Awards

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2017

About Paul Kapsalis

Paul "Whitey" Kapsalis, a 1987 graduate of IU, has spearheaded an effort for the past eight years to raise money in memory of his late friend, Mike Bigelow, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Each July, the board holds a charity golf outing, The Bigelow Open, and a dinner reception to honor Bigelow's memory. Under Kapsalis' leadership as chairman of the Bigelow Charity Advisory Board, more than $500,000 has been raised for pancreatic cancer research and early detection at the IU School of Medicine.