Mary McNally
Dr. Mary McNally is Professor Emeritus in the College of Business at MSU Billings. She retired in 2017 after 29 years teaching Management, Business and the Environment, and International Business. She was passionate about teaching and working with students and was honored as an outstanding teacher. She pioneered short term study abroad trips to Kumamoto Japan and China and developed a unique interdisciplinary research and teaching focus on business and environmental issues. Dr. McNally also served as Interim Dean of the College of Business.
Before joining the faculty at MSUB, Dr. McNally was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and worked for three years on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. She was serving as Academic Dean of Sinte Gleska College (now University) when it became the first tribally controlled College to obtain accreditation.
Mary has long been active in support of Billing's social and cultural programs and her involvement with conservation and business and environmental issues is practical as well as educational. She was a member of the Energy and Conservation Commission for the City of Billings. The Commission was formed as a citizen’s advisory board to review policies and practices regarding energy consumption and conservation, and to make recommendations to the City Council. Mary is also a board member of the Friends of Public Radio, and an alumnus of Leadership Montana. She also served on the boards of the Alberta Bair Theater and Community Seven, and was a member of Zonta, an international organization of executives in business and the professions working to advance the status of women. She is a cancer survivor, and previously volunteered for Reach to Recovery.
Mary is married to Monte Smith, a geologist. They enjoy living near Pioneer Park, fishing (especially on the Stillwater), hiking in the Beartooths, fossil hunting in the Pryors, and skiing. Oh, and then there’s the Harley…
Dr. Mary McNally is Professor Emeritus in the College of Business at MSU Billings. She retired in 2017 after 29 years teaching Management, Business and the Environment, and International Business. She was passionate about teaching and working with students and was honored as an outstanding teacher. She pioneered short term study abroad trips to Kumamoto Japan and China and developed a unique interdisciplinary research and teaching focus on business and environmental issues. Dr. McNally also served as Interim Dean of the College of Business.
Before joining the faculty at MSUB, Dr. McNally was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and worked for three years on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. She was serving as Academic Dean of Sinte Gleska College (now University) when it became the first tribally controlled College to obtain accreditation.
Mary has long been active in support of Billing's social and cultural programs and her involvement with conservation and business and environmental issues is practical as well as educational. She was a member of the Energy and Conservation Commission for the City of Billings. The Commission was formed as a citizen’s advisory board to review policies and practices regarding energy consumption and conservation, and to make recommendations to the City Council. Mary is also a board member of the Friends of Public Radio, and an alumnus of Leadership Montana. She also served on the boards of the Alberta Bair Theater and Community Seven, and was a member of Zonta, an international organization of executives in business and the professions working to advance the status of women. She is a cancer survivor, and previously volunteered for Reach to Recovery.
Mary is married to Monte Smith, a geologist. They enjoy living near Pioneer Park, fishing (especially on the Stillwater), hiking in the Beartooths, fossil hunting in the Pryors, and skiing. Oh, and then there’s the Harley…