![Robert Beckstead, poultry science associate professor, discusses embryo development with students in his Chickenology class. Beckstead was one of three exemplary UGA instructors to receive a Richard B. Russell Award this year.](http://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/721/Beckstead-chickenologylrz.jpg)
Robert Beckstead receives Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Robert Beckstead, an associate professor of poultry science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has received a University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching — one of the highest honors given at the university.