The Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) presented its 2023 Professional Service awards May 3 during its Golden Circle Celebration Awards Dinner. The awards honor individuals and funeral homes that display exceptional dedication, innovation and commitment to excellence in the profession. Recipients include:

• Golden Light Award: Rafael Jose, Arlington  Memorial Chapels, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines

• Golden Rule Community Service Award: Oliverie Funeral Home, Geraldine Oliverie, Manchester Township, New Jersey

• Exemplary Service Award: Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, H. Robert Laman, Lima, Ohio • Janowiak Funeral Home, Christopher Janowiak, Ypsilanti, Michigan • Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services, Pamela Hovatter, Glen Burnie, Maryland.

During the same event, OGR also installed its 2023-24 board: President Christopher B. Miller, Thomas Miller Mortuary & Crematory, Corona and Riverside, California • Past President Paul Hummel III, Hummel Funeral Homes, Akron, Ohio • Vice President Jamie Wieting, Wieting Family Funeral Services, Chilton, Wisconsin • Secretary/Treasurer Kim Hunter, Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles-Newbigging Chapel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The board also welcomed ­Larnique Mickens, Heritage Mortuary, Las Vegas, Nevada, to her first term on the board.

Reinstalled board members include Peter Urban Jr., Anton B. Urban Funeral Home, Ambler, Pennsylvania • S. Chase Lewis, Lewis Funeral Home, Pace, Florida • Geri Oliverie, Oliverie Funeral Home, Manchester Township, New Jersey.