Naming Nomination Results Rober Laemel
Phone | Your Full Name | Entry creation date | Please decribe your relationship to the facility… | Vote Yes or No for the proposed name | Please state 3 reasons why you support the nominee | Reason 2 | Reason 3 | |
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201-602-5805 | Stuart Katz | skatz@elmcityinc.com | March 6, 2025 at 10:39 pm |
I am a 1979 graduate of Richard C. Lee High School, Bob was the athletic director for Lee and the NHPS while I was at Lee. |
Yes | His innovation in bringing high school basketball to the New Haven Coliseum. | His creation of an academic support program for New Haven high school athletes in the mid-1980s. | His lifelong commitment to teaching and coaching. |
2033766898 | Jeanne Cooper | jcooper411@comcast.net | March 7, 2025 at 5:45 pm |
I was a teacher, coach and athletic director under Bob. |
Yes | He was a great mentor | He promoted athletics for the City of New Haven | He loved the kids of the City of New Haven |
2038480425 | Erik Patchkofsky | ERIK.PATCHKOFSKY@new-haven.k12.ct.us | March 10, 2025 at 1:02 pm |
He was the Ad in New Haven when i was a PE/teacher coach |
Yes | Legendary AD | Always went extra to help our athletes and students | Created the SCC |
2036456976 | Marvin Christley | marvin.christley@new-haven.k12.ct.us | March 10, 2025 at 1:13 pm |
Bob hired me 33 years ago. He was very inspirational in the educator I am today. |
Yes | He gave a lot to New Haven | He was one of the most supportive administrators | He inspired many |
2034011255 | Pamela Kelley | pamela.monk.kelley@gmail.com | March 24, 2025 at 1:54 pm |
Mr. Robert Laemel significantly impacted my life both as a student and later as a teacher at Lee High School. As an athletic director, he served as a mentor and my direct supervisor when I was a cheerleader advisor. |
Yes | CT | Bob was instrumental in getting NH basketball games into the Coliseum, which resulted in sometimes up to 5,000 people attending a high school basketball game, which was amazing. | Mr. Laemel transformed young boys into young men. He went into the inner city and created a basketball dynasty. He trained many to become coaches. |