2004 California Recipients of Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence Announced.Business Editors/Science Writers/Education Writers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Amgen (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMGN), the world's largest biotechnology company, has announced the five science teachers in California who are this year's recipients of the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence. The Amgen awards honor public or private school science teachers, grades K-12, who demonstrate outstanding science teaching and have a great impact on the lives of their students. Each teacher will receive an unrestricted $10,000 award at a ceremony in Los Angeles in May. For more information on the award, please contact Amgen at the number below. The 2004 winners are: -- Judith A. Flint Baumwirt of Granada Hills High School Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. The school colors are green, black, and white. , Granada Hills, CA -- Debra Brice of San Marcos Middle School, San Marcos, CA -- Doug Green of Vanden High School, Fairfield, CA -- Martin Teachworth of La Jolla High School La Jolla High School (LJHS) is a comprehensive high school for Grades 9–12 located in La Jolla, a community within the city limits of San Diego. LJHS supports approximately 1,650 students with exemplary educational programs and services. , La Jolla, CA -- Ann Moriarty of Davis Senior High School Davis Senior High School (known as Davis High School or DHS or DSHS) is the largest of three high schools located in Davis, California, in the United States. DHS is a WASC accredited, 3-year, public, comprehensive high school covering grades 10-12. , Davis, CA Nominations are solicited every January and a panel of independent judges selects the winners. Judges base their decisions on evidence of the recipients' creativity and effectiveness in the classroom; their application and development of best practices in science education; their motivational ability; and their mastery of the subject matter and instructional skill. In addition to the California program, the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence is granted in Colorado; Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1780. As of 2000, the population was 693,604. As of 2006, the population estimate recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 701,500 [1]. ; Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts; Puerto Rico; Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. ; and Washington, locations where Amgen has facilities. Amgen has conducted the awards program for teaching excellence for 13 years in the United States. Amgen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets important human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller . EDITOR'S NOTE: An electronic version of this news release may be accessed via our web site at www.amgen.com. Visit the Corporate Center and click on Amgen News. Journalists and media representatives may sign up to receive all news releases electronically at time of announcement by filling out a short form in the Amgen News section of the web site. |
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