The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation recently took home top honors in five categories at the Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter’s 2025 awards.
The competition included more than 400 entries across all categories from organizations and media outlets throughout Oklahoma. Journalists from New Jersey and Tennessee served as judges.
OMRF’s magazine, Findings, received first place in the category of outstanding public relations publication. This marked the fourth time the magazine, which the foundation publishes for more than 30,000 supporters, received top honors in this category.
Editor-in-chief Adam Cohen earned first prize in feature writing for “The Searcher,” his Findings profile of Gabriel Pardo, M.D., the founding director of OMRF’s Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence.
The foundation’s annual report, which highlighted 77 people in honor of the foundation’s 77th birthday, won for outstanding graphics. Judges applauded the publication’s fresh take on a format that too often elicits only yawns.
“I have read and edited a lot of annual reports, and the majority are something only someone internal would open and read,” said the judges. “This is the exception, with a fresh look, vibrant colors, excellent presentation and engaging content. Very, very well done.”
OMRF also took first place awards for its employee newsletter, the Bunsen Burner, and a promotional poster designed by OMRF creative director Jenny Lee for a fundraising concert by Tommy James and the Shondells.
