For Immediate Release.

Tennessee Technological University selects the
American Pharmaceutical Sales Association
as a Top Educational Partner

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Jacksonville Beach, FL. & Cookeville, TN--(WIRE)--Mar. 22, 2004—The American Pharmaceutical Sales Association, the nation’s leading and most respected Pharmaceutical Sales Training organization and Tennessee Technological University today announced a joint alliance agreement to offer continuing Pharmaceutical Sales educational programs and training to students and members of the community. Under the agreement, TTU’s Career Services Center will assist in the marketing and coordination of campus held programs and will exclusively promote the American Pharmaceutical Sales Association’s certification program.


"We are very happy to be working so closely with the leading Pharmaceutical Sales career educator," said Alice Camuti, Director of Career Services. "Many of our students have attended the American Pharmaceutical Sales Association’s certification program in the past and because of their ringing endorsements, I am ecstatic to have this training relationship."


"Through the American Pharmaceutical Sales Association’s training and placement programs, Vanderbilt students will continue to reap great benefits, enhancing their overall status as Pharmaceutical Sales candidates," said Bob Cramer, Associate Director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. "I can attest that students and alumni learned a great deal from this program and we are excited to have this as a continued offering in the Nashville community."

"Tennessee Technological University is a great partner to have," said Robert Panfili, Executive Director of the American Pharmaceutical Sales Association. "As we continue to add to our curriculum, Tennessee Tech students and the Cookeville community will not only benefit from gaining knowledge, but also from the relentless work of Alice Camuti and her team.

About American Pharmaceutical Sales Association

The American Pharmaceutical Sales Association (APSA) is a dynamic national organization that represents, trains, certifies and places entry-level Pharmaceutical Sales representatives.

The APSA national Advisory Board and Certified Trainers presently work for or have retired from companies such as Pfizer, Wyeth, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Elan, Ranbaxy, Bausch & Lomb, Abbott Laboratories, Bayer Healthcare, PDI, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Cardinal Health, Janssen Pharmaceutica amongst other high-profile companies.


With the highest standards, the APSA offers the only certified training programs that are geared to truly help job seekers enter into Pharmaceutical Sales. Members have gone on to work for each of the top 50 Pharmaceutical companies in the world.

About Tennessee Technological University

Tennessee Tech is a public, co-educational and comprehensive university located in Cookeville, a town of about 25,000 residents. Although it's located in some of Tennessee's most beautiful countryside, the campus is only a little more than an hour from three of the state's metro areas -- 82 miles east of Nashville, 109 miles west of Knoxville and 96 miles north of Chattanooga.

Tennessee Tech is known as Tennessee’s technological university, but houses seven strong academic divisions -- the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Engineering, the School of Nursing, School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Extended Education.