Jay Mechling, American Studies professor, hugs his grandson, Tyler McGlone, 11, at the end of the Teaching Prize Gala on May 11, as Mechling's other grandson, Devon McGlone, 14, looks on. Mechling won the 2006 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. The $30,000 prize is funded by the UC Davis Foundation through gifts from the Davis Chancellor's Club Fellows.