ICCFAU 2026

Join us July 17-22 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, for an unforgettable week of learning, growth, and connection. Expand your skills, network with deathcare leaders, and take your career to the next level.

ICCFA University currently has nine colleges for attendees to enroll in. Each is overseen by their respective Dean, an expert in the area of deathcare that the college focuses on. In many of the colleges, our Deans are joined by outside professors who provide individual expertise in the college.

The current colleges are:

• College of 21st Century Services | Dean Glenda Stansbury
• College of Cremation Services | Dean Clift Dempsey, CCrE, CCFE
• College of Hospitality & Customer Experience | Dean Lori Bolton, CSE, CCFE, CXE
• College of Land Management & Grounds Operations | Dean Gino Merendino
• College of Leadership, Management & Administration | Dean Gary Freytag, CCFE
• College of Technology | Dean Nick Timpe, CSE
• J. Asher Neel College of Sales and Marketing | Dean Patrick Downey, CCE
• Todd Van Beck College of Funeral Home Management | Dean Mike Watkins
• School of Graduate Studies | Dean Robbie Pape, CCFE