In Memoriam: Myra Monfort '75

Myra Monfort (center) with her children.

Myra H. Monfort '75, died on August 2, 2025, at age 87. Her deep commitment to the law, her alma mater, and the broader community continues to be celebrated through a dedicated space now bearing her name—the Myra H. Monfort Suite—in the Wolf Law Building’s recently renovated garden level.

For decades, Monfort and her family devoted themselves to uplifting both Colorado Law and the wider community through philanthropy. The recently named Myra H. Monfort Suite serves as a testament to her dedication. Unveiled in February 2020, the 1,200-square-foot workspace houses the University of Colorado Law Review—the school’s oldest journal of legal scholarship on which Monfort served while she was a student. The suite serves as a hub for collaboration and community for current and future generations of law students.

Monfort graduated from Barnard College in 1960 and supported her family as an interior decorator while her husband pursued his own legal studies at Columbia University. The family moved to Colorado in 1972, an opportunity Monfort seized to pursue her long-held dream of studying law, enrolling at Colorado Law the same year.

Following her graduation, she embarked on a meaningful legal career, specializing in labor law and eventually serving as vice president in charge of legal counsel at Monfort of Colorado, which later merged with ConAgra.

Monfort went on to become one of Colorado Law’s esteemed alumni. She served on the Law Alumni Board (2001–2005), was honored with the alumni award for distinguished achievement in corporate counsel (1994), and in 2009 received the William Lee Knous Award—the law school’s highest alumni honor.

Together with her late husband Kenneth, Monfort co-founded the Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation, supporting a wide range of causes, including legal education, music, health, and animal welfare. In 1990 they endowed a named professorship in commercial law, and in 2012, inspired by former Dean David Getches, established the Myra Monfort and David H. Getches Public Service Fellowship to support students committed to public service or nonprofit careers.

“Colorado Law was the place where her journey started,” her son Brad shared.

She leaves behind a powerful legacy of generosity, mentorship, and a profound impact on legal education in Colorado.