Cathy Cotter-Smith is a founding faculty member at Collin College. She received her B. A. and M. S. degrees in fine art at East Texas State University (Texas A & M, Commerce). She teaches Drawing and Watercolor. Cathy was Visual Arts Chair from 1986-1997. She has received the outstanding faculty award, was a Piper nominee (94-95), and is included in Marquis Who’s Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Cathy is a watercolor artist and has shown her work in galleries and in one-woman shows. She is a signature member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society.