Association & Regulatory News
NFDA Names Edward J. Defort Editor-in-chief of The Director Magazine
Edward J. Defort, veteran funeral service trade publication editor and writer, has been named the new editor-in-chief of The Director...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Home Fined; Accused in Arlington Problems
A Virginia funeral home accused of mishandling bodies awaiting burial at Arlington National Cemetery has been fined $50,000. The Virginia...
Read moreDetailsICCFA 2010 Fall Management Conference to Provide MBA-Level Training
The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association has contracted with instructors from two of the world?s top business schools to...
Read moreDetailsNFDA, CANA to Host Groundbreaking Joint 2011 Convention, Expo in Chicago
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) have reached a historic agreement to...
Read moreDetailsJune 1 Enforcement Date Looming for FTC Red Flag Rules
After several delays and postponements, enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission?s Red Flags Rule is slated to begin June 1....
Read moreDetailsNFDA Updates ?The History of American Funeral Directing?
This month, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will release the seventh edition of ?The History of American Funeral Directing,?...
Read moreDetailsCome To The NFDA Convention Free For One Day!
It is hard to believe that it is already time to start thinking about the NFDA Convention. I am so...
Read moreDetailsEducator Respones To Funeral Ethics Organization Letter Critical of ABFSE, ICFSEB
Donna Collard, Director of Funeral Service Education, John A Gupton College, in response to a letter written by Lisa Carlson,...
Read moreDetailsJoAnn Baldwin Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Funeral Service, Receives NFDA?s 2010 Initiative Award
JoAnn Baldwin, consultant to Aurora Casket Company in Aurora, Ind., has been recognized with the National Funeral Directors Association?s (NFDA)...
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