A lifetime member of the Cornell Medical College Board of Overseers, she, in partnership with her husband, endowed the John and Frances Loeb Librarianship and the Frances L. Loeb Medical Scientist Fellowship at the college.
She served on the Cornell Board of Trustees from 1979 to 1988 and was a member of the Land Grant and Statutory College Affairs and Alumni Affairs and Development committees.
She also served on the Herbert F. Johnson Art Museum Council and the Center for Theatre Arts fund-raising and planning committee.
The board of trustees passed a resolution honoring her as a "staunch champion of this University" at its May 25 meeting.
She is survived by her husband of 69 years, John L. Loeb, five children, 14 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren.