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NEWS
Educational
Mid-America College of Funeral
Service Welcomes Lauren Budrow as
President
Lauren M. Budrow
BROADVIEW,IL—
Pierce Mortuary
Colleges
is pleased to announce the
hiring of
Lauren M. Budrow,
CFSP,
as president of
Mid-America College
of Funeral Service
, Jeffersonville, IN.
Budrow has a combined total of fif-
teen years in funeral service and high-
er education. Most recently, she served
as program director and instructor for
the
Funeral Service Education Program
at
Lake Washington Institute of Technol-
ogy,
Kirkland, WA
A licensed funeral di-
rector and embalmer in
the states of Indiana and
Washington,
Budrow
worked for eight years
at
Flanner and Buchanan
Funeral Centers
in India-
napolis, IN before mov-
ing to Seattle to pursue
other opportunities. She
holds an Associate of Sci-
ence degree in Mortuary
Science from
Vincennes
University,
a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Eng-
lish Literature from
Indi-
ana University,
and a Master’s Degree
in Business Administration from
Butler
University.
“I am honored to join Mid-Ameri-
ca College of Funeral Service,” stated
Budrow. “The college has a respect-
ed heritage of educating funeral pro-
fessionals since 1895 and I know that
with the support of its excellent facul-
ty and staff, we will continue that long
into the future.” Budrow credits her
father-in-law,
Norman Knuth,
as her
inspiration to pursue funeral service,
pointing to his nearly forty years as a
funeral director who demonstrated the
values and rewards of funeral service.
“Instilling this same passion and pro-
fessionalism in students is
a top goal of Mid-Ameri-
ca College,” Budrow says.
“It’s very exhilarating to
be joining a staff that is so
committed to this.”
“We are pleased to have
Lauren Budrow take the
helm at Mid-America
College of Funeral Ser-
vice,” said
Dr. Jill Karn,
chief operating officer of
Pierce Mortuary Colleg-
es. “Her successful track
record in funeral service
and higher education po-
sitions her extremely well
to lead Mid-America College in its mis-
sion to prepare future funeral profes-
sionals for successful careers.”