Teachers Industry Environment...
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TIE Workshop:
- Is a Learning Experience
- Is Sharing Ideas with Industry
- A Regulatory Agency Other Educators
- Is Creating Environmental Awareness
- To Promote a Hands-On-Discovery Approach to Teaching Science
- To Promote Environmental Problem Solving with Data
- To Communicate
- To Create Partnerships
- To Enrich Teachers’ Knowledge of the Chemical Industry
- Elmer L. Boehm, Monsanto Company
- Neal Holmes, Central Missouri State University
- George F. Lewenczuk, BASF Corporation (formerly American Cyanamid Co.)
- Elaine Osborn, Bayer Corporation
- William Palmer, Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
- John Rogers, Dow Chemical
| Year | Theme | Chairperson |
| 1985 | Data Acquisition | Elmer Boehm, Monsanto |
| 1986 | Data Acquisition | George Lewenczuk, Cyanamid |
| 1987 | Data Acquisition | George Lewenczuk, Cyanamid |
| 1988 | Waste Minimization | Elaine Osborn, Bayer Corp. |
| 1989 | SARA Title III | Walter Bivins, Dow |
| 1990 | Waste Minimization | Gary Pendleton, Bayer Corp. |
| 1991 | Food Safety | Doug Nelson, Monsanto |
| 1992 | Breathing Easy | Gary Pendleton, Bayer Corp. |
| 1993 | Life Downstream | Claudia Viehland, Sigma |
| 1994 | Pollution Prevention | Elmer Boehm, Monsanto; Neal Holmes, CMSU |
| 1995 | Making Chemical Choices | Laura Seward, Bayer Corp. |
| 1996 | Enviro. Problem Solving | Michael Powers, CMSU |
| 1997 | What does George do? | Louis Jones, National Starch |
| 1998 | Show Me the Data. | Elmer
Boehm, Monsanto; Louis Jones, National Starch |
| 1999 | Science Makes the World Go 'Round. | George Lewenczuk, Cyanamid |
| 2000 | Connections | Glenn Douglas, Nat'l Starch |
| 2001 | Turning Data into Useable Information | Tom Henriksen, Nat'l Starch |
| 2002 | Natural Resources & Responsibility | Tom
Henriksen, Nat'l Starch; Robert Cheever, Solutia |
| 2003 | In the Know with H2O | Robert Cheever, Solutia |
| 2004 | Marketplace Science | George Lewenczuk, BASF |
| 2005 | Water Matters | Gayle Behr, Environ International Corporation |
| 2006 | Energizing Education | Gayle Behr, Environ International Corporation |
| 2007 | F3: Farming Food Fuel | Steve Muckenthaler, National Starch |
| 2008 | No TIE Workshop Held |
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| 2009 | No TIE Workship Planned |
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| 2010 | No TIE Workship Planned |
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| 2011 | No TIE Workship Planned |
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- Creates Environmental awareness.
- Is an opportunity to exchange ideas and information.
- Stresses problem solving based on data & facts. Promotes “hands-on-discovery” approach to teaching.
- Learn about Missouri’s Industries
- Participants become more familiar with Industry, their processes & products.
- Field Trips to sponsors’ plants.
- Creates personal contacts with Industry Motivates teachers to integrate environmental problem solving & science teaching.
- Positive publicity in the news media.
TIE Participation: 1,143 Teachers:
Other States Followed Missouri’s Lead:
POTENTIAL 
Coypright
2001
Chemistry Council of Missouri