1967

Once again this month the press has been featuring the professional accomplishments of our classmates. On the front page of The New York Times recently was Dr. Jim Grotta. As the chief investigator on a major new study, Jim and his colleagues in neurology at the University of Texas at Houston have developed a treatment for strokes that can prevent irreversible brain damage in some patients. Patients who were given a genetically engineered drug within three hours of a stroke proved to be much more likely to avoid permanent disability. For 40 years researchers have been seeking such a treatment. Jim spoke of the critical importance of finding ways to cut diagnostic time after a stroke to assure appropriate treatment. Kudos to Jim and his research team for a major breakthrough that could affect us all.

Also in the medical news was a recent article by Bruce Pacht on the state of the delivery of developmental services in the age of managed care in the state of New Hampshire. Bruce is CEO of United Developmental Services in Lebanon and has been instrumental in the creation of a new state corporation. Its aim is to increase collaboration and efficiency between and among private providers and the state in meeting the needs of those with developmental disabilities.

Bob Burka kindly sent me a copy of a great article in The Washington Lawyer on the funniest lawyers in the nation's capital.

Featured was our own Larry Barcella telling a wonderful story about one of his first cases. It seems Larry reduced the charges for a young couple arrested protesting on the White House lawn from fornication to unlawful entry, reducing an entire courtroom to hysterics. I'm glad we don't all take ourselves too seriously. Larry has of course had a distinguished career which has included the successful defense of some very high-profile clients. Bob Burka also continues to practice law in Washington at Foley and Lardner, where he work in the antitrust and trade regulation area. His wife, Maria, continues her work as a program director at the National Science Foundation.

Dave Mailgelsdorff has been named a professor at Baylor and recently received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his work on stress in the military. Dave is a psychologist with the Army-Baylor Program in Health Care Administration and has done considerable work in the area of military psychology.

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Dartmouth '66 June 13-16, 1996

Larry Barcellareduced thecharges for ayoung couplearrested on theWhite Houselawn fromfornication tounlawful entry. JIM VANAMBURG '67