Keep us posted! You can send life updates to Louis Levin in the Camp Nebagamon office ([email protected]) or directly to Keylog editor Brad Herzog ([email protected]).
1930s-1960s
Jim Cornbleet (St. Louis) published Who Says A Fish Can’t Sell? True Tales From Top Salespeople, a book that “shares what qualities shape a great salesperson through stories about memorable catches and the ones that got away.” He’s generously donating half of all proceeds to the Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund, so you can get a good read for a good purpose by purchasing the book here… Stuart Fabe (Cincinnati) has written a fourth book in his Clay Arnold mystery series. This one, Evening Son, takes place along the Brule River and the protagonist’s son attends a nearby camp that is Nebagamon in all but name with references to CN places and thinly-disguised Nebaga-names (there’s even a President Horvath)… Real estate developer Marty Fein (Louisville/Houston) was the Founding Chair of Holocaust Museum Houston and was the recipient of the Guardian of the Human Spirit award from the Museum in 2006… Andy Newman (St.Louis) is the vice chair and chair-elect of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis…
Henry Dubinsky (St. Louis), a past president of the local chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and a member of its national board since 1985, was recently part of an AJC leadership delegation that had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in early March… Hugh Broder (Detroit/New York City), Nebagamon’s current waterskiing director, is an Executive Producer/Managing Director for The Underground, a production and post production company, that works with multiple advertising agencies… Reed Maidenberg (Marion, IN/Santa Rosa, CA) is spending his retirement enjoying travel, hiking, cycling, and playing music, along with some volunteer work and occasional calls through his International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union “to keep my skills sharp and to stay in touch with colleagues of 30 years.”… Upon hearing of the passing of William Goldman (Highland Park, IL/New York City), Bob Elisberg (Glencoe, IL/Los Angeles) wrote an interesting and enlightening blog post about his encounters with the renowned author and screenwriter. You can read it here.
1970s-1980s
Evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos (St. Louis) has been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. In 2018, he became the founding director of the Living Earth Collaborative, a partnership between Washington University (St. Louis), the Saint Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden… Jay Riven (Nashville/Peoria, IL) has been appointed Head of School at the Peoria Academy… Ryan Marks (Chicago) coached his University of St. Francis Fighting Saints to the second round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship… Bravo executive and “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen (St. Louis/New York) became (undoubtedly) the first Nebagamon alumnus on the cover of People magazine. He and his new son Benjamin graced the February 25 cover… In spring 2018, John Levinson (Memphis/Washington, D.C.) and his family returned from an eight-month epic around-the-world journey that took them from the Pacific to Asia, Israel, and Europe as they explored cultures, religions, history, and much more. Now that’s a Big Trip!
1990s-2010s
Grant Rosskamm (Highland Park, IL/Boulder, CO)is teaching art at Federal Heights Elementary School… Liam Sandrial (San Francisco) works as an assistant lighting director for concerts throughout Utah… Michael Fried (Washington D.C./San Diego) is studying to become a veterinary assistant and is currently working at a veterinary hospital… Fred Sproat (Duluth, MN) is the Minnesota Program Manager for Big City Mountaineers, a nonprofit focusing on getting children outdoors… Mark Blumenfeld (St. Louis) is an environmental health and safety coordinator for Millipore Sigma in St. Louis… Jeffrey Burnstine (Chicago/Atlanta) is working in the commercial real estate business… Harry O’Gorman (St. Louis) is a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland… Jackson Myer (St. Louis/Denver) and his brother Matthew Myer (St. Louis/Denver) both work in Denver—for PlayerLync and Liberty Mutual Insurance, respectively…. Max Lerner (Chicago) lives in Chicago with Grant Chukerman (Chicago) and works as a paralegal… Max Wise (Chicago/Vancouver, WA) is a 7th grade math teacher at Gaiser Middle School in Vancouver, WA… Luke Herzog (Pacific Grove, CA) was one of 20 high school seniors in the country selected as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He’ll be honored at the Kennedy Center and the White House in June… Tom Elson (Chicago/Washington, D.C.) has launched a campaign to get more Americans outside and connected to the health benefits of nature. Outside I Can is a storytelling campaign partnering with national companies to inspire people across the country to see themselves in the outdoors. To learn more, click here,
Robert Bedington (Durham, UK/Singapore) was recently recognized as an Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review. Robert leads a team of quantum satellite-builders at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore… Benno Stein (New York/Denver) is working on his PhD in computer science at the University of Colorado… Michael Freeman(Denver/Seattle) has written his first textbook, Programming Skills for Data Science, which teaches the foundational skills necessary to start writing code to analyze and visualize data… Brayden Levy (San Francisco) is finishing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara and will soon begin work for the multinational technology company Garmin… Dan Michel (Providence, RI) is the Director at Brewster Day Camp on Cape Cod… Robbie McDermott (Dallas/New Hampshire) is a conservation officer for the state of New Hampshire and has appeared on the Animal Planet show “North Woods Law.”
Our productive alumni:
Ben Broder (Hoboken, NJ 91-96, 08-02) and Kate Broder – Blake
Ryan Glasspiegel (Chicago 96-02, 04-07, 09) and Karla Bright – Frankie
Grace Slosburg (Leawood, KS 04-05) and Scott Steffens – Mollie
Charlie Dan (Evanston 93-99, 02) and Abby Dan — George
Michael Trager-Kusman (Louisville 93-97) and Erin Trager-Kusman — Asher and Hawk
Andrew May (Chicago 92-98, 00-01) and Lauren May – Ethan
Troika Brodksy (St. Louis 87-93, 95-07) and Elle Brodsky – Daniel
Andy Cohen (St. Louis/New York City 78-83) – Benjamin
We are sad to report the deaths of the following alumni:
Ed Kander (Kansas City 35, 40)
Richard (Dick) Yalem (St. Louis 37-39, 43-44)
Harry Rosenberg (St. Louis 40-42)
Buddy Rodgers (Fort Smith, AR/Oklahoma City 41-42)
William Goldman (Highland Park, IL/New York City 41-47)
John Mendelsohn (Cincinnati/Houston 48-52, 56)
Michael Steinbaum (St. Louis 73-77, 80)