Almost 20 years ago, the late Karl E. Neupert of Consolidated Supply Co., in Portland, Ore., challenged the industry to establish a $10 million fund for the purpose of developing quality training — ensuring ASA members’ employees would be the best-trained for generations to come.
To date, the Karl E. Neupert Endowment Fund has grown to more than $12 million and has been essential to the amount of support ASA offers members in training and education programs. Through the generous support of this fund came the creation and delivery of ASA University, a five-college structure with a role-based approach to development. ASA-U is the industry standard for training. With more than 280 courses and 29 training tracks, ASA-U advisors have assisted hundreds of companies in establishing a culture of learning within their operations by building quality training programs.