OCU Founders are visionaries whose extraordinary generosity has shaped the very foundation of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City University. Through cumulative gifts of $1 million or more, these distinguished donors have demonstrated a lasting commitment to our mission, empowering generations of students and advancing the university’s future in profound ways.
Founders listed in italics are members in memoriam, and those with an asterisk are current OCU trustees or are a chairman emeritus.
Founder Martha Burger accepts the mantle of OCU president from then-Board of Trustees Chairman and Founder Ron Norick in 2018
- Ann Simmons Alspaugh
- Wanda L. Bass
- Martha Burger, OCU President Emeritus
- Phil* and Cathy Busey
- Chesapeake Energy
- Communities Foundation of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
- John and Carol Davis
- DRH Health Foundation
- Devon Energy
- E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation
- Estate of Jeroldine Zachritz Clark
- Estate of Jimmie Heatley Close
- Estate of Marvin and Ena Dawson
- Estate of Mary Clary Sargent
- Estate of Thomas E. Barnett
- Estate of Vivian Wimberly
- Jose Freede
- Dan Owens and Margaret Freede Owens
- Gerald Gamble* and Jane Jayroe Gamble*
- Harris Foundation, Inc.
- Jeanne Hoffman Smith
- Inasmuch Foundation
- Ronnie and Shahnaaz Irani
- Clara E. Jones
- Lou C. Kerr*/The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
- Kerr-McGee Corporation, Inc.
- Ann Lacy*
- Cathy* and Kurt Leichter
- Larry and Susan Lemon
- Martha J. Lemon
- Lenette Lemon Wert and Pete Wert
- Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai
- Tom and Judy* Love
- Paul* and Jonalee McLaughlin
- Charles E. Mehr
- Herman and LaDonna Meinders
- Marjorie J. Norick
- Ronald* and Margaret Norick
- Norick Investments
- ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ City Community Foundation
- ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Conference of the United Methodist Church
- ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Gas & Electric Co. Foundation
- ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Methodist Foundation
- ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ State Regents for Higher Education
- F.M. Petree
- Margaret E. Petree
- Ray and Patricia Potts
- Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust
- Robert A. Parman Foundation
- Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
- Sarkeys Foundation
- Bill* and Pam Shdeed
- Dick Sias
- The Chickasaw Nation
- The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
- The Meinders Foundation
- The Robert A. Parman Foundation
- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
- The Sumners Foundation
Top photo: Founder Jane Jayroe Gamble speaks at President Kenneth Evans' inauguration in 2022.
