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Stephen Theodore Bemis – 50th Reunion Essay

ByStephen Bemis

Stephen Theodore Bemis 6500 Jennings Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 stbemis@gmail.com 734-646-6091 Spouse(s): Judith Bemis (1972 -) Child(ren): Todd (1978); Nathan (1980) Grandchild(ren): Christopher, Ariel, Katarina, Sarena, Emma, Leena, Lane, Lee Education: IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD (1975) Career: Sanitary engineer, personnel manager, benefits manager for 10 years variously for GTE Automatic Electric, Hammond Organ Co. and The Marmon Group; ERISA, litigation, envrionmental, and general corporate law practice for 35 years for Masco Corporation. Avocations:…

Spin Training Shouldn’t Be Optional

Spin Training Shouldn’t Be Optional

ByStephen Bemis

Editor’s Note from Harry Forsdick:  There are moments in each of our lives where we have learned a lesson we will never forget. Sometimes these lessons get recorded in a form that can benefit others — whether it be a book, a photograph, a magazine article, or a radio interview. Steve Bemis had one such incident in his life when he was learning to fly a small plane.   Steve writes: Gentlemen – I saw the invitation…

Kingman’s Criteria for Yale Men

Kingman’s Criteria for Yale Men

ByStephen Bemis

Kingman wrote a letter to the Director of Admissions detailing what he was looking for in new Yale freshmen. See his articulate, well-written guidance addressing things like leadership, public vs. private school, morality, “legacy”, diversity, well-rounded-ness, athletics and the like. This letter was used by Admissions officers and in Alumni Schools Committee training for many decades.

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Banner Bio – Stephen Bemis

ByStephen Bemis

STEPHEN THEODORE BEMIS (Steve, Beam). Born 1947 in Suffern, New York, son of Lester and Helene Bemis. Attended York Community High School, Elmhurst, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Sociology major; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Trumbull (Master’s Advisory Committee, 1968-69; Bowling, 1966-67; Hockey, 1967-69). Undergraduate Schools Committee, 1965-69. Roommates: Frank White Knoblauch (’70), Michael Edward Mueller, Ernest Mabry Rogers. Future study: Sociology of Education. Future occupation: Teaching or Educational Administration. Address: 237 Highview Street, Elmhurst,…