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Mildred Leigh was a teacher and administrator from Illinois who gained most of her notoriety at Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana, as the director of Hamilton Hall and the Student Union. She was active in the Bozeman community, and received an honorary doctorate from MSU as well as the dedication of the Leigh Lounge in the Student Union Building.

  • Comment: Please summarize Leigh's life at the top of the article, to explain her notability. Zanimum (talk) 04:15, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
Mildred Leigh
Born
Mildred Josephene Leigh

June 1, 1902
Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois
DiedDecember 16, 1997 (aged 95)
Bozeman, Montana
OccupationEducator
SpouseN/A
ChildrenN/A
AwardsHonorary Doctorate from Montana State University MSU Blue and Gold Award

Early life

Mildred Leigh (born Mildren Jospehine Leigh, June 1, 1902--December 16, 1997) was born in Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois to Walter A. Leigh and Lacie Olive Gentle Leigh. Her parents were farmers and had also been born in Fairview.[1]

Education

In 1925, Mildred graduated from Cornell College, Iowa, with a degree in home economics. In 1932, she earned a master’s degree from the University of Chicago.[2]

Career

After beginning her career as a teacher in Tennessee, she moved to Bozeman and began teaching institution management at Montana State College (now Montana State University) in 1930. She was also director of Hamilton Hall during this time. In 1946, she became the director of the Student Union.[2] As director, she planned kitchen and dining facilities, and the Student Union Building designated the Leigh Lounge in her honor in 1990.[3]

Later life

Upon retirement, Leigh volunteered as the first business manager of the Bozeman Symphony Society.[4] In the late 1960s, Leigh’s sister, Marjorie Ann, moved to Bozeman and lived with Leigh in a house on Durston Road. The pair later moved into an apartment closer to town. Montana State University awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1977. She died in Bozeman on December 16, 1997.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997, Montana State University Special Collections and Archives, 2016, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv55615
  2. ^ a b c Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv55615
  3. ^ President's Commission on the Status of University Women, “Mildred Leigh.” Extraordinary Ordinary Women of MSU, Profiles, 2018, http://www.montana.edu/president/universitywomen/extraordinary/eow_profiles/leigh.html
  4. ^ President's Commission on the Status of University Women, “Mildred Leigh,” http://www.montana.edu/president/universitywomen/extraordinary/eow_profiles/leigh.html

[1] Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997, Montana State University Special Collections and Archives, 2016, Archives West: Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997

[2] Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” Archives West: Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997

[3] Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” Archives West: Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997

[4] President's Commission on the Status of University Women, “Mildred Leigh.” Extraordinary Ordinary Women of MSU, Profiles, 2018, Mildred Leigh - PCOSUW | Montana State University

[5] President's Commission on the Status of University Women, “Mildred Leigh,” Mildred Leigh - PCOSUW | Montana State University

[6] Kim Allen Scott, “Biographical Note,” Archives West: Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997

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