Correcting fifth paragraph in Texas Instruments release.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 1997--Texas Instruments has been honored for its commitment to promoting reform in mathematics and science education by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC ENC Encoded (File Name Extension) ENC Enclosure ENC Mime-Encoded (virus scanners) ENC Eastern North Carolina ENC Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education ). TI was identified as a winner of the "Going the Extra Mile Partner Award" through a nomination process comprised of mathematics and science educators, ENC staff, and associated organizations including federal agencies, and Eisenhower Regional Consortia. "We're extremely pleased to be recognized by such a respected and meaningful organization," said Tom Ferrio, business manager, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. Learning Tools. "ENC and TI have the same goal -- provide support to those interested in creating an exciting and enriching learning environment." Funded through a contract with the U.S. Department of Education, ENC is a national repository A national repository is repository for academic publications by scholars working in a particular country is a (Such repositories can also be organized on a more local basis) These can be intended fas the main repository for all such scholarship, or as a supplement to existing of current mathematics and science resources available to K-12 educators, students and others. Services and products include an award-winning website (www.enc.org), reference services for subject searches and a national network of regional consortia and clearinghouse programs. TI supports ENC by supplying mathematics and science curriculum materials to ENC's collection as well as helping raise awareness of the value of ENC's resources. TI has also encouraged other developers of curriculum materials to supply copies of these materials to the ENC. The materials supplied by TI are designed to help teachers use calculators as educational tools in the teaching of math and science. ENC was established in 1992 at The Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. and is located in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . Texas Instruments Incorporated, headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , is a high-technology company with sales or manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. in more than 30 countries. TI products and services include semiconductor; software productivity tools; consumer electronics products; electrical controls; and metallurgical materials. To obtain more information about TI, please call 1-800-TI-TEXAS or visit the TI Web Site at (http://www.ti.com/calc). CONTACT: Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas Linda Beheler, 972/917-6432 |
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