The article deals with the basic stages of the professional career of Yevgeniya Vasilievna Bondarevskaya, a great scientist, teacher, head of the department. Special attention is paid to the continuity of traditions, supported and developed by Yevgeniya Vasilievna: the unifying role of the Pedagogy Department for the University, close collaboration with schools of Rostov-on-Don and other cities of Russia, search for the best teachers and attracting them to work at the department, student training for pedagogic activities on the basis of their general cultural development, etc.