In March, Drew Mathematics and Computer Science Professor Steve Kass was named a "Most Valuable Professional" by Microsoft in recognition of his contributions to online newsgroups for Microsoft SQL Server, the company's relational database management and analysis system.

The MVP Award goes to outstanding members of the Microsoft online community in recognition of their technical expertise, spirit of community, and willingness to help their peers by providing reliable and accurate answers to technical questions about Microsoft products.

Kass is one of 35 SQL Server MVP's worldwide, out of about 800 for all Microsoft products. You can learn more about Microsoft's MVP program at http://www.mvps.org or http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp .