May-June 2010

• Magical Annual Meeting planned for
  Walt Disney World®
• Disney Institute to provide inspiring Annual Meeting workshop, "Disney's Approach to Inspiring Creativity"
• New scholarship available through Selected Educational Trust
• Sarah Pojanowski named as Selected's General Counsel
• Selected Study Groups now open for applications
• New Management Comparative program launched
• Email discussion groups stimulate sharing
• Members can help recruit new members
• Selected Connections programs offer stimulating insight
  
  

March-April 2010

• (BPX) Community Outreach:
  Members share successful activities
• Thomas Broussard: Members benefit from strategic initiatives
• New Family Follow-Up program launched
• By-law change provides exclusive membership territories
• Upcoming Selected Connections programs
• Successful Nextgen Seminar held in St. Maarten
• Dr. Harold Ivan Smith: Upcoming ADEC conference
• (BPX) AARDBalm provides embalming alternative
  
  

January-February 2010

• 2009 initiatives chart the direction
  for Selected in 2010
• Updated family follow-up program announced
• Educational Trust to host inaugural fundraiser
• Update on retirement fund reporting
• Selected's 2010 meeting schedule offers
  numerous opportunities
• Spring Group Meeting series announced
• (BPX) Interview with Group Meeting presenter Marguerite Ham
• (BPX) Survey shows rise in funeral service prices, other recent trends
  
  

November-December 2009

• (BPX) New plans, programs and opportunities announced at 2009 Annual Meeting
  
• Photo highlights of Annual Meeting
  
• (BPX) Katie Wood: Legal issues facing the funeral profession
  
• 2010 NextGen Seminar set for St. Maarten
  
• NextGen preview: turning strategy into reality
  
• Educational Trust gains trustees and enhancements
  
• Locations set for 2010 Group Meetings
  
  

September-October 2009

• (BPX) Interview with Christopher Mursau on Topgrading
• Thomas Belford, James Kepner named to Board of Directors
• AnnYager Hamlin chosen NextGen chairperson
  
• (BPX) David Deuth: What happened to service?
• (BPX) Rich Geib: Understanding the fear factor of succession planning
• (BPX) Dr. Thomas Long: A return to Christian funeral traditions
• Selected introduces Best Practices Exchange database
• Stericycle launches SteriSafe.com
  
  

July-August 2009

• Code of Good Practice update
• Jake Johnson: Making good business decisions at difficult time
• Mike Russell: Preparing your business for a pandemic
• Nick Beno: Tips for choosing the right credit card processor
• Joe Pine: Experience economy concepts from Group Meetings
• Annual Meeting educational session announced
• Lest They Be Forgotten boosts community outreach efforts
• Court refuses to certify FCA class action suit
  
  

May-June 2009

• New catalog available from Selected Resources
• 91st Annual Meeting set to rock San Diego
• Rich Geib: Lesson in leadership transition
• Kerry Ryan, Lorraine Feeman: Utilizing electronic marketing effectively for your firm
• Wendy Bolduc: Advertising strategies during a slow economy
• Headquarters office adds new staff personnel
• Lowest rate for music licensing still available to members
• Preparing for unexpected government visits
  
  

March-April 2009

• Strategies for retaining employees
• Staff appreciation programs
• Tracking employee statistics
• Celebrating the family business
• Directing funerals in the “experience economy”
• ADEC brings together key constituencies
• Email discussion groups are big success
• Red flag regulations and identity theft
• New officers elected
  
  

January-February 2009

• How a firm becomes a member
• Non-exclusivity at its finest
• Volunteers provide valuable help
• New email discussion groups
• Tribute to long-time members
• 2009 Group Meeting series
• Selected reaches out to ADEC
• Lowest rate available for music licensing
  
  

November-December 2008

• Executive Director Rob Paterkiewicz:
  2008 in Review, Plans for 2009
• Highlights of the 90th Annual Meeting
• NextGen Seminar Goes to Aruba
  in January 2009
• Bill Hoy: Supporting Families
  Through the Holidays
• Hilgenfeld Mortuary Holiday
  Remembrance Services
• Monumental Life Expands Final Needs Focus

September-October 2008

• President Bradford Bellows:
  Membership is the Key to Success
• 2008 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• NextGen Provides Forum for Younger Members
• Annual Meeting Study Session to Explore Diversity
  in the Workplace
• Linn-Hert-Geib Refocuses Website, Initiates Blog
• Effective Formaldehyde Monitoring is Critical
• The Truth About Credit Card Processing
• N95 Respirator Fit Testing Requirement Resumed
• Speaks Family Legacy Chapels Hosts Veterans Program
• Melcher-Sowers Helps School Children Honor Veterans

July-August 2008

• Group Meetings inspire and challenge audiences
• Headquarters creates new operational structure
• Diane Sundblom retires after 31 years of service
• Jim Axelson donates kidney to friend Matt Cusimano
• Report shows registered donors up; critical need remains
• Tax planning and the U.S. elections: what to expect
• Volunteers sought for new Selected initiatives
• Selected Connections offers valuable aftercare concepts

May-June 2008

• Review of Under-Forty Seminar
• Board Elects Officers for 2008-09
• FTC Closes Funeral Rule Review
• James Fruehling Retires
• New Distinctions Preneed Program
• Richard Lehr: Avoiding a Bad Hire
• National Healthcare Decisions Day
• Lest They Be Forgotten Volume VII

March-April 2008

• 2008 Group Meeting Series
• Selected Connections Program
• Bill Hoy: The Changing Face of Aftercare
• Michael Kubasak’s New Book
  “Traversing The Minefield”
• European Group Conference in Dublin, Ireland
• Larry Cappetto Produces “Beyond The Badge”
• Pre-Need Support Available to Members
• Membership Roster Available Online
• Meeting Information Readily Accessible on Web

January-February 2008

• Under-Forty Seminar
• Members "Share the Experience" at the 2007 Annual Meeting
• Eternal Urns joins Management Assistance Program
• Pre-need strategies web seminar
• HES Management Consultants
• Revised I-9 employment form
• Music License Coalition
• Selected Independent Funeral Homes meets with FTC
• FTC Funeral Rule coordinator Craig Tregillus
• Promoting your funeral home through the Internet, part 3