{"id":2587,"date":"2016-06-06T13:38:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/773-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:55:44","slug":"773-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/773-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"773 Industry Professionals Now Awarded with Education Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>21 new grads certified; 25,000 enrolled in ASI&#8217;s free Online Learning Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 April 9, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>The Advertising Specialty Institute<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI) today announced 21 more industry professionals were certified in March through the ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 773, with more than 25,000 enrolled in ASI\u2019s free Online Learning Center.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in the ASI Education Certification Program costs nothing for ASI members and is user-friendly, with all courses automatically tracked electronically via ASI\u2019s proprietary digital campus. ASI\u2019s extensive educational programs support the needs of everyone from newcomers to proven industry veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Certification Program offers two certification levels: BASI\u2122 (Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) and MASI\u2122 (Master of Advertising Specialty Information).<\/p>\n<p>BASI graduates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeanna Abercrombie, Pepco Poms (<em>asi\/77280<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Anderson, College Hill Custom Threads (<em>asi\/164578<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Tina Cahill, G&amp;G Outfitters Inc. (<em>asi\/199904<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Jim Freund, Victory Promotional (<em>asi\/352037<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Martin Frings, Custom Logos (<em>asi\/173183<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Cindy Gloeckler, International Union (<em>asi\/569197<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Jasbir Goraya, Craftwell Canada Inc. 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