Ethel Snowden dedicated 48 years cultivating learning for teachers and students. Serving as classroom teacher for 20 years in Lubbock and Dallas ISD, she taught Math for grades 4-6 and Gifted and Talented students. Named campus teacher of the year on three different occasions, Ethel also conducted Math workshops and wrote Math curriculum. She supervised student teachers and later became an Elementary Specialist in the Alternative Certification Program for 12 years training and monitoring interns for teacher certification. After retirement, Ethel spent 16 years part-time at Mountain View College as an Elementary Specialist for the Alternative Certification Program and Dallas ISD Gifted and Talented Pull-Out teacher program. Her life-long commitment has touched the lives of countless educators.