[SatNews] This award recognizes outstanding contributions to technology education by K-12 educators or district-level education personnel.

Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, which is given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Foundation. The Space Foundation will present the award, which is named after Mercury Astronaut Alan Shepard, on April 11 at the Opening Ceremony of the Space Foundation's 27th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Application information is available at www.astronautsmemorialfoundation.org. Submissions for the 2011 award must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2011. The winner will be announced on March 4, 2011.