Dear Science Education Advocate, My name is Jessica Halloran and I work for the Amgen Foundation. As you may know, Amgen has a program that recognizes leadership and innovation in science teaching for K-12 instructors. Winners of our program receive a $5,000 unrestricted award and their schools receive a $5,000 grant to further science-related education. It's a small way to thank science educators for furthering science in the classroom. Amgen is expanding its program this year, and will honor a total of 34 teachers in California, Colorado, Kentucky,Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Washington and Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec). More information and a new streamlined web-based application is available on the Amgen website at:http://www.amgen.com/citizenship/aaste.html Although we have received excellent nominations from educators in the past, I don't believe this program is well known. I would appreciate your help again this year in getting the word out to science teachers who may be interested in applying. The deadline for nominations is February 2, 2009. To be eligible, nominees must: * Be full-time, K-12 classroom teachers whose major responsibilities include teaching science * Have at least three years of experience teaching science in grades K-12 * Work in communities where Amgen has key operating sites: California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington, Puerto Rico and Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec) Best, Jessica Halloran Manager, Corporate Philanthropy Amgen 805.313.6378 jmsilver@xxxxxxxxx
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