It is not often one can say that they have helped some 200,000 people in the Uintah Basin and opened up a host of possibilities to a better future. Not only that, but has also passed along a service ethic that is still influencing us today. Alva Crosby Snow was honored posthumously as well as two of his sons, Lynn and Gordon Snow, for their roles of bringing, keeping, and upgrading education in the Basin during the 4th Annual UBTech Champions Gala in January. Alva moved to the area with his family in 1944 and was a devoted advocate for higher education. He helped to push through legislation to fund a junior college in Roosevelt that became the Uintah Basin Center for Continuing Education that later became the Utah State University Uintah Basin. “Alva Snow continually demonstrated an unselfish commitment to the community,” said UBTech President Aaron Weight. “The road was long and never easy.” Lynn Snow served eight years on the Duchesne County School Board and for 12 years on the UBTech Board of Directors having tenure as board president for both. He was on the board when the technology wing in Roosevelt was added, when UBTech earned their first accreditation as a college, and was president when the building in Vernal was constructed. Gordon Snow accomplished much as a public servant and served five consecutive terms in the Utah House of Representatives including as Majority Whip. He had many contributions to higher education but more recently he helped obtain funding for the Vernal UBTech and USU branch buildings, as well as assisting to make the new Welding Technology building at the Roosevelt Campus a reality. Thanks to the Snows and all they have done to allow the members of the Basin to obtain a higher education.
