{"id":2069,"date":"2018-05-03T12:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/1692-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:52:56","slug":"1692-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/1692-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"1,692 Industry Professionals Now Awarded With Education Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Twenty-four new grads certified; 40,000 enrolled in ASI\u2019s free Online Learning Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 March 20, 2017 \u2013<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) today announced 24 more industry professionals were recently certified through the\u00a0ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 1,692, with more than 40,000 enrolled in the free ASI University digital campus.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Education Certification Program is free for ASI members and user friendly, with all 500 courses automatically tracked via ASIUniversity.com. The extensive educational program supports the needs of everyone, from newcomers to proven industry veterans, with sales, marketing, social media, business-building and technology courses offered online and in-person at\u00a0<a title=\"ASI shows and events schedule\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asishow.com\/\">ASI shows and events<\/a>, presented by experts in their field.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Certification Program offers two certification levels: BASI\u2122\u00a0(Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) and MASI\u2122\u00a0(Master of Advertising Specialty Information).<\/p>\n<p>The latest BASI graduates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann M. 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