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Media Alert - SAE International Wins Prestigious National Science Foundation Award

WASHINGTON, May 8 PRNewswire-USNewswire — SAE International and Bayer Corporation were honored by the National Science Foundation with the prestigious 2008 Public Service Award at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Both organizations were recognized for their work to increase the public's understanding of science and engineering. In particular, SAE was honored for its A World In Motion(R) (AWIM) (www.awim.org) curriculum and Collegiate Design Series (http://students.sae.org/competitions/). AWIM joins together teachers, students, (elementary through high school) and industry volunteers in an exploration of physical science while addressing essential mathematic and scientific concepts and skills. SAE's Collegiate Design Series is a series of competitions that provides college students with real-world, hands-on engineering experience by designing, building and testing the performance of real vehicles.

The award presentation took place during a black-tie dinner at the U.S. Department of State on May 6. The dinner was attended by SAE 2008 President Dr. Thomas W. Ryan III, PhD, and SAE International Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. David L. Schutt, PhD.

Additionally, Dr. Ryan addressed the National Science Foundation Board of Directors during its meeting on May 7.

Click here for Dr. Ryan's remarks from the dinner at the U.S. Department of State on May 6. (http://www.sae.org/exempt/news/nsb-acceptance-tom-ryan-usnewswire.htm)

Click here for Dr. Ryan's remarks to the National Science Foundation's Board of Directors Wednesday on May 7. (http://www.sae.org/exempt/news/nsb-board-speech-tom-ryan-usnewswire.htm)

CONTACT: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi, both of SAE International, +1-248-273-4092, pr@sae.org

SOURCE SAE International

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