Source: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/beatrice-bea-wallace-supports-pushing-the-edge/
At a dinner almost 20 years ago, Beatrice “Bea” and Ray Wallace met Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman. Sometime before dessert, Dr. Chapman shared with them her vision for advancing brain health.
As Ms. Wallace remembers, it was an ambitious plan. “I was so intrigued that she would take on such a big health care issue. That she would be exploring brain health, a part of the body that had been overlooked for years, was intriguing to me,” said Ms. Wallace.
Inspired by the pioneering research and new technologies aimed at advancing the science, Ms. Wallace says brain health is one of the last frontiers in medicine. “It’s a fascinating area and one that deserves support,” said Ms. Wallace.
Through the years, Bea Wallace and her late husband Ray joined other private donors to help turn Dr. Chapman’s vision into a reality. As their friendship developed into part…