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Mr. Thomas Landman, 8th grade Science Teacher at Laurel Highlands Middle School, Uniontown, PA, received the 2007－2008 school year Teacher Grant Award that is co-sponsored by two Pittsburgh mining organizations. The Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America and the Pittsburgh Section of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. have been sponsoring a Teacher Grant Award since 1999. The $500 prize is awarded yearly to a local teacher (elementary through high school level) for the best proposal that incorporates mining or mining-related themes into the science curriculum. Mr. Landman proposed to teach his class about coal including: the formation, local historical significance, extraction methods, environmental and economical impact and end use.

Name of persons in the picture (left to right): Mike Rozgony (Vice Principal, Laurel Highlands Middle School), Virginia McFadden (Science Teacher, Laurel Highlands Middle School), Susan Bealko (SME Pittsburgh Section Treasurer and Chair-Elect), Tom Landman (award recipient, Science Teacher, Laurel Highlands Middle School) and Bill Blaszczak (Science Teacher, Laurel Highlands Middle School).