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NOVEMBER 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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care providers in Osaka, Ja-
pan. PIMS is an indepen-
dent institution and not a
part of any college or uni-
versity; very few indepen-
dent programs are still in
existence. PIMS motto is:
“Scientia, Sollertia, Servi-
tium,” translated from Lat-
in, “Knowledge, Skills, and
Service.”
PIMS offers several ed-
ucational programs; 12
month diploma, 12 month
Associate in Specialized
Technology degree, a 16
month Associate in Spe-
cialized Business Degree
and a 20 month Associate
in Specialized Business De-
gree – as well as bachelor
“I Love My
Funeral Director”
“I Love My
Cemeterian”
PIMS President and CEO Eugene Ogrodnik greets guests at 75th
anniversary
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
75
th
Anniversary/Reunion
degree co-ops with
Thiel
College,
P
oint Park Uni-
versity, Gannon University,
and
California University of
Pennsylvania.
Additionally,
PIMS is the first mortuary
program to have a com-
plete distance learning pro-
gram allowing students to
work at home while com-
pleting the program via the
internet. PIMS online pro-
gram has approximately
100 students with gradu-
ates from every state. Over
7,000 men and women
have matriculated through
the various programs at
PIMS during the past 75
years.
During the anniversary
banquet,
M. Roger Walk-
er
was presented a plaque
for 35 years of Distin-
guished Service. PIMS
dean of faculty and stu-
dents,
Dr. Joseph Marsa-
glia,
presented the award
on behalf of the board
of directors, faculty, staff
and students. Walker of-
ficially retired from PIMS
this year. In 1979, Walker
was responsible for initiat-
ing the schools Christmas
Food Drive for the Needy.
Over the years, students
had raised over $10,000 to
make-up an approximate
six-thousand food baskets,
as well as clothing and
toys, for the area needy of
Pittsburgh.
Additionally, a new
scholarship award was an-
nounced at the banquet
to honor PIMS president
and CEO, Ogrodnik and
to recognize his legend-
ary accomplishments that
have truly shaped the fu-
ture of funeral service. The
“Eugene C. Ogrodnik En-
trepreneurial Award” was
announced by PIMS chair-
man of the board,
Fred
Donatelli.
The award will
be presented to recognize
a student graduate who
best exhibits the qualities
of Stewardship, Scholar-
ship, and Leadership and
has earned no less than
an overall 3.0 average and
whose performance has ex-
celled in the business core
curriculum.
Congratulations to PIMS
in celebrating 75 years of
extraordinary funeral ser-
vice education!