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2021 Innovation Award Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists for this year's Innovation Award! 

The Innovation Award is designed to recognize companies dedicated to advancing funeral service through new and inventive products and services. The finalists have been selected independently by a distinguished panel of judges.

The winner will be announced during Monday’s General Session at the 2021 International Convention & Expo.

First Place: Passare - Booths 1504 & 1950

Passare - www.passare.com

Passare® users wanted a way to streamline the death certificate process for every case, so the Passare team worked to develop and release the first-ever integration with a state’s electronic death registration system.

Second Place: Parting Stone - Booth #748

Parting Stone - partingstone.com

For families choosing cremation, Parting Stone’s service provides solidified remains that can be touched and held. This new form of cremation remains delivers 100% of the remains in a compressed form that resembles a collection of 40-60 beautiful river stones. 

Third Place: Frigid Fluid Co. - Booths #1709 & 2344

Frigid Fluid Co. - www.frigidfluid.com

A new embalming machine that utilizes an ultra sonic sensor and digital displays for flow readouts, formula temperature and pressure. True top-down mixing to prevent uneven embalming, two patents.

Thank You To Our Participants

Thank you to our Innovation Award Participants:

  • A Simple Thank You – Booth 1612
  • A Widows Tale – Booth 414
  • Artistic Urns, Inc – Booth 2337
  • Clear View Caskets – Booth 1003
  • Forget Me Not Ceremonies – Booth 434
  • Foveo Memorial Services Inc. – Booth 324
  • Frazer Consultants – Booth 1514
  • Frontrunner Professional – Booth 1945
  • Funeral 365 - Booth 509
  • Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company – Booth 1505
  • Funeral Innovations – Booth 1411
  • GriefPlan with Dr. Jason Troyer – Booth 1000
  • LoadAlone - Booth 1455
  • OPTIKA Scenicworks, Inc – Booth 1011
  • Parting Pro – 2208
  • Pierce Chemical – Booth 2023
  • SRS Computing – Booth 1245
  • The Wilbert Group – Booth 2023

Thank You to Our Judges

Thank You to our distinguished panel of judges:

  • Amy Cunningham – Funeral Director/Owner, Fitting Tribute Funeral Service
  • James McCann – American Entrepreneur, Founder and Chairman 1 800 Flowers.com
  • Kevin Smith – Manager of Berceuse Funeral and Cremation Traditions. 
  • Leili McMurrough – Program Director, Worsham College of Mortuary Science
  • Matthew R. Bailey – Funeral Director and President, Bailey Family Funeral Homes
  • Nicole Krause – Funeral Director, Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service
  • Patrick T. Lanigan – Funeral Director and Owner, Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home
  • Timothy McLoone – Funeral Director, Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home
  • Welton Hong – Founder and CEO, Ring Ring Marketing