To Learn, Return and Serve The Sam Noble Scholarship supports area youth pursuing higher education in agriculture and technology. By Courtney Leeper Seth Coffey, a Sam Noble Scholarship recipient, assists with a prescribed burn. He plans to use his educational experiences to benefit his family’s ranch in southern Oklahoma. Seth Read more
Second Chances Noble Foundation granting changes lives, circumstances By Jessica Willingham Some people get there by bike. Some get there using a free bus pass issued to them by the prison upon their release. Some borrow a ride from a friend or stranger. Still others walk from their makeshift bed Read more
Noble Foundation grants enable nonprofits to support families By Courtney Leeper Music drifts from within a care unit at The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, Oklahoma. “The mommies on the bus go shh, shh, shh ….” Sixteen-month-old Kaylee Edgar’s eyes light up, and she smiles from her stroller wheelchair Read more
Noble Foundation Grant Enables Ardmore Hospital Expansion By J. Adam Calaway Less than an hour after having his right knee replaced, Billy Simon was wheeled into a room on the fifth floor of the new Mercy Memorial Patient Tower. The 62-year-old patient had spent his fair share of time in Read more
Giving From the Heart Two of Oklahoma’s premier research institutions the Noble Foundation and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation forge a historic relationship that now spans four decades. By Courtney Leeper Less than 35 words make up the body of one of the first letters between the Noble Foundation and Oklahoma Read more
The Future of Art Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is more than just a summer camp. Young artists hone their talents and discover possible careers, thanks in part to the Noble Foundation legacy of support. By Kim McConnell This summer, Jakki Dameron pursued her passion and, in the process, defined her Read more
Banking on Miracles By Jessica Willingham Oklahoma Blood Institute initiates state’s first public umbilical cord blood bank with support from the Noble Foundation Howie Jackson was just 27 years old when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of the disease common in juvenile patients younger than 17 Read more
As Far as the Eye Can See By Courtney Leeper Soft sunlight shines through the glass walls of the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) in Oklahoma City. As the eye captures light and works with the brain to produce images of the surrounding world, so, in a way, does the Read more
Art for Everyone Noble Foundation grants aid the Oklahoma City Museum of Art as it enriches lives through its cinema program, film festival By Jessica Willingham E. Mike Whittington leans in to get a better look at an intricate and aging sketch, inhales and then whispers a barely audible “Wow.” Read more
Chasing the Dream An automotive technology student gains classroom knowledge, hands-on learning and real-world experience with support from a Sam Noble Scholarship. By Kim McConnell Michael Evens credits family with his lifelong fascination with automobiles and fixing them. “My grandfather got me into it,” the 20-year-old Marlow man says, of Read more