA. Program dates vary and are based on availability.
- All underwritten registration fees will be transferred directly to NFDA; under no circumstances will the Funeral Service Foundation make a payment directly to the recipient.
- Awards are not retroactive, transferrable or deferable.
- Awards are not redeemable for other NFDA/Foundation programs, scholarships, awards or initiatives.
Career Development Awards Submission Form
2019 Career Development Award Winners
- Lorna Agusto | Granby’s Funeral Service | Bronx, NY
- Emily Ahern | Vincent Funeral Home | Simsbury, CT
- Erika Baltazar | Martin Funeral Home East | El Paso, TX
- Christine Banks | Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home | Covington, GA
- Brianna Bennett | O’Donnell Funeral & Cremation Service | Danvers, MA
- Kaylinn Bezenar | Morrissett Funeral and Cremation Service | North Chesterfield, VA
- Sabrina Blackston | Eternal Hills Funeral Home | Snellville, GA
- Bernard Buggs, Jr. | Cornerstone Funeral Services & Cremations | Birmingham, AL
- Frank Cagnina, Jr. | Northville Funeral Home | Northville, NY
- Sherri Collins-Witzke | Harry H. Witzke’s Family Funeral Home | Ellicott City, MD
- Bobby Conway | Roller-Owens Funeral Home | North Little Rock, AK
- Jody Cooley | Sutfin Funeral Chapel | Nichols, NY
- Brittani Crisp | A.H. Peters Funeral Home | Warren, MI
- Danielle Daugherty | Right Choice Cremation | Brandon, FL
- Nikole Dunlop | Tubman Funeral Home-Westboro Chapel | Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Rachel Furman | Brunswick Memorial Home | East Brunswick, NJ
- Paige Gaikowski | Scott Funeral Home | Jeffersonville, IN
- Felicia Gainey | The Neptune Society | Spokane, WA
- Nicole Gensler | Cress Funeral & Cremation Service | Madison, WI
- Yoshanda Glazebrooks | Crown Hill Funeral Home | Indianapolis, IN
- Winston Grannis | Boone-Nickell Funeral Home | Flemingsburg, KY
- Amanda Hall | Legacy Funeral Home | Fairbanks, AK
- Jessica Harston | East Lawn Mortuary | Sacramento, CA
- Ann-Marie Kieffer | Alexander Funeral Homes | Evansville, IN
- Jeff Koopman | Hays Funeral Home | Northborough, MA
- Randy Lankford | Woodlawn Life Celebration Centre | Seymour, IN
- Monica Lassiter | Gilmore Memorial Funeral Service Inc. | Winston-Salem, NC
- Jill Lazar | Hoffman Funeral Home | Carlisle, PA
- Allyse Leitsch | Joseph E. Ratterman & Son Funeral Home | Louisville, KY
- Clifford Lynch | Iovanne Funeral Home Inc. | New Haven, CT
- Stephen Lyon | Legacy Funeral Group | Houston, TX
- Elaine Main | Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and Crematory | Longmont, CO
- Allie McClain | Ford-Stewart Funeral Home | Jonesboro, GA
- Michael Murnane | Mt. Sinai Memorial Chapels | East Brunswick, NJ
- Meg Nagel | Beatty & Peterseim Funeral Home | Kalona, IA
- Alex Nolan | Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes | Coal City, IL
- Ned Nordgren | Wasatch Lawn Mortuary | Salt Lake City, UT
- Natalie Proulx | Facing the Sun Inc. | Welland, ON, Canada
- Christy Ramirez | Chattanooga Funeral Home North | Hixson, TN
- Brandi Reed | Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home | Hamburg, NY
- Claire Reinfurt | Parker Bros. Memorial Funeral Home | Watervliet, NY
- Arianna Rule | Mt. Sinai Memorial Chapels | East Brunswick, NJ
- Mark Sherfy | Kassly Mortuary | Fairview Heights, IL
- Lexi Taylor | Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory | Greenwood, IN
- Electa Thompkins | Air Force Mortuary Affairs | Dover Airforce Base, DE
- Monica Usiak | J.F. Rice Funeral Home Inc. | Johnson City, NY
- Jacqueline S. Wade | Hutchinson Funeral Chapel & Crematory | Hutchinson, KS
- Shane Williams | Loose Funeral Homes | Anderson, IN
- Lisa Wright | Shannon Funeral Service | Shelbyville, KY
- Daniel Wright | Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home | Flemington, NJ