Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi, supporte by the United Methodist Church. The college was founded by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps in 1889-90 by the donation of the college's land and $50,000. Dr. William Belton Murrah was the college's first president, and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the United Methodist Church organized the college's early fund-raising efforts. Both men now have halls named in their honor. Major Millsaps and his wife are interred in a tomb near the center of campus. President Dr. Frances Lucas was named to her position in 2000. She's the 10th Millsaps President, and the first female in that office.