Dr. Ingie Hovland is one of three University of Georgia faculty members named recipients of the Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early-career honor for outstanding and innovative instruction. Hovland is a dedicated scholar of teaching and learning who has transformed the undergraduate experience by emphasizing advanced reading and critical thinking skills in the humanities. She has designed innovative instructional materials, including a course workbook that guides small-group learning and demonstrates how to read in discipline-specific ways. “There is no way to get through her courses without having to think deeply and truly analyze and apply the content,” one student wrote. Hovland employs a suite of unique classroom exercises, such as visual mapping of concepts, to help students take ownership of their learning and bridge the gap between initial comprehension and critical analysis. Her impact reaches across the university through her leadership of faculty learning communities and campus-wide workshops focused on supporting student readers across a wide range of disciplines. Congratulations, Dr. Hovland!