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The 2007 Barrow Grand Ball
Women's Board raises $2.1 million for Barrow

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Elegant décor, cuisine and entertainment marked the 2007 Barrow Grand Ball, the 42nd Ball presented by the Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation. This year ’s event, held January 20 at The Arizona Biltmore, raised $2.1 million for research and education at Barrow. Co-chairs for the black-tie fundraiser were Sandy Magruder and Nancy Walker. Muffie Churchill is the chairman of the Women’s Board this year.

1 - Muffie Churchill, Sandy Magruder and Nancy Walker.
2 - Dr. and Mrs. Robert Spetzler and Jimmy Walker.
3 - Linda and Bill Hunt.

The Barbara C. and Herbert H. Dow Foundation generously underwrote the Ball in Barbara Dow’s memory. Barbara, who passed away in August 2006, was honored for her 12 years of dedicated service to the Women’s Board. Through the years, Barbara gave more than $600,000 to Alzheimer’s and stroke research at Barrow.

To further honor Barbara, the Women’s Board established the Barbara Clarke Dow Neurological Research Fellowship to fund the studies and
laboratory research of a Barrow physician-scientist investigating cutting-edge initiatives associated with Alzheimer’s and stroke.

Major contributors to the 2007 Barrow Grand Ball are listed below:

Chief of Staff
Marguerite and Jack Clifford - Spinal Cord Research and Pain Management Research
Joan and Jerry Colangelo - Bipolar Research
Hanley Family Charitable Fund, Lee T. and Nancy Hobbs Hanley - Neurosurgery Research
F. Francis Najafi Family Foundation - Neurosurgery Research
Horace W. Steele Chair for Neurosurgical Education, Daniel and Pamela Cracchiolo - Annual Neurosurgical Fellowship Award

4 - Amy Thurston, Sara Dial and Wick Pilcher.
5 - Mary Ellen McKee and Judy Hewson.
6 - Stevie and Karl Eller.
7 - Anne Robbs.
8 - Dr. and Mrs. Tim Vollmer and Dr. and Mrs. John Boyd.
9 - Monique Millon and Kay Long.
10 - Kathy Barrow and Volker Sonntag, MD.

Barrow Dean
John W. Dawson - Neuroimaging Research
Stevie and Karl Eller - Neurosurgery Research
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hobbs, Sr. - Karen and Robert Hobbs and the Hobbs
Family Fellowship for Multiple Sclerosis Research

Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Norris - Neurosurgery Spinal Research Dr. and Mrs. Volker K.H. Sonntag - Neuro- surgery Spinal Research
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Barrow Neurological Institute - General Research Fund

White Coat
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation - Neurology Research
Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation - Neurology Research
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Edmunds - Neuropsychology Research
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Franke - Neurobiology Research
Patricia Goldman - Professional Education
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hebets - Neurosurgery Research
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Hewson - Neuro-imaging Research
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lavinia - Neurology Research
Mr. and Mrs. Marion M. Magruder - Neurosurgery Research
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McKee - Neurology Research
Mrs. Newton Rosenzweig - Neurology Research Stardust Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bisgrove - Professional Education
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Stewart - Neurology Research
Jane Wallace Thorne - Professional Education Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, Ltd. - Neurosurgical Research
US Airways - Community Outreach
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward - Neurology Research
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Weil III - Neurosurgery Research
Julie Ann Wrigley Foundation - Neurosurgery Research

Continuing Pledges
Genevieve Allison-Bush - Research Laboratories for Neurobiology Research
Paola and Mickey Schulhof - Development of a Surgically Implantable MRI
Marker Shamrock Foods Company - Parkinson’s Research Laboratory

1 - Dick Grey and Evelyn Higgins.
2 - Louise Sumner, Steven Shedd, MD, and Michael and Susan Erne.
3 - Nancy and Dennis Sage.
4 - C.A. Howlet, and Patty and Jim Simmons.
5 - Ann and David Glew.
6 - Sybil Francis and Michael Crow, and Nancy Hanley.

The 2007 Barrow Grand Ball Women's Board raises $2.1 million for Barrow

The 2007 Barrow Grand Ball
Women's Board raises $2.1 million for Barrow