The Givers

Celebrating OMRF’s Loyal Donors

Supporters don’t come much more loyal than Major General Stanley Newman

The Hardesty Family lives by a mantra: “If you can dream, you can achieve.”

Scientists are the engine of OMRF. We’re just here to throw coals on the fire.

The Chapmans’ generosity and foresight offer a valuable lesson: the power of what’s possible through giving.

Michael Carolina may have grown up in the small town of Wewoka, but his dreams stretched around the globe.

“Whenever I visit OMRF’s MS Center, I have a ‘grateful attack’ for all you do for me and others with greater challenges than mine.”

Scott and Kendra Plafker don’t just share a marriage and a name. They also share a lab.

“I never heard anyone say they thought we were spending too much on cancer research or Alzheimer’s disease.”

For giving and community engagement to become a lifelong commitment, the seeds must be planted early.

The Chickasaw Nation has played a leading role in supporting health programs across Oklahoma.

“In Oklahoma, we do an incredible job coming together. OMRF is the perfect example of that.”

Don and Shellie Greiner have supported OMRF since they were in middle school – even if they didn’t know it at the time.

When Jake Matherly says he knows the ins and outs of OMRF, he means it literally.