WACO (October 20, 2009)—Elizabeth Parkhill Scott of Caldwell, a 1942 Baylor University graduate and longtime Baylor supporter, died Tuesday, the university said.

As a student, Scott was active in the university’s Golden Wave Band and served as a student worker alongside accounting professor J. Leo Garrett.

Those experiences, Baylor said, later led her to create endowed scholarships for students in both the band and the university’s Hankamer School of Business.

"Elizabeth's life was a wonderful testament to the mission of Baylor University," Interim President David E. Garland said.

"From supporting students to building a strong career, Elizabeth, along with her husband, Scotty, generously furthered the mission of Baylor with admirable vigor and generosity. Countless students will earn a Baylor education because of the Scotts, and we are grateful."

Scott’s husband died in 2000.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell.

Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Monday, at Caldwell Masonic Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Walter M. and Elizabeth Parkhill Scott Endowed Scholarship Fund, Hankamer School of Business or the Elizabeth Parkhill Scott Golden Wave Band Endowed Scholarship Fund at Baylor University, One Bear Place #97050, Waco, Texas 76798.