University of North Texas 
Elaine Millikan Mathes attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, graduating
in 1947. She completed her education at the University of Texas, where she earned
a B.A. in English Literature in 1949. Inspired by her parents, she was passionate
about supporting educational institutions and providing educational opportunities
for others. Among other things, she established the J.R. Millikan Centennial Professorship
in English Literature and the Ruth Knight Millikan Centennial Professorship in Education
at the University of Texas at Austin. She also established the Curtis and Gladys Mathes
Scholarships in Humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington. At the University
of North Texas, she established the Elaine M. Mathes Professorship in Education and
the Mack Mathes Art Scholarship. She was a child of Texas, a lover of learning and
simply a giver.