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Subject:Re: Certification by Examination From:Bob Morrisette <writer1 -at- SABU -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:27:41 -0700
> From ehaddock -at- ENGAGENET -dot- COM Mon Jun 16 14:22:19 1997
> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 16:22:05 -0500
> From: Eric Haddock <ehaddock -at- ENGAGENET -dot- COM>
> Subject: Re: Certification by Examination
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>
> Yay! Can we add "CTW" for "Certified Technical Writer" after our name?
>
> <giggle!>
>
Are there any other "Certified Data Processors" in this group?
I cannot remember which professional society gave a CDP test
sometime in the 60s. It was difficult - questions on computers
and programming. A lot of people put CDP after their name until
everyone forgot what it meant.
Bob Morrisette, CDP
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- sun -dot- com
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