Mrs. Frances Howard Millican

Frances Hilliard Millican, wife of the founding president of the University of Central Florida, died Monday night after a fall at home. She was 82. Her husband, Charles Millican, 93, remained at Orlando Regional Medical Center late Monday in stable condition. The Millicans, married for 64 years, were taken to the hospital after both were injured over the weekend. Always visible at big events and working tirelessly behind the scenes, Frances Millican served as sounding board and community liaison for her husband as he set about building the foundation for what is now the third largest university by enrollment in the country and the largest in Florida. Frances Millican established fundraising groups and acted as an ambassador for the university, located in what was then a remote area of east Orange County. She was a founding member of the UCF Women's Club and UCF Town and Gown Council, and she attended College Park Baptist Church.