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Lakewood's Video Professor honored by USPS


Postal Service honors software tutorial & education industry leader Video Professor ofLakewood, COwith top national award

DENVER, CO - (May 27, 2009) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently honoredVideo Professor, Inc. of Lakewood, CO and its CEO/Founder John W. Scherer by presenting them with its national Corporate Business Achievement Award. The highly successful Colorado-based national corporation was recognized for its outstanding partnership with the Postal Service in using the mail to deliver value and to help strengthen and grow its business.

The award was presented to CEO Scherer at the National Postal Forum held in Washington DC from May 17-20, 2009. The event is the mailing industry's premier national trade show. More than 5,000 industry professionals attended the four-day conference that featured mailing workshops and special sessions, symposiums and informational programs on the latest technologies and advances in the mailing industry.

Postmaster General John Potter also spoke to the thousands of mailers attending the event.

Presenting the award seen in this video excerpt to CEO Scherer were USPS Chief Operating Officer Pat Donahoe and Bob Bernstock, President of Mailing and Shipping Services for the U.S. Postal Service.

"We are pleased to honor John and Video Professor for their innovation, creativity and leadership," said Bernstock. "By using Priority Mail Flat-Rate Boxes and other mailing products and programs, Video Professor produced winning business results that helped increase their customer base and that saved significantly on their shipping costs."

"All of us at Video Professor are gratified to receive this recognition from the United States Postal Service," said Video Professor CEO Scherer. "This is a great example of how government and private enterprise can work together to achieve mutually beneficial goals."

Video Professor was one of only 30 businesses and mailing organizations nationwide honored by the Postal Service from among the thousands who attended the National Postal Forum event. Other award winners included AARP, Allstate Corporation, American Express, Blockbuster Inc., Charles Schwab & Co., Comcast Cable, Footlocker, Medco, U.S. Bancorp and UnitedHealth Group.

Video Professor is the industry leader in self-paced computer software tutorials to teach computer skills via CDs and online. Founded in 1987 by CEO John W. Scherer, Video Professor has provided these self-paced computer skills to more than 10 million people. Video Professor also provides tutorials for a variety of other valuable skills used in today's marketplace. Their many programs include educational offerings for digital photography, for wireless networking, for booking on-line travel, and for buying and selling on eBay.

Contact: Al DeSarro, 303-313-5182, USPS or al.j.desarro@usps.gov

Brian Olson, Vice-President of Public AffairsVideo Professor, Inc., 303-232-1244, ext . 380
303-565-0041 (cell) or
bolson@videoprofessor.com

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