Annual Convention
May 18 - 21, 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Conference Center Noblesville
13700 Conference Ctr Dr S, Noblesville, IN 46060317) 674-1900
Jerrit Clayton Classic Golf Outing
2025 Ed Found Golf Outing
Benefiting the Indiana Funeral Education Foundation
What does the Education Foundation do you ask?
- Support the funeral service practitioners of today - helping them to better serve their communities.
- Ensure and secure future of the profession by helping recruit and train those wanting a career in funeral service.
The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation is committed to excellence in funeral service education and is proud to offer five (5) $2,000 professional development scholarships. These scholarships are available to any member of IFDA - licensed and un-licensed firm staff, individual, senior, and associate members.
The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation also awards four student scholarships for a total amount of $12,500
Annual Jerrit Clayton Classic Golf Outing - Benefiting the Indiana Funeral Education Foundation
May 19, 2025
The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club
12255 Club Point Drive Fishers, IN 46037
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Beverage Cart SponsorIn Memory of Ron King Indiana Funeral Supply Sales Club |
Hole Sponsor |
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Isaac Ball Fellow Sponsor |
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Convention Agenda
Convention Registration
*with proof of another state membership, you may register using the member rate
LICENSED MEMBER REGISTRATION - NO PRICE INCREASE FROM 2024 and 20 CE HOURS!
| Full Registration BY 4/25/2025 | $250 |
| Full Registration AFTER 4/25/2025 | $300 |
| One Day Registration | $250 |
| NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION | |
| Full Registration | $550 |
| One Day Registration | $450 |
| INCIDENTALS | |
| Non-Licensed Registration (social events only) | $150 |
| President’s Awards Dinner Only | $100 |
| Mortuary Students/Interns | FREE |
GOLF OUTING - The Hawthorns
| Annual Jerrit Clayton Classic Golf Outing | *$700/foursome, *$175/person |
*Includes entry into closest to pin, longest drive and 2 mulligans per player (please complete golf registration form)
Convention Speakers
Andy Clayton, CFSP
Executive Director, Indiana Funeral Directors Association
Andy Clayton, CFSP, is a second-generation licensed Indiana funeral director and current Executive Director of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association. A graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service and Indiana University, he has been actively involved in funeral service since 1991.
Andy is a Past President of IFDA, 2013-14; a past member of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; past Indiana Policy Board Representative to the National Funeral Directors Association; and a lifetime Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, CFSP, through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice since 2002.
Convention Sponsors
MasterChoiceTitle Sponsor | @need MarketingRoom Keys | ASDTuesday Lunch on the Trade Show Floor |
BatesvilleSpeaker Jillian Delaney | Cincinnati Equitable Life Insurance CompanyPresident's Awards Dinner | The Embalmers Supply CompanySpeaker Dana Goodell |
Federated InsuranceWednesday Lunch on the Trade Show Floor | Federated InsuranceSpeaker Justin Holiday | Fifth Third BankThursday Lunch on the Trade Show Floor |
Funeral Home GiftsMemorial Service Blankets | Hilton Funeral SupplyConvention Bags | Homesteaders Life CompanyOpening Party |
Johnson Consulting GroupSpeaker Nelson Thulin | Keller Mortuary ServicesSpeaker Dominick Astorino | MessengerMemorial Service Tribute Video & Ornaments |
NFDAMemorial Lunch | Patten MonumentRegistration Desk |
