According to a study commissioned by the
National Science Foundation, only six percent of the world's graduating
engineers are from the United States. Gov. At Chrysler Group, we look for the best and the
brightest, and we want to encourage young people to enter fields that require
technical backgrounds.
For more information, please contact Julie Flashner at 313.M.
The medals I'm about to present are the highest award a President can
bestow for astounding achievement in science and technology. If we want this country to be the most competitive
country in the world, we have got to spend money now to make sure we stay on
the leading edge of technological change. They make a significant difference in the lives of our children. And there's no better way to make sure that young students are
encouraged to take math and science than to have successful scientists explain
to our students just the wonders of exploration. We've got some young scientists from Benjamin Banneker High
School with us. I appreciate you being here. I'm proud to have you here in the
White House .)

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"The decrease in the number of students pursuing careers that require
math, science and technical courses is a reflection of U."
"Perhaps the single most important key to economic development is the one
that opens the doors to learning in the minds of our young ones today," said
Granholm. First through third-prize winners will receive
$15,000 , $7,500 and $3,000, respectively. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks and welcome to the White House . It
has helped to move our economy forward and it's helped to make sure that
America is the leader of innovation in our world. I want to thank the previous
recipients of the National Medals of Science and Technology who've joined us. Thank you both for coming. Our greatest
resource has always been the educated, hardworking, ambitious people who call
this country their home. The facts are that we're doing fine with 4th grade kids in
math and science. Advanced placement programs
work. They provide incentives for their employees to go
into the classrooms of local high schools and community colleges to say to
youngsters, join us in these exciting fields. And the exciting jobs of the
21st century are going to be in math and science.
Yet, all Americans benefit from your imagination and your talent and your
resolve.

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S.S. students not being
pushed to seek careers that demand highly technical skills," said Ridenour.
"Students begin to decide at an early age whether they are interested in
science and math," said Science Center President + CEO Kevin F. The Closing the Technology Gap in Education awards are so
critical because they recognize the teachers who keep math and science
interest alive during those critical years before college.fund.

WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of
remarks by President Bush at the presentation of National Medals of Science
and Technology:

East Room

10:45 A. Each of our
honorees has been blessed with talent, and each has used their talent to the
fullest. I thank David
Sampson, from Commerce, for joining us. Arden Bement, the
Director of the National Science Foundation, who is with us. Dr .
Many technologies that are in our laboratories today will bring cures and
technologies that are beyond our imagination. These kinds of changes are the result of years of
hard work by American innovators, like those we honor here today.
Over the years, National Science and Technology laureates have been
responsible for breakthroughs that revolutionized telecommunications,
discovered the structure of DNA, led to the invention of the microchip. These
laureates have done work that have revolutionized organ transplants and led to
development of global positioning systems and helped feed millions around the
world. And
so by making sure more teachers can teach AP, this country will be better off
in making sure that we've got the future scientists and mathematicians living
right here in the United States of America.
(Applause.

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* New program will award $87,000 to honor exemplary Michigan public
school educators in science, math, engineering and technology
* Deadline for applications is March 22, 2006; winners will be announced
in May

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. It's imperative for our future workforce.
424, visit the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund's website at
http://www.
I want to thank members of my Cabinet who have joined us: Secretary
Gutierrez, Secretary Bodman. I want to thank Dr.)
I thank Dr. The National
Medal of Science honors those whose research has enhanced our understanding of
life and the world around us. We've also got to recognize it's in
the private sector where most money is spent on research and development, yet
we unwisely have allowed the research and development tax credit to expire.

(Applause.
You know, it's interesting, people generally do not pursue a career in
science or technology with the goal of fame. EST

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students graduating from college with a degree in science, math, technology or
engineering is rapidly decreasing. "In the knowledge economy, business and education are linked; you
cannot succeed at the former if you do not excel at the latter. Winners who place fourth through
10th place will receive $500 grants.8400, ext. Jack Marburger, who is the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Those
were the folks who decided that you won.
We can't make sure our children have got math and science -- fine math and
science courses unless we've got teachers capable of teaching math and
science. And one way to do that is to expand education to high school
teachers in how to teach advanced placement. Got a little reception back
here for the honorees and their families.

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To help combat that trend and increase the number of potential U."
A total of 10 prizes will be awarded to each school level: elementary ,
middle/junior and high school. The grants will go to schools and used
to build the science, math, engineering and technology curriculums. Prihod. "Once
they start to dislike these subjects , we have lost them as future engineers or
scientists. I want to
thank the representative from the National Science Foundation and members of
the board of the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation.
Most of all, thank you all for joining us. The facts also are these, that we're falling off the face
of the charts when it comes to 8th grade math. May God continue to bless our great nation.

