FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Nickel Jeffrey D 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC [AWI] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr VP, Sec'y & General Counsel 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LANCASTER, PA 17604 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Restricted shares (1) 5,000 D   Restricted shares (2) 5,262 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock options (right to buy)	  (3)	  (4)	common stock	15,771	$ 29.37	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nickel Jeffrey D C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. PO BOX 3001 LANCASTER, PA 17604	Â	Â	  Sr VP, Sec'y & General Counsel	Â

Signatures

Michele M. Nicholas, by Power of Attorney		08/04/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares vest in three installments as follows: 1,666 on October 2, 2008; 1,667 on October 2, 2009 and 1,667 on October 2, 2010 (contingent upon officer's employment on the scheduled vesting date).
(2)	The shares vest in three equal installments at two, three and four years from February 25, 2008 (contingent upon officer's employment on the scheduled vesting date).
(3)	The stock options will vest and become exercisable in three equal installments at two, three and four years from on October 2, 2006 (contingent upon the officer's employment on the scheduled vesting date).
(4)	No shares of stock may be acquired by exercise of an option after a maximum of ten years from the date the option was granted except as provided in the case of the optionee's death.

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