[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING CAROLYN CRAPO

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 10, 2007

  Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, dedicated and passionate teachers are 
vital to the education and development of our future generations. 
Today, I am honored to recognize Ms. Carolyn Crapo, a high school 
physics teacher, in Aurora, Colorado. Ms. Crapo is a recipient of the 
2007 Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence for her exceptional 
efforts and commitment to provide her students with an outstanding 
science curriculum.
  Ms. Crapo seeks to inspire her students to explore the world around 
them by providing hands-on. Through her efforts and example, Ms. Crapo 
has helped foster a love of science and provided a better learning 
environment for her students.
  The Award for Science Teaching Excellence is given by Amgen, an 
internationally known biotechnology company with branches in Colorado. 
The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence is given to teachers in 
public and private schools whose dedication to imparting a love of 
learning and interest in science to the future generations. The 
recipients are selected by an independent panel that judges the 
applicants on effectiveness and creativity of teaching methods and how 
they plan to use the grant money to further science education in their 
schools.

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