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Dr. Steven Nichols, mechanical engineering professor, received the American Society for Engineering Education 2007 Kaufmann Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award. Nichols, who is also director of the Clint W. Murchison, Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise, has instituted a graduate course that teaches how to convert research results into products for society, and founded the ‘Idea to Product (I2P)’ technology commercialization competition. The honor, which is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, recognizes leadership and innovation in engineering / technology entrepreneurship education.