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…
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…
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.
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…
