Longtime Hills resident Ruthmary Jackson was inducted into the Brandon Valley Fine Arts Hall of Fame Friday Night. Jackson taught high school arts at Brandon Valley High School for 30 years before retiring last spring.Jackson was one of only four teachers inducted into the first Fine Arts Hall of Fame inaugural class. She attended the dinner at the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center along with her husband, Roger, and her son, Lee. The dinner featured a performance by the Brandon Valley One Act Play and several musical numbers before the inductees were presented with their plaques.Jackson started at Brandon Valley in 1974 after graduating from the arts program at Sioux Falls College. During her tenure she saw many changes in the school district including her biggest challenge, the addition of Advanced Placement Art. The AP art class came in her final years of teaching and gave her an opportunity to push serious art students to the next level. In doing so, she gained the satisfaction she desired to finish her career. In addition, she had numerous students place at the Region Art Show and the Augustana Art Show."Teaching art for 30 years has been a good journey. Traveling within and amongst my students’ works has taught me patience and satisfaction. I thank each of you for the opportunity to work with them… the visual arts students from Brandon Valley, Rowena and Corson area," were some of the words Jackson spoke during her acceptance speech.One year into retirement Jackson is keeping busy with projects around her house and garden. She nurtures and shows prize-winning irises, she plans on attempting new sewing projects, and she has become an avid digital photographer in and around Hills.