The Jeannette Rankin Civil Liberties Award acknowledges individuals and organizations who demonstrate the strength of character and commitment to principles exemplified by Jeannette Rankin-ACLU's first vice president in the 1920's-and embodied in ACLU's mission and vision.
2024 Awardees - members of the Montana Legislature’s 2023 American Indian Caucus
2020 Awardees - Ivan and Ivy MacDonald
2019 Awardees - Ana Suda, Mimi Hernandez, Melissa Smylie
2018 Awardees - Judith Heilman, Carol Juneau, Denise Juneau
2017 Awardee - Shahid Haque-Hausrath
2016 Awardee - Scott Crichton
2014 Awardees - Lauglin McDonald and Wolf Point Plaintiffs Ronald Jackson, Ruth Jackson, Robert Manning, Patricia McGeshick, Lawrence Wetsit, Lanette M. Clark, and Bill Whitehead
2013 Awardees - Justice Jim Nelson and Jim Goetz
2012 Awardees - Planned Parenthood and Barrie Sue Sugarman
2011 Awardee - Ron Waterman
2010 Awardees - NCBI/Respect Club, Dave Strohmaier & Stacy Rye, and Missoula City Council
2009 Awardees - Marietta Jaeger Lane and Justice William Hunt
2008 Awardees - Rosemary Boschert, Tom Towe, and Elsie Fox
2007 Awardees - Jeff Renz and Clem Work
2006 Awardees - Ken Freemont-Smith, The Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, Charles Caughlan, Vern Klingman, and Marvin Granger
2003 Awardee - Joe McDowell
2002 Awardees - Carol Williams and Polly Holmes
2001 Awardees - Eve Malo, Clair Sinclair, The Montana Youth Leadership Forum, and June Hermanson
2000 Awardees - Dorothy Eck, Sue Bartlett, The Montana Freedom of Information Hotline, and John Kuglin
1999 Awardees - Linda Gryczan and Bob Campbell
1998 Awardee - Earl Old Person
1997 Awardees - Neil Haight and Gordon Bennett
1996 Awardees - Vivian Brooke and Clyde Jarvis
1995 Awardees - Steve Powell, Diane Benjamin, and Dr. Jim Armstrong
1994 Awardees - Pat Regan, Chet Blaylock, and Cathy Carlson
1993 Awardees - Janine Pease Pretty On Top and Pat Williams
1992 Awardees - Francis Bardanouve and The Montana Library Association
1991 Awardee - Honorable John C. "Skeff" Sheehy
