Zuhair Munir, distinguished professor of chemical engineering and materials science, shakes hands with Laura Lavernia, 11, daughter of engineering Dean Enrique Lavernia, at the May 10 Teaching Prize Gala as Alejandro Lavernia, 12, looks on. Munir was chosen for the 2007 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, a cash award of $35,000, thought to be the largest of its kind in the nation. Julie Schoenung, on the far right, is Lavernia's wife and a professor of materials science.