Page A34 JUNE 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A NEWS Educational Miles was awarded $3,500 to help complete his studies, which he plans to finish in December. Kieron A. Keegan of Humber College in Toronto received the Silver Award of Excellence for $2,000. He goes to school fulltime while also working as an office manager and funeral director intern at a local funeral home. “Families entrust funeral service professionals with something more valuable than money or gold, they trust us with their loved one - a sacred trust that must never be broken,” Keegan said. “My commitment to the families I am called to serve, as well as those who have selected another establishment, is complete honesty, fairness and transparency in all interactions, at all times.” The foundation also gave away two Bronze-level scholarships worth $1,000 each to Rae Guntz of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Program of Mortuary Science, and Joyce Howard of John Tyler Community College in Chester, VA. Order Direct at 1-800-782-8249 Free UPS Ground Shipping www.mccordcasketsandvaults.com 800-321-7479 ~ www.Nomi sPubl i cat i ons.com S E N D U S Y O U R N E W S W e w e l c o m e n e w s o f t h e i n d u s t r y Send us information on your firm today! FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Need Help Putting Your Press Release Together? Call Peggy at 800-321-7479 ext. 220 email Peggy@Nomi sPubl i cat i ons.com fax 1-800-321-9040 mail PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Send us any press release related to your firm which would be of interest to your fellow industry professionals. All press releases are published free of charge and at the discretion of the publisher. Be sure to include any photographs. Staff additions. . . Staff promotions. . . Anniversaries. . . Apprenticeships. . . Remodel ing. . . Moving. . . New Ideas. . . Community Service Projects. . . Graduates. . . Obituaries. . . etc. OGR Foundation Awards Record-level Scholarships Donavin Miles Kieron A. Keegan INDIANAPOLIS,IN—The Order of the Golden Rule Foundation is proud to announce it has granted scholarships to a record nine students as part of its 2022 Awards of Excellence scholarship program. These are awarded each year to mortuary students based on strong academic performance, community involvement and an essay exemplifying a commitment to serving grieving families with compassion, fairness and dignity. The foundation has traditionally given away two scholarships each year worth just over $5,000 total. This year’s program doubled to $10,000 across nine students. The 2022 Gold Award of Excellence recipient is Donavin Miles of the Columbus Technical College in Columbus, GA. Miles is a part-time student with a 4.0 GPA who wants to be part of the “honorable legacy” of independent funeral homes’ work within the communities they serve. “My desire to enter the funeral service profession is not just about a career path, but a call to serve,” Miles said. “During my restorative arts class, I discovered natural artistic abilities with my hands that I was not visit NomisPublications.com or call 1-800-321-7479 “I Love My Funeral Director” “I Love My Cemeterian” Perfect Gift for Any Occasion! Order Your Favori te Animal Today! Continued on page A39 aware of. I found restorative arts to not feel like doing work but instead found it satisfying and therapeutic. My desire is to advance my restorative arts skills and specialize in restoring minor to major restorative cases. My goal is to reduce closed casket funerals and give families the opportunity to have the final viewings that they deserve.”
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