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FINE CELEBRATES 12th COMMENCEMENT
FINE Mortuary College, LLC: A Private Two Year College located in Norwood, MA granted the Associate in Applied Science in Funeral Service to its graduates on August 1, 2008 at the United Church in Norwood, MA. Following the invocation by the Reverend William Christensen, M. Div., President Louis Misantone, Ph.D., LFD, gav welcoming remarks to the graduates and their families and friends. Misantone then introduced the speaker for the graduating class, Christine L. Hatfield, R.N. from Freetown, MA. Christine reminded the graduates of the important role in administering to the needs of the bereaved during a time of loss. Stephen A. Togel, LFD,, ‘07, member of Mu Sigma Alpha and recipient of the 2007 Reginald Cagle Award spoke on behalf of the FINE alumni. Steve is associated with the Fletcher Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Keene, NH and spoke about the need for caring for the family in their time of need.
The featured speaker was Richard “Red” D. MacKinnon, Sr., LFD, a student of Drs. Lou and Lyn when they first began teaching aspiring funeral service professionals in MA. Red has since gone on to establish several of his own funeral homes in Whitman, Easton, Hanson and Brockton, MA. He and his two sons, Richard, Jr. and Thomas, also are currently building a funeral home in Freetown, MA. Red related how he, as a very young man who had just become a Boston Fire Fighter, was asked by the funeral director in his neighborhood in Dorchester to help with a funeral. During his time at that funeral home his passion for funeral service increased to the point where years later he began to buy his own establishments. He emphasized to the graduates that his experiences in the funeral business, at the fire department and as a family man had shown him that if you believe in yourself, and work hard, you can accomplish any task before you. He relayed how he was able to do that through several setbacks and experiences over his lifetime including the loss of three babies.
Each speaker was presented with a framed certificate in appreciation for participating in the ceremony. Additionally, several students, faculty and staff earned the following honors and awards.
- Jessica Clair Anterni and William Bonn were inducted into Mu Sigma Alpha, and presented with a pin and a framed certificate of membership. This Funeral Service Honor Society is supported by the National Association of Colleges of Mortuary Science.
- The Performance Award was given to Beth-Anne Grunzweig. This award is given to the student who succeeded despite unusually difficult times.
- Sarah A. Saffie and Joseph W. Miksits received the Reginald H. Cagle Award. This award is given to the student who most exemplifies the attributes characterized by the late Reggie—diligence, kindness and joy.
- Christopher T. Zanardi was presented with the Restorative Art Award for the student who demonstrated excellence in the application of restorative technique. Along with the framed certificate from FINE, Dennis Daulton and Fran Murphy presented Zanardi with a Cosmetic Kit from the Dodge Chemical Company in memory of the late Arnold J. Dodge.
- Richard James Snyder and Jessica Clair Anterni were awarded the Performance Award for giving more than required in service to the funeral profession.
- The Faculty Award this year was given to William Bonn for his scholarship, leadership and good citizenship.
- Veronica Lee Houston and Michelle L. Mercadante were honored with the Professional Issues and Concerns Award for excellence in documentation of understanding funeral service.
- The Administrative Award went this year to Cheryl Amari, MA as a result of her outstanding teaching and her unfailing service to FINE and the FINE students.
- FINE also acknowledged Elizabeth Misantone, Donna Taylor and Marsha Wise, MA, FD for their outstanding work in the FINE administrative areas.
A framed certificate also was awarded to Ann Ciccarelli, BA, LFD, ’97 in recognition of her recent induction as President of the Massachusetts Funeral Director’s Association (MFDA). Not only is she the first FINE graduate to achieve such an honor but she also is the fourth generation of her family to become the President of the MFDA. Two additional FINE alumni and faculty members, Glenn Burlamachi, BS, LFD, owner of MacRae-Tunniclifffe's Concord (MA) Funeral Home and Anthony O’Donnell, BA, LFD, of the O’Donnell Funeral Home in Salem, MA, were given a framed certificate in honor of their May induction as members of the Board of Directors of the MFDA.
Craig Lacouture, BS, LFD,’03 was congratulated for being the third FINE alumni to purchase a funeral home. Lacouture bought the Menard Funeral Homes this year in Woonsocket and Manville, Rhode Island.
Following the ceremony the graduates formed a receiving line and were congratulated for their successes. Friends and family then joined the FINE graduates, faculty, administration and staff at a reception in the church fellowship hall in honor of the graduates.
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Boston Globe Magazine 8 - 5 - 07: Marsha Wise, MA
MARSHA WISE "PRE BABY BOOMER" | | | ROXBURY
* OLD JOB Director of community programs for a battered women's shelter in Rhode Island
* NEW JOB Instructor at FINE Mortuary College in Norwood
* WHY THE CHANGE? A good experience working with Roxbury funeral director Rebecca Ridley after the death of her father got Wise's mind churning. "I had never met a female funeral director before," she says. "I was impressed by her professionalism." As they became friendly, Wise realized that her advocacy work for victims of domestic abuse was similar to Ridley's work. "You accompany a person on an intimate journey at a difficult time, guiding them," she says. Wise also thought she had the right mix of traits: "I can keep a level head at a tough time, talk slowly and reassuringly, and I'm respectful of people in crisis." Although Wise felt challenged and fulfilled in her last job, the constant heartbreak wore her down, and at times there was imminent danger. So Wise planned to become a funeral director - but before she graduated from mortuary school, the college offered her a job.
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New Course:
A new course called Directed Studies has been added to the curriculum at FINE. It is a course designed to help those students who are experiencing difficulties with study skills , reading comprehension and/or testing. It will be given simultaneous with a specific for-credit course. The instructors of the two courses will confer since the for-credit course will be used as the model for the content of the new course. The new course will carry no credit.
AT FINE YOU CAN NOW EARN AN:
ASSOCIATE DEGREE in APPLIED SCIENCE in FUNERAL SERVICEALL Text Books & Materials for Each Course Are FREE When You Register for the Course.
NEED MONEY FOR SCHOOL? - REMEMBER... FINE OFFERS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS
- Federal Financial Aid
- Veteran's Benefits
- Memorial Scholarships
- In-House Scholarships
- SLM Loans
- Payment Plans
The Eleven Correspondence Courses are helping students who live far from FINE to earn credits at home. These are:
- Introduction to Social Sciences
- Basic Business
- Introduction to Chemistry and Microbiology*
- Principles of Science*
- Human Anatomy*
- Psychology of Grief
- Funeral Profession
- Funeral Directing
- Embalming Chemistry
- Issues and Concerns for Modern Professionals
- Clinical Cooperative Programs**
* Only with permission of the Program Director.
** Only for students in their last two terms.
FINE AWARDS CEUs
FINE awards CEUs in several different topics, including BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS. Funeral professionals can access them in three ways: 1. At the college in classes with the students, 2. At home using pre-planned programs and 3. At the college but not in classes with the students. Arrangements to hold them at a funeral home may be made. Call for details.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO CONSIDER
- FINE only teaches aspiring funeral service professionals. This means that only students interested in funeral service are in all classes.
- All students pay the same amount for each course--no one is sitting beside you in a class and paying less than you are
- All the upper level courses (those numbered above 101) are taught from the outlines provided by the American Board of Funeral Service Education
- The Administration at FINE has been educating potential funeral professionals for more than a dozen years with great success
- All courses meet ten times per term. This reduces commuting time considerably over most other schools
- The average completion time for a full-time student is twelve to fifteen months
- Students can take from one to three courses. A full-time course load is three courses (9 credits) per term
- Text books are free with the course
- There are no parking, library, course, lab, term or hidden fees
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