Steve Klein, a Computer Science Department instructor, is this years recipient of the 2006-2007 Teaching Distinction Award. He won in the category of non-tenure/tenure track faculty. Before winning the award he was nominated by Associate Dean Van Roekel and received letters of support from Dr. Jerry Weinberg and Dr. William White. He was evaluated on his teaching dossier and his teaching style. His teaching style, described as "Fun and Challenging", greatly impressed the award committee. Besides recognition of his outstanding teaching approach, Mr. Klein will also be receiving a $500.00 award. When asked about his feeling on this achievement he responded, "I'm very excited about receiving the award. I'm thrilled to bring this kind of recognition to the CS Department and the School of Engineering."

In addition to Mr. Klein's award, Dr. Brad Noble won the Teaching Excellence award in the tenured/tenure track category. Mr. Klein and Dr. Noble were not in competition for the award since they each won in their respective categories. In addition, because both recipients of the award are School of Engineering faculty, this is tremendous achievement for the School of Engineering.