Amgen announces 1996 awards for Teacher Excellence; five years of honoring outstanding teachers.THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--Amgen Tuesday announced the six recipients of the 1996 Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence. In honor of the fifth anniversary of the program, one principal or assistant principal, in addition to the five teachers selected annually, has been awarded the Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence. The 1996 winners are: TEACHERS: - Mary "Coco" Aguirre, who teaches first grade at McKevett Elementary School elementary school: see school. , Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. - Patricia Doerr, who teaches grades 3-4 at Meadows Elementary School, Thousand Oaks - Shelly Fletcher, who teaches grades 7-8 Special Education and Yearbook Journalism and grades 6-8 Drama at Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks - Randall Porter, who teaches grades 9-12 Special Education at Newbury Park High School, Newbury Park - Kristin Simmons, who teaches grade 6 at Los Nogales Nogales (nōgä`lās), city (1990 pop. 19,489), Santa Cruz co., S Ariz. on the Mexican border with its adjacent city, Nogales (1990 pop. 105,873), Sonora, NW Mexico. There are copper, silver, and lead mines. Elementary School, Camarillo PRINCIPAL/ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: - Carroll Holly, Assistant Principal at Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks The Award, sponsored annually by the Amgen Foundation, recognizes extraordinary contributions and performance by educators in the greater Ventura County and surrounding areas. Each winner will receive a $10,000 cash award and a Steuben apple trophy at a private dinner reception to be held during national teacher appreciation week in May at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . "Teachers have a profound effect on the future of our children. Through their dedication and passion, exceptional teachers motivate students to perform to the best of their abilities. The Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence is our way of providing recognition and appreciation to outstanding members of a noble profession," said Gordon Binder Gordon Binder is currently managing director of Coastview Capital, LLC, and previously was chairman of Amgen[1]. He joined Amgen in 1982, and previously had executive roles at the United Geophysical Corporation and the System Development Corporation. , Amgen's chairman and chief executive officer. Amgen received more than 1,300 nomination letters, submitting the names of 498 educators and 62 principals or assistant principals. "We are pleased to celebrate five years of honoring outstanding educators and to extend the award program to include principals or assistant principals at each five-year anniversary. Principals provide support, leadership, and inspiration to educators and to our community," said Daryl Hill, founder of the Award program and Amgen's senior vice president, Asia-Pacific. Nomination forms were published in local newspapers between December and February and were provided to area learning institutions. Educators who teach grades K-12 in the greater Ventura County were eligible to be nominated. Winners were selected by a panel of three anonymous judges, who are community leaders not associated with Amgen or the local educational system. Judges reviewed the nominations received and based their decisions on the positive impact made by the teacher on students, parents, and other educators throughout the teacher's career. The Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence was initiated in Boulder, Colo., this year. The Boulder program awarded two outstanding educators with $10,000 each in the greater Boulder County area. 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) is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets 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 advanced 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 . CONTACT: Amgen, Thousand Oaks Lynne Connell, 805/447-2303 (media) |
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