The efforts of Arkema to help elementary and secondary school teachers increase students' interest in science were recognized by the Industrial Research Institute, Inc. for excellence in company-school partnerships that advance science and math learning.

ATOFINA's Science Teacher Program Receives Achievement Award at PRSA 35th Annual Pepperpot Awards

December 2003 - The efforts of ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc. to help elementary school teachers increase students' interest in science were recognized by the Philadelphia Chapter of the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) for excellence in achievement in community relations. ATOFINA's 2003 program hosted 110 elementary school teachers from over 60 schools across the country.

The Pepperpot Awards have a long history in Philadelphia. The region's equivalent of the national PRSA's Silver Anvil Award for excellence, the Pepperpots were named in 1968 by Bill Parker, APR, then-Chapter President and head of Campbell Soup public affairs. Parker suggested the name to conjure up excitement, liveliness, and good-humored intrigue, saying, "Like Philly's famous pepperpot soup, we put everything we have into all of our public relations campaigns."