Biography:

Born– November 3, 1938, Jackson, Ala. Parents– Sam Jansen and Willie Lee Tucker Chapman. Married– Forrest David Mathews, January 24, 1960. Children– Two. Education– Judson College, 1957-1959; University of Alabama, 1960. Husband was president of University of Alabama, 1969-1980; Secretary, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1975-1976. Member– Women’s Committee of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, 1975. Honors– Citizen of the Year, Alabama Cable TV, 1976; Alumna of the Year, University of Alabama, 1980.

Source:

Jacket of A Mansion’s Memories and from Alabama’s Distinguished.

Publication(s):

A Mansion’s Memories; the Story of the University of Alabama President’s Mansion. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1981.