Fall 2005 Graduation Ceremonies

Mid-America College of Funeral Service held their Fall 2005 Graduation exercises at 10:30 a.m. on September 9, 2005 at Walnut Street Baptist Church in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The candidates for graduation entered mortuary college in the Spring of 2004 and were awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree for Funeral Service.

Front Row: Faculty Members: Dennis R. Bogard, Sr., James Michael O'Bryan, II, Registrar Cathy Denison, President
and Chief  Administrative Officer, John R. Braboy, Dean of Students, Richard D. Nelson, Gary D. Bridgewater and Bruce J. Campbell.
Faculty Member Lauren H. Carmichael was unavailable for photo.

Second Row: Erin Michelle Ray of Grandview, Indiana; Johnny Scott Poore, South Charleston, West Virginia; Rachel Michelle Evans,
Camby Indiana; Bobby Ray Smock of Muncie Indiana.

Third Row: Janet Liana Price of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky; Laura Lee Cornett Loveless of Somerset, Kentucky;
Joy Dawn Carpenter of Marlinton, West Virginia; Douglas Ryan Morrissey of Clarksville, Indiana; Stephanie J. Parrish of Indianapolis, Indiana;
Jessica K. Jacobs of Louisville, Kentucky.

Fourth Row: Cori Lynn Carmine of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Cayce Joe Brunswick of Hickman, Kentucky; Jonathan Andrew Orr of Westport,
Indiana; Lance Michael Roe, of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; Charles E. Galbreath of Jeffersonville, Indiana;
and Ivan Rex Frost of Monticello, Kentucky.

Fifth Row: Paul A. Hollingsworth of Winchester, Kentucky; Rachel Suzanne Fischer of Poca, West Virginia; Adria Danell Edwards
of Bloomington, Indiana; Jennifer Lynn Blevins of Chapmanville, West Virginia; and Shauna Rae Kjos Roslyn of South Dakota.

Sixth Row: Mark D. Orr of Greensburg, Indiana; Robert Allen Penrod of Portland, Indiana; Christopher Gene Mack of Terre Haute, Indiana;
and Timothy Evan Bias of Eleanor, West Virginia.

Seventh Row: Joesph Edward Ratterman, III of Louisville, Kentucky; Paul Grayson of Charlestown, Indiana; Timothy Hasting of
Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Michael L. Grayson of Charlestown, Indiana; and Aaron Michael Scott of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Class President Cayce Joe Brunswick opens the graduation ceremony with the Invocation.

Organist Malinda Spaulding and Vocalist Don Kubac

Field Trips and Guest Lectures

Field trips and guest lecturers are designed and implemented into the curriculum to complement the areas of study provided by the college. The visual exposure enables students to witness the terms and concepts previously learned in the class room. They also enhance the student's studies in a different educational environment and allow the organization exposure to mortuary students in a limited manner.

Charlestown Monument Company - Superior Vault Company Inc. - Superior Crematory Inc.

Mid-America College students recently toured the facilities of Charlestown Monument, Superior Vault, which manufactures Doric Vaults, and Superior Crematory. After the tours the students were treated to a delicious buffet meal.

		Jeff Grayson, Vice President of Charlestown Monument Company is shown during his presentation on monument.
Dan Davis, Art Director and Designer for Charlestown Monument Company address the students while explaining how engravings are placed on monuments.	Carl Chastain, Product Representative for Superior Vault Company and Superior Crematory Inc. is show discussing outer enclosures.	Paul Grayson, owner of Superior Crematory Inc. explains the cremation process. Paul is also a current student of Mid-America College of Funeral Service and will graduate on September 8, 2005.

 

Terradise Computer Systems, Inc.

David J. Haldeman, President of Terradise Computer systems, Inc, of Cincinnati, Ohio and author of the company's Terra Pro Professional Funeral Home Software recently spoke on campus to the students of Mid-America College.

Wilbert/Vogt Vault - Vogt Cremation Service

Mid-America College students recently toured the facilities of Wilbert/Vogt Vault and Vogt Cremation Service in nearby Louisville, Kentucky. After touring the facilities the students were treated to a delicious lunch at Executive Inn. A special thanks to Denise Merryweather for coordinating all aspects of the tour and lunch.

Owner John Vogt address the students on the construction of Wilbert concrete vaults.	Pictured from left to right are Denise Merryweather, Rick Merryweather and Kathleen Berry. Rick is the Sales Manager and Kathleen Berry is Wilbert's Professional Development Manager.	Mark Stiles, Crematory operator for Vogt Cremation Service describes the cremation process to Mid-America College students with the crematory retort in the background.
Installation Specialist Terry Hoskins demonstrates how a concrete graveliner is removed from a delivery truck to take it to the grave site of a cemetery.

2005 Get Acquainted Cookout at Mid-America Colleges

Pizza Thursdays

Every Thursday is Pizza Thursday at Mid-America College, thanks to the Lambda-Kappa Chapter of Pi Sigma Eta Fraternity.

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Class and Fraternity Officers of Mid-America College of Funeral Service

Members of the Fall 2005 Class of Mid-America College, who will graduate March 16, 2007, have been elected Class Officers.

Dennis R. Board, Sr., Faculty Sponsor; Jason D. Johnston, President; of West Plains, Missouri;  Jennifer Nichole Cooper, Secretary, who is associated with Fitzpatrick-Pierce Funeral Home in West Terre Haute, Indiana; Kiel C. Barkdull, Vice President; of Pendleton, Indiana; Shaannon Morrison, Treasurer of Pekin, Indiana  and Joseph B. Grimm, Chaplain, who is associated with Brashear Funeral Home, Inc. of Viper, Kentucky.

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