The Volunteer Who Was Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize — Chic Dambach (Colombia)
A Profile in Citizenship by Jeremiah Norris (Colombia 1963–65) How does one write about the career of Charles “Chic” Dambach –and still do justice to it in 1.5 pages! Let me try, though my effort may prove to be a poor candle in bringing it to light. Chic, to his global friends and associates, began his journey after graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1967, which he attended on a football scholarship as an outstanding college prospect. According to a review of his memoir Exhaust the Limits, the Life and Times of a Global Peacebuilder by another Volunteer, Bob Arias, Chic came upon racism on the playing fields of his school — and met it head on. It just wasn’t another game for Chic, fighting racist attitudes was his first challenge and he reached out to make a difference, an attitude that infused his professional life thereafter. Chic . . .
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Chic continues to be a true inspiration in his ongoing efforts to promote reconciliation and world peace. Mark