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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: CHARLES CHAMNESS ’85 (continued from page 1)

still love it as every day is different and we have an raised more than $100 million during my three years as
important role at the intersection of a highly regulated chair. My term ended in June.
industry and government. I still What type of volunteer work are
travel to D.C. most months, but I you doing for SBF now?
live in Indianapolis, where NAMIC’s I still shave every year and our
headquarters has been for 100 team in Indianapolis, Joey’s Team
years. I started here in 1995 as vice – Bald is Beautiful, has raised more
president – public affairs after Briget than $1 million over 12 years. Not
and I decided it was a good time to surprisingly, Joey, a nine-time shavee,
move from D.C. with our two young is now Pi Chapter’s philanthropy chair
kids. After we arrived, we had twins, and is looking at bringing St. B’s to
Robbie and Joey ’19, in 1996. One Beta. Several other Betas have shaved
cool fact I just learned this year is that – Dan McQuilkin ’86 is a regular –
NAMIC’s president, who served from and many Betas have been generous
1947-1960, Harry Cooper Jr. ’36, was financial contributors over my years
also a Pi Chapter Beta. of shaving, none more generous than The Chamness family (pictured left to right) Briget,
Chuck, Joey, Sally, Charlie and Robbie.
When did you become involved Joey and Chuck in 2005 St. Charlie Richardson ’72. For more
with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation? Baldrick’s Poster. on our event: https://www.youtube. brothers today?
In early 2005, Joey was diagnosed com/watch?v=VOFQHpg-5HI To Many of us are still in close touch today. Kent Webb
with osteosarcoma, a bone tumor, in his femur. He had contribute: https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/ ’85 and Joe Greenlee ’85 came to the lake in July, and
to have multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. I will mypage/804990/2016. I see Dave Brinker ’85 regularly. Members of our
never forget that when Briget and I were in the waiting Outside of work, what do you do for fun? pledge class should be on notice that we’re talking
room at Memorial Sloan Kettering while Joey had a Another legacy of Moto and the Morrises is love about having a reunion next year. -Kai- brothers!
14-hour surgery to remove the tumor and reconstruct of Lake Wawasee. We bought a place there a few
his leg, Joe Greenlee ’85 walked in unannounced. Joe, years ago, and I really enjoy spending time there in CHAPTER ETERNAL
a heart surgeon, had canceled his own schedule and the summers with the many Betas who are also at the
flown in for the day to support us. Fortunately, Joey lake. In fact, Dan Kiley ’83 is just six houses away. It is with great sadness that we share the news of
did very well and is a healthy 19-year-old today. When For nearly 20 years in the winter months we’ve had a the loss of the following Pi Brothers:
he was diagnosed, I learned about the St. Baldrick’s weekly platform tennis group that includes Dan Morris Norman Eggers ’42
Foundation through an industry publication as it had ’86, Garth McClain ’86, and Dan McQuilkin ’86.
recently been founded by three insurance execs to raise Charles E. Oswald ’43
money for children’s cancer research. St. Baldrick’s Both of your sons joined Beta – how has that helped James D. Havens ’46
signature event is for people to raise money by shaving you bond on a new level? Frank B. Throop ’47
their heads, which has the added benefit of showing I’m just lucky. Lucky that they were interested and Howard Gilliom ’49
empathy for kids who lose their hair as a result of lucky that Beta is still the best house at IU. I feel very George F. Heighway Jr. ’54
chemo treatment. When I shaved for the first time in fortunate to have seven more years of exposure to Beta
2005, the foundation raised $5 million for research. I through Charlie and Joey and to see them develop the John D. Downer ’58
joined the board in 2009 and was chairman from 2013- bonds we all did during our undergraduate years. Stephen Foster Jr. ’58
2016. Since 2005, the foundation has given more than How do you stay in touch with your fraternity Gregory Dils ’71
$200 million in pediatric cancer research grants, and we

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