Amgen is expanding its program this year, and will honor a total of
 34 teachers in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto
 Rico, Rhode Island, Washington and Canada (Alberta, British
 Columbia, Ontario and Quebec).  More information and a new
 streamlined web-based application is available on the Amgen website
at: http://www.amgen.com/citizenship/aaste.html
 
 The deadline for nominations is February 2, 2009.
 
 To be eligible, nominees must:
*  Be full-time, K-12 classroom teachers whose major
 responsibilities include teaching science
 * Have at least three years of experience teaching science in
 grades K-12
* Work in communities where Amgen has key operating sites:
 California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
 Washington, Puerto Rico and Canada (Alberta, British Columbia,
 Ontario and Quebec)