The story of Miss Ettie Lee reads like a true American success story. A high-school teacher who had a dream to start "homes" for troubled young men becomes a real estate success and uses her fortune to change children’s lives.

Ettie Lee’s accomplishments have been recognized by a variety of organizations. She was named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in 1965; National Teacher of the Year in 1966, and Brigham Young University’s Woman of the Year in 1967.