Our Donors
As Buckeyes, we are bold thinkers, creative problem solvers, and innovative dreamers. Our generous donors pave the way for innovations in education, research, patient care, and global outreach. Thank you to each and every one of our donors for supporting the future of vision care.
Donor Legacy Wall
Every year the Donor Legacy Wall is updated to honor those who generously gave in the past year and donors who permanently make an impact for our department. It is located in the 5th Floor Lobby at the Ohio State Eye and Ear Institute at Olentangy River Road. Donor names are listed annually in the year following a donation. Members of the Havener Society are given a named plaque which remains permanently.
The Havener Society
Membership of the Havener Society is a prestigious honor reserved for the most impactful donors to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. As a member you will have a permanent name plaque on the Donor Legacy Wall and may be invited to exclusive events.
The Havener society is named after William Havener, MD, the first full-time ophthalmologist at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and was chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology from 1959-1961 and 1972-1988. For four decades, he had a single mission: ophthalmology. A distinguished teacher and internationally known author, Dr. Havener was an innovator and skillful surgeon, a thoughtful citizen and, most of all, a caring physician.
The Havener Society Legacy List
* Indicates deceased
Carl & Grace Baldwin*
Warner & Patti* Blow
Gerald Colp*
William & Phyllis Havener*
Irene Hirsch*
Ann La Fontaine*
Thomas & Patricia Robinson
A. Robert & Mary Jo Kent*
Thomas Mauger & Carol Laxson
Martha Staub*
Samuel Baker*
Kathryn Best*
Elson Craig*
Henry & Suzanne Croci
Ronald & Joyce Erkis
Harry H. Esbenshade III
Ruby Grill*
Thomas & Blair Hambleton
Jack & Candace Hendershot
Marilyn Huheey
Charles Leone
Alan & Susan Letson
James Moses
Charles & Irene Mossburg*
Milton Oakes*
John & Linda Pajka
Graham Rogers*
George & Tina Skestos
Sarah Slack*
Elmer & Ruth Tankersley*
Paul & Lesley Weber
Douglas & Valerie Baker
Louis Bloomberg*
John Edwin Brown*
John Burns
Kenneth Cahill
Colleen Cebulla & Ted Donley
Robert & Deanne Chambers
Frederick & Holly Davidorf
Ronald Erkis
Leo & Grace Faust*
Michelle Fulks
Roger & Margery Henderson*
Gayle Huffman*
Frederick & Audrey* Kapetansky
Richard Keates*
George & Eleanor Kilgore*
Emery & Mary Laughlin*
Holton Letson*
Martin & Diane Lubow*
Robert & Elizabeth Magnuson*
James Magnuson
Torrence Makley*
John Marakas*
Robert & Helen McKinlay*
Carl & Joan Minning Jr.
