Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Summer 2007 | Page 19

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Dallaire Named Distinguished Alumni
Scientific researcher,
consultant helped
develop drug used to
treat cancer
Brian K. Dallaire ’75
is the 2007 recipient of
Thornton Academy’s
Distinguished Alumni
Award, which is sponsored
by the Alumni Association
and recognizes outstanding
lifetime achievements of
TA graduates in the hope
of fostering aspiration in
graduating seniors and
undergraduates.
Dallaire, who received
his award May 27 during
the baccalaureate ceremony
for this year’s graduating
class, is founder and
president of Lighthouse
Clinical Development,
which specializes in helping
the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries
plan strategies for clinical
development.
He is also a clinical
consultant to Aiko
Biotechnology, a Maine-based
group that is developing
drugs to augment morphine
for the treatment of pain.
Prior to forming his
company, Dallaire served as
senior director for medical
affairs and senior director of
clinical trials management
at IDEC Pharmaceuticals
in San Diego. He was part

of an IDEC team that
developed the drug Rituxan,
a genetically engineered
antibody used to treat nonHodgkins lymphoma, as
well as rheumatoid arthritis,
multiple sclerosis and lupus.
Dallaire was inspired to
enter the field of scientific
research after his cousin,
Deb Petit, died of cancer
when he was 11 years old.
“My career has taken
me to six states and two
countries, but I have come
full circle to return to
my roots here in Maine,”
Dallaire told the Class of
2007. “Have fun at what
you do well. Most of all
be flexible. I have been
fortunate to enjoy my
pursuits, while at the same
helping people with some
very serious diseases and
maintaining some ideals
developed at Thornton.
“Think globally, but act
locally. Always maintain
your roots that you have
set down here, because for
the long term, these will be
some of the relationships
that you will cherish the
most throughout your lives.
And remember to give back
to the community in what
every way that you can.”
Dallaire received his
bachelor’s degree from the
University of Rhode Island
and his doctorate from the
University of Cincinnati

Clough ‘61 Earns Alumni Diploma
Wayne B. Clough ‘61 received his TA diploma at this
year’s baccalaureate ceremony as part of Thornton’s
Alumni Diploma program.
Clough served in both the U.S. Marines and the Air
Force in the 1960s. His time in the service provided the
opportunity to take high school level tests of general
educational development