Betty Montgomery ‘70

Betty Montgomery has had a career of firsts. She was Ohio’s first woman attorney general and auditor of state. When elected Wood County prosecutor, she was the only female prosecutor in the state. As prosecutor, she directed a 250 percent increase in felony conviction rate. As state senator, she drafted the first brownfields legislation and Ohio’s first Victim’s Rights Law. During her term as attorney general, her office received national recognition in many areas. The consumer section was recognized in 2000 by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators as the top consumer protection agency in the country.