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Chrysler Group to Help 'Close the Technology Gap' Among Michigan Students

Applications are being mailed to all Michigan public schools as well as to
every school superintendent. Jennifer
Granholm is serving as the honorary chair and Chrysler Group Chief Operating
Officer Eric Ridenour will host the event.
"Through our Closing the Technology Gap awards competition, we want to shine
the spotlight on the educators who understand the importance of science, math,
engineering and technology."
All applications must be submitted by March 22, 2006, to The New Detroit
Science Center.
Winners will be based on submissions that clearly demonstrate unique,
creative avenues for teaching students math, science, technology and
engineering skills while also bringing passion and excitement to the
classroom.

Remarks by President Bush at Presentation of National Medals of Science and Technology

And so in my State of the Union I encouraged our
nation to stay on the leading edge of technology and education. I've talked
about an American Competitiveness Initiative that will double over the next 10
years the federal commitment to the most critical, basic research programs in
the physical sciences.
If the United States expects to remain competitive in a global economy , we
must encourage our private sector to continue to invest in leading-edge
technologies, and therefore, we ought to make the research and development tax
credit a permanent part of our tax code . And so as part of the
Competitive Initiative I'm going to work with the Congress to make sure we
extend the same standards in the No Child Left Behind Act that we apply to
reading and math. And we've got to change that. I
mean, we want young kids to think math and science -- math and science are
cool subjects, that it's okay to be a mathematician, that it's exciting to be
a scientist . They've
got an interesting program. The Competitive
Initiative recognizes we're great when it comes to research and development,
and we intend to stay that way. Thank you all for joining us. I'm kind of trying to change
that today.) The work of discovery is quiet and often solitary . (Applause.)

THE PRESIDENT: Again, thank you for coming.

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Those numbers are far behind other
countries, such as India (36 percent), China (22 percent) and Japan (10
percent).S.
The competition recognizes Michigan public school teachers who are
committed to stimulating students ' interest and academic achievement in math,
engineering, science and technological courses. Closing the Technology Gap in
Education, in its first year, will award grants totaling $87,000 to 30
teachers and their respective schools to further promote innovative lessons in
the fields of math, science , engineering and technology. A panel of independent judges from prestigious science, math,
engineering and technology arenas, including University of Michigan, Lawrence
Technological University and Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
(DAP-CEP), will determine the 30 winners.org .
The work we honor today has improved the lives of people everywhere. Bill Jeffrey who is with us, Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology. They recognize
work that has helped expand the horizons of human knowledge. And the National Medal of Technology recognizes
innovators whose work keeps America on the cutting edge with discoveries that
change the way we live. Most of us used carbon paper instead of
laser printers.
(Applause.)
Six of today's eight science laureates have benefited from past investment
in this kind of research.)
We can't be the leading country in the world in science and technology
unless we educate scientists and young mathematicians.
And one of the sure ways to change that is to apply special money for kids who
need extra help in junior high for math and science.
You know, I was out in Albuquerque and had a good visit in Intel.

I hope that you are inspired by the examples of excellence and success that
you see right here in this ceremony today.M.

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, The number of U. The winners will be announced at an awards
ceremony on May 13, 2006, at The New Detroit Science Center.detroitsciencecenter. I also
appreciate the family members and friends who are here, as well. I want to thank Dr. From Thomas Edison's light bulb, to Robert Ledley's
CAT scan machine, most of America's revolutionary inventions began with men
and women with the vision to see beyond what is, and the desire to pursue what
might be.
Think back to how much this country has changed since the -- since we
first created the National Medal of Technology in 1980. Twenty-five years
ago, most Americans used typewriters instead of computers .
Our nation has a vital stake in the research and discovery that makes
these advances possible . (Laughter. Congratulations on your medals, and now the military aide will read
the citations.

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(The medals are presented.

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engineers, mathematicians and scientists, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Fund, in partnership with The New Detroit Science Center, is creating a
"Closing the Technology Gap in Education" competition.577.daimlerchrysler.com or The New Detroit Science Center at
http://www. It is an honor to
be in the company of so many bright and distinguished Americans . (Laughter. Most of us used
payphones instead of cell phones. Most of us had rolodexes -- you might remember those --
(laughter) -- and on the long family trip we'd play the license plate game --
(laughter) -- and now we're watching DVDs.
I appreciate the work that today's laureates are doing to inspire young
scientists. And so today we're here to say thanks for what you've done; thanks
for helping improve the quality of life in this country; thanks for inspiring
others. Thank you.

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The medals are our nation's
way of expressing gratitude to gifted and visionary citizens . Kathie
Olsen, the Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation.
I thank my friends, Congressman Sherry Boehlert, as well as Dave Reichert, of
the United States Congress, for being here.
The spirit of discovery is one of our national strengths. And we will then wonder how we
ever lived without them. I think that's a good use of taxpayers' money.
Another part of the initiative is to encourage school districts to recruit
30,000 math and science professionals to teach in our nation's classrooms. And the American people
must understand that if we don't educate our kids in math and science, the
jobs are going to go elsewhere in the years to come. But we've also got to be great when it comes
to making sure our students have got the skills necessary to compete in the
21st century.