Honorary Degrees
1918 - Present
 



Ella Frances Cochrum Fondren 
Doctor of Laws  1965
Status: conferred

Distinguished philanthropist; devout churchwoman and leader in all causes devoted to the welfare of humanity; honored by us when we honor her will to do as well as to give; she finds God's work the cradle of her motivation and she is the Lady First in the hearts of health, education, and Christian institutions.