Multiple Sclerosis Advocate Award Dinner

Each year, OMRF’s Multiple Sclerosis Advocate Award Dinner honors those making a difference for people with MS. Every dollar raised goes directly to scientists studying MS at OMRF and to improving care for patients in the MS Center of Excellence.

Led by Dr. Gabriel Pardo, OMRF’s MS Center of Excellence provides comprehensive and compassionate medical care to 3,000 patients with MS from across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Arkansas. At OMRF, people of all ages receive full-service care for this devastating disease, including neurological consultation and disease management, neuro-ophthalmology, infusion, clinical trials, physical therapy, spasticity management, mobility assessment and wellness education.

Attendance at the dinner is by invitation only and includes corporate and foundation sponsors, OMRF’s Board of Directors, major supporters and community and business leaders.

2024 MS Advocate Award Recipients

Dr. Robert & Nancy Ellis

Dr. Robert and Nancy Ellis were awarded with the 2024 MS Advocate Award. A devoted and philanthropic couple, the Ellises are being honored with this prestigious award for their unwavering commitment to advancing medical research in the area of multiple sclerosis. Over the years, the Ellises have generously supported groundbreaking research at OMRF aimed at improving healthcare and finding cures for MS. Their dedication to the cause has not only left an indelible mark on the medical community but has also provided hope for countless people around Oklahoma and the world.

2024 MS Dinner Sponsors

Presented by

Catalyst

Clyde R. Evans Charitable Trust

Lou and Jim Morris

Visionary

Susan and Louis Dakil

Devon Energy Corporation

Dillingham Foundation

Gail and Rick Muncrief

M.V. Williams Foundation Inc.

Mo and Richard Anderson

Novartis

Stark Family Foundation

Pioneer

Amgen Inc.

Ann and Burns Hargis

Bank of Oklahoma

Clements Foods Foundation

Continental Resources Inc.

Genentech Foundation

OCCF William T. Payne Fund

Roxanne and Barry Pollard

Patsy Pollard

TG Therapeutics

Sheila and Fred Duell

Susan and William Thomas Charitable Fund

Advocate

American Fidelity Foundation

Biogen IDEC

Cassandra and Charles Bowen

Braum’s Ice Cream

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Ann Felton Gilliand

Katie and James Lathrop

LaDonna and Herman Meinders

Debbi and Frank Merrick

Presbyterian Health Foundation