Pursuit of Excellence

Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home Receives National Pursuit of Excellence Award

Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home of Fargo, ND received the 2006 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Pursuit of Excellence Eagle Award. This is the fourth consecutive year they have earned this distinction.

This mark of excellence honors firms for their outstanding community service, professional integrity and dynamic public relations programs. John and Cyd Runsvold, owners of Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, attended the NFDA Convention & Expo in Philadelphia, PA in October 2006 to accept the award.

"The Pursuit of Excellence Program is the premier standard for funeral service excellence and high ethical standards. Funeral homes that achieve this special recognition are raising the bar when it comes to community involvement and providing families with quality care and represent the best of the funeral home profession. They are shining examples of community outreach and set the standard for excellence for their peers. As their professional organization, NFDA is proud of all they have accomplished, "said NFDA Chief Executive Officer Christine Pepper.

To achieve recognition in the Pursuit of Excellence Program, a funeral home must meet quality service criteria in nine categories of achievement. The categories include: education, compassionate service, technical skills, community and professional service, library or media resources, professional development, in-house training, and public and community relations.

NFDA is the leading funeral service association, serving more than 20,300 funeral directors who represent more than 12,200 funeral homes in the United States and other countries. From it's headquarters in Brookfield, WI, and it's Advocacy Office in Washington, D.C., NFDA provides advocacy, education, information, products, programs and services to help members enhance the quality of service to families.

For more information, visit www.nfda.org