Role of the Member/Manager
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation serves as the sole member/manager of Noble Research Institute, LLC, an Oklahoma, nonprofit single-member limited liability company.
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation provides the leadership for Noble Research Institute to carry out its charitable purposes, act as a good steward of its resources, and conduct and support its activities in accordance with the vision of founder Lloyd Noble. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation further directs management to formalize and implement Noble Research Institute’s strategic plan.
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, as the member/manager of Noble Research Institute, and the employees of Noble Research Institute acknowledge and agree that the following principles apply to our association with and the activities we conduct on behalf of Noble Research Institute:
- Noble Research Institute exists because of the vision and generosity of our founder, Lloyd Noble.
- We are stewards of the resources and the vision of Lloyd Noble.
- Our conduct will be fair and honest, and our activities will adhere to the purposes for which Noble Research Institute was established.
Corporate Documents
The organization’s current articles of organization and operating agreement can be found at noble.org/about/governance.
Annual Internal Revenue Service Informational Return
Noble Research Institute, LLC annually files a 990-PF informational return with the Internal Revenue Service. Noble Research Institute’s current 990-PF may be downloaded at noble.org/about/governance. Historical returns for Noble Research Institute are available at guidestar.org.
Board of directors of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
D. Randolph Brown, Jr., M.D.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Susan Brown
Dallas, Texas
James Day
Fort Worth, Texas
Sam DuBose*
Atlanta, Georgia
Vivian Noble DuBose
Atlanta, Georgia
Bill Goddard
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ginger Heckman
Atlanta, Georgia
Jessie Nance
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Cody Noble
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Russell Noble
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Marianne Rooney*
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Kate Parker*
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Patrick Rooney
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jack Waldo
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Stephen F. Young
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Advisory Member
2018 | Institutional Donor list
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
General Mills Foundation
McKnight Foundation
2018 | Leadership Team
Steve Rhines
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth Aldridge
Corporate Secretary and
Executive Assistant to the President
Hugh Aljoe
Director of Producer Relations
J. Adam Calaway
Director of Communications
and Public Relations
Charlie Canny
Director of Facilities
Alexis Carter-Black
Director of Development
Melanie Davis
Director of Enterprise Systems
and Informatics
Jeff Moen
General Counsel and
Director of Government Affairs
M. Teal Pemberton
Director of Human Resources
Michael Udvardi, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
A. Jill Wallace
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
2018 | Nonresident Fellows
The Nonresident Fellows program brings together a distinguished panel of scientists, researchers and industry leaders to assist Noble Research Institute. These outside reviewers perform candid examinations of programs, offer objective advice and guidance, and provide fresh perspectives.
John Butler
Beef Marketing Group (BMG)
James Grimsley
DII, LLC
Sarah Hake, Ph.D.
University of California-Berkeley
Shawn Kaeppler, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jimmy W. Kinder
Kinder Farms
Kendall R. Lamkey, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Jonathan Lynch, Ph.D.
Penn State University
Scott Pegg, Ph.D.
Gladstone Institutes
Chip Ramsey
Rex Ranch
Lynn Sollenberger, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Gary Stacey, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
Cary Thomas
The Scripps Research Institute
Barbara Valent, Ph.D.
Kansas State University
Tom Woodward, Ph.D.
Woodward Cattle Company
Acknowledgements
Steve Rhines
President and CEO
J. Adam Calaway
Editor/Writer
Rachael Davis
Graphic Designer
Courtney Leeper
Writer/Copy Editor
Rob Mattson
Photographer
Robyn Peterson
Writer
Jessica Willingham
Writer
Tim Woodruff
Web Version
Sarah Richardson
Financial Report
Contact
Noble Research Institute, LLC
2510 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, OK 73401
