Stephen D. Davis, distinguished professor of biology at Pepperdine University, visits with biology majors Tony Shaver and Anjel Helms along the Dana Martell Trail on the Malibu, Calif., campus. Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has named Davis the 2008 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The national award, which carries a $200,000 reward, recognizes exceptional teaching. Davis will teach in residence at Baylor in the fall semester. A member of the University church in Malibu, he said he was “greatly honored and humbled” to receive the award.