The Senior Conformation Judges Association created the SCJA Education Foundation in 1984. This SCJA Education Foundation is the grandfather of judges' education having pioneered judges' education with the very first week-long Judges Institute in the country in 1989. That week long Judges Institute was held at Indiana University in Pennsylvania.

This first week long Judges Institute was preceded by the FIRST SENIOR CONFORMATION JUDGE'S ASSOCIATION TRAINING MATCH. B.J. Andrews wrote, that Sunday, June 12, 1988, "...signifies a new beginning in the annals of dog show history..." "It (the training match) was a "test run" but indeed, it will have a tremendously positive impact on everyone involved in dog shows!"

Read the complete original article, THE FIRST SENIOR CONFORMATION JUDGE'S ASSOCIATION (SCJA) Training Match by B.J. Andrews by clicking HERE.

As education of dog judges grew, the Board of Directors of the Senior Conformation Judges Association (SCJA) decided that the purposes of the SCJA and their Education Foundation were entirely different.

The American Canine Education Foundation (ACEF) was formed, and is a national association dedicated to the education of all judges, potential judges, breeders, handlers, and exhibitors. The IRS recognizes the American Canine Education Foundation as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational association.

National parent clubs have been involved in both the SCJA Education Foundation and the ACEF's educational events since their inception.

You, too, can make a difference in your involvement within the canine world and become a part of Judges Education... to join the ACEF click HERE.

UPDATED: July 30, 2010 by Nina Marie Sherrer

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