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RITA SHERWIN
Rita Sherwin was curious about how she could give to the University of Oklahoma. Then, one day, she overheard a conversation about estate gifts by her colleague, Gary Beadles, vice president and general counsel at the OU Foundation. More on RITA SHERWIN >>.


RUBY GRANT
Those who study, play, teach and love music are the beneficiaries of a bequest from Ruby Grant, whose 20-year relationship with and support for the School of Music culminated in 1998 with her final bequest to the School. More on RUBY GRANT >>.


IDA & HENRY D. MOSIER
OU was the principal beneficiary of the estate of Ida and Henry D. Mosier, whose names live on in the hearts and minds of many OU students and supporters through scholarships and through the Mosier Pharmacy Building at the OU Health Sciences Center and the Mosier Indoor Athletic Facility on the Norman campus. More on IDA & HENRY D. MOSIER >>.


RUTH IRELAN KNEE
University of Oklahoma alumna Ruth Irelan Knee was a distinguished pioneer in the field of psychiatric social work, and a $1 million gift from her estate creates an endowment to assist generations of OU social work students who are following in her footsteps. More on RUTH IRELAN KNEE >>.


JANE PATTEN
When longtime OU supporter Jane M. Patten died in November 2008, she left a parting gift to the University she had loved and supported so generously throughout her life. More on JANE PATTEN >>.


KATHERINE RADER
OU alumna and beloved teacher Katherine Rader instilled an appreciation for English and literature in countless students during her long career in Oklahoma higher education and continues to touch generations of students through a $1.23 million estate gift to OU. More on KATHERINE RADER >>.


KATHRYN & DOSS OWEN LYNN, M.D.
Years of service as a consulting physician to the White House was not the last contribution Dr. Doss Owen Lynn made to his country or to the medical profession. More on KATHRYN & DOSS OWEN LYNN, M.D. >>.


RUTH LOWRY LEE
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy students will benefit from a gift from the estate of Ruth Lowry Lee that will fund pharmacy scholarships in honor and memory of her husband, the late John William Lee, a 1930 OU pharmacy graduate. More on RUTH LOWRY LEE >>.


* These donor stories are for illustrative purposes. Each story is based on an actual gift case or a combination of cases. The pictures and names may be representative of the actual donors who were involved in either the cases or a combination of cases.


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