2004 Cambridge-Boston Recipients of Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence Announced.Business Editors/Science Writers/Education Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2004 Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq:AMGN), the world's largest biotechnology company, has announced the two science teachers in Cambridge-Boston, Mass., 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 dinner event in May. For more information on the award please contact Amgen at the number below. The 2004 winners are: -- Barbara Dorritie of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School The Cambridge Rindge and Latin School is the only public high school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Cambridge Public Schools. , Cambridge, Mass. -- Diana Christian of Economics and Business Academy, Boston, Mass. 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 Cambridge-Boston program, the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence is granted in 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. ; California; 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]. ; Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. ; and Washington, locations where Amgen has facilities. Amgen has conducted the awards program for teaching excellence for 13 years in the U.S. Amgen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets important human therapeutics therapeutics Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include drugs, surgery, radiation therapy, mechanical devices, diet, and psychiatry. 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 Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : An electronic version of this news release may be accessed via our Web site at www.amgen.com. 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 Media section of the Web site. |
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