ANNOUNCING...

2009

POLYED AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLYMER EDUCATION

FOR MIDDLE LEVEL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

We are now accepting applications for the 2009 Excellence in Polymer Education Award. This national award recognizes innovative and successful contributions to the integration of polymer chemistry into pre-college curricula. The winner must be currently teaching high school (grades 10-12) or middle school (grades 5-9) in a public or private school in the United States. POLYED is sponsored jointly by the Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and the Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (PMSE) Divisions of the American Chemical Society.

The national awardee receives a plaque and a $1000 honorarium. The award will be presented by an ACS POLY or PMSE member at the winner’s school in the spring of 2010. The awardee also receives an expense paid trip to the Spring NSTA National Conference and will be paired with a Polymer Ambassador during the days in attendance.

The application form may be downloaded from the POLYED web site: www.polyed.org The deadline for applications is December 15, 2009.