“I grew up in Tulsa, the daughter of an American Airlines mechanic; my family had no college graduates. I’m a proud product of Tulsa public schools, Nathan Hale High School and the University of Oklahoma Medical school, two medical residencies and a fellowship.
I’ve always been grateful for the tax supported education I received and for the scholarships that contributed to it. Without inspiration from the imaginations of others I could never have made the wonderful unexpected journey I made, nor used my talents so fully.
What a wonderful experience to meet Jayne Reed over 2 decades ago, talk about talents! I have long been grateful for the opportunities she and Simons Estes have created with the Simon Estes Educational Foundation, to help students not dissimilar from me all those decades ago. I contributed financially to this and other organizations in the past but now that I’m retired, still with skills and energy, and finally the time, I’ve committed to being part of the board.
After a year on the board I find it most remarkable that the scholarships have been funded for 40 years. The work involved to fund the scholarships and identify students who can best utilize them is a lot of work, year in and year out, and Jayne Reed and Simon Estes have been the linchpins of the undertaking for 40 years!
I’m grateful and I want to express that gratitude in action, by providing some of the work to continue SEEF’s mission.”
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