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Esteemed University of Montana grad, Mae Nan Ellingson has earned a lasting legacy – City Club Missoula – The Montana Constitution: Past and Present with Mae Nan Ellingson – 1/8

January 5, 2024 /

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Mae Nan Ellingson has spent her entire career devoted to public service. In fact, she can’t imagine doing anything else.

“That’s just obvious,” said Ellingson, who received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Montana last month. “If there’s something to be done and I can help with it, I will. I just will help.”

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City Club Missoula – The Montana Constitution: Past and Present – 1/8

January 8 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Join a Conversation with Mae Nan Ellingson, former delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Convention, regarding the history and current challenges surrounding the Montana State Constitution. Two other experts (awaiting confirmation) will join the panel. After short introductory presentations, the audience will have the opportunity to engage with the panel during our usual Table Talk and Q&A session.

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Ellingson served as the youngest delegate to Montana’s Constitutional Convention in 1972. At the time, she was a 24-year-old graduate student and one of just 19 women at the convention. She teamed up with colleague Bob Campbell to write the preamble to the constitution and played key roles in securing the right to privacy and the “clean and healthful environment” provision.

As bond counsel with Dorsey & Whitney for three decades, Ellingson had a hand in nearly every public financing project across the state.