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November 2, 2007

Amgen seeks applicants for science teaching award

PROVIDENCE -- Drugmaker Amgen Inc. is calling for applications for its annual Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence award.

The award recognizes "extraordinary science teachers at the K-12 level for their significant impact to science teaching and their students."

The company started giving the awards 17 years ago in an effort to improve science excellence in public and private schools. In all, the company, which operates its largest production facility in West Greenwich, has awarded more than $1.7 million to teachers.

In Rhode Island, four teachers next year will receive a $5,000 award, and their schools will receive a $5,000 grant to help expand science programs, according to Christina Evon, an Amgen spokeswoman.

Twenty seven other teachers, in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Washington, and Canada will also receive awards next year.

-- Journal staff writer Benjamin N. Gedan

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