Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association

Nan Etta Harrell Snider

Craighead County

Outstanding Arkansas 4-H Alumna, 1995

Nan was a member of the Childress High School 4-H Club from 1957-1960. She was active in competitive sports events, sewing, crafts and cooking while a member

After graduating from CHS she married Alvis Lee Snider, of Monette. They have two daughters, Allison Potter and Stephanie Snider, and two grandchildren Rachel Marshall and Joshua Potter.

Nan obtained a Journalism degree from Arkansas State University and is a feature writer for several northeast Arkansas newspapers, and magazines, and has published twenty historical books. She also specializes in photography and public speaking.

Nan has four generations of 4-H’ers in her family, and has served as the main leader for the Monette Buffalo Island 4-H Club since 1976. She is a life member of the Arkansas Leaders Association and Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association. She has served on the state board of officers for the Alumni Association since it was formed in 1982, with sixteen years as Chairman.

Nan has been the Director of the Mt. Zion Girls Camp, at Walcott, for thirty-six years, serves as Monette First Baptist Church Clerk, and teaches Sunday School class.

I feel that 4-H has always been in the construction business. It helped mold me as a teenager and continues to be a firm cornerstone in my life today. 4-H offers challenges and opportunities that remain fresh for people of all ages.