Sayoko Moroi
Ruby Nowak*
Lauretta Owens*
Karl Pappa
Donald & Abby* Robinson
Dale* & Bonnie Solze
Amit & Sarah Tandon
Eldon Tobias*
David & Cheryl Adam
Ronald Alford
James & Elaine Andrew*
Susan Benes
Hans Bredemeyer*
Patrick Carroll
Helen Clabaugh*
Frances Clontz*
Helen Coast*
Helen Crane*
Elliot & Marjorie Davidoff
Robert & Vivian Derick
Harry Esbenshade Jr *
Stephen Hein
William Hobbs
Frank & Judith* Hook
Katherine Kessler*
Elliott Luckoff
Denny & Suzanne Mardas
Theodore & Lois Ann Moor*
Garret & Kristina Mouser
Richard Murphey III
Michael Murphey
Alfred Nicely*
Dick Nisbet*
Jeffrey & Mary Oehler
Mitchel & Pamela Opremcak
Julie Palomaki
Elizabeth Reese*
William & Linda Rothman
John Stechschulte
David Stinchcomb
Joel & Ileen Wachtel*
Jay & Marci Azbell
Pamela Bertram
Howard Burnett*
A. John & Ann Christoforidis *
Jack Dingle
Howard Burnett*
A. John & Ann Christoforidis *
Jack Dingle
Mark & Alma Drabkin
Gladys Dunlap*
Gilbert Eggleston*
Sanders Farber*
John Garvin
Elena Geraymovych
Edward Gerhold*
Mark & Tammy Gersman
Gregory Gibb
Carolyn Greshemer
Michael & Jean* Griffith
Michael & Joyce Hallet
Glenn & Carmen Himes
Amy Hogan
Steven & Stacy Katz
John Kay
Curtin Kelley
Robert & Danette LaFollette
Richard & Gerry Lembach
Jerrold Levin
Karen Levin
Charles Libell*
Lawrence & Mary Lohman
John Mader*
John Thomas Martin
Michael Martin
W. Thomas Martin
Randy McLaughlin
Timothy McNemar
Richard Murphey Jr*
Jared & Marcia Nodelman
Marlene O'Dair
Matthew & Jennifer Ohr
Stephen & Ami Orr
Mike & Stephanie Pisano
Leonard & Kimberly Quick
Paul Richards*
Gilbert & Peggy Roberts*
Lawrence Ronning
Harry Sage*
Donald & Jane Schriver
Gale Shamansky
Mary Ellen Sharshal*
Carl Shin
Richard Simmons
Doug & Laura Sladoje
Robert Small & Cynthia Roberts
James Stewart
Patti Tewell
Peter Utrata*
Albert W. Van Fossen*
Kurt & Marni* Yerak
Marjorie Ellen Ward
Jeff Wakefield & Ann Koval
Annual Donors
Recognizing gifts from 2023
Warner & Patti* Blow
Elliot & Marjorie Davidoff
Ronald & Joyce Erkis
James Moses
Ronald Alford
Henry & Suzanne Croci
Colleen Cebulla & Ted Donley
Robert & Vivian Derick
Michelle Fulks
Frederick Kapetansky
Alan & Susan Letson
Elliott Luckoff
Richard Murphey III
Michael Murphey
Paul & Lesley Weber
Patricia Corbato
Denny & Suzanne Mardas
William & Linda Rothman
Donald & Jane Schriver
David Stinchcomb
Gary & Julie Beall
Elena Geraymovych
Michael Griffith
Matthew & Jennifer Ohr
Karl Pappa
Mike & Stephanie Pisano
James & Susan Benes
Pamela Bertram
Rodger & Su Carter
George & Pamela Daft
Mark & Alma Drabkin
David & Heather Goodman
Carolyn Greshemer and Rand Patterson
Michael & Joyce Hallet
Jack & Candace Hendershot
Thomas & Lee Ann Igoe
George & Genevieve Jones
Frank & Carol Kollarits
Charles Leone
Thomas & Nancy Lurie
Chantelle Mundy
Thomas Mygrants
Randall & Nancy Pemberton
Roland & Paula Riggs
Lawrence & Jacki Ronning
Daisy Sinha
Doug & Laura Sladoje
Robert Small & Cynthia Roberts
Douglas & Phyllis Smith
William Stevenson
Marjorie Ward
Louise Warner & Clyde Gosnell Jr.
Bernard & Miriam Yenkin
Thomas & Jody Yong
Thomas & Jennifer Dingle
Alfred Friedman
Karen Gillmor
David & Patricia Gold
Ann Havener & Richard Estabrook
Gail Havener & John Dirina
Alan & Amy Havener Spence
Lawrence & Martha Heider
Benton & Tracy Kraner
Robert & Danette LaFollette
Robert & Judith Lytle
Richard & Joyce Miller
Christian & Debra Rieddle
Machael & Patricia Saad
Grier & Ann Schaffer
Edward & Carol Schechter
Gregory Short
Curt Wischmeier