Class Notes

Thomas Liu, SI81, in 2018 earned a doctor of ministry degree from Houston Graduate School of Theology. Liu is donating the proceeds from his recent book, Alzheimer’s & Theology: Theological Dynamic of the Human Experience of Dementia (Authorhouse, June 2021), to Alzheimer’s research.

Cletus Glasener, LA81, retired from Elbit Systems of America, Fort Worth, Texas, after serving a long career in the aerospace and defense industry, including 13 years as the company’s CFO. He and his wife, Rona, look forward to spending more time at their ranch in central Texas and participating in activities to help people. They have four daughters living in the area.

Nancy Ellis-Ordway, SW79, coedited Weight Bias in Health Education: Critical Perspectives for Pedagogy and Practice (Routledge, September 2021), in addition to writing one chapter and co-writing two others. She is also the author of Thrive at Any Weight: Eating to Nourish Body, Soul, and Self-Esteem (Praeger, 2019). Ellis-Ordway has a private psychotherapy practice in Jefferson City, Mo.

Nina (Gilden) Seavey, LA78, an Emmy award-winning documentarian, is the host of the eight-part podcast “My Fugitive,” which recounts the long-ripple effect of the May 5, 1970, burning of the Washington University ROTC building. Seavey’s father, longtime civil rights attorney Louis Gilden, was the attorney for Howard Mechanic, one of the students arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for his participation in the riot. The series rose to No. 3 on the Apple History podcasts. Website: myfugitivepodcast.com

Daniel Lamaute, GB78, was named to the board of directors of Pathfinder International, a sexual and reproductive health and rights organization. An entrepreneur, he founded Lamaute Capital. Recently, Lamaute served as a Fulbright specialist in South Korea, providing strategic direction to Solbridge International School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship, and as an independent consultant advising on the creation of a stock exchange in Cambodia.

Gerry Yokota-Murakami, LA77, reached Osaka University’s mandatory retirement age and retired in March 2020 after 32 years at the university. He still teaches a course in international college at a private university.

James Langenfeld, GR75, GR83, joined the Berkeley Research Group as a managing director in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He provides economic analyses and expert testimony for litigation, regulatory actions and economic policy as part of the firm’s antitrust and competition policy practice. During his 30-year career, Langenfeld has handled antitrust work for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics and worked as a senior economist at General Motors.

Molly (Maginnis) Tippe, FA73, a costume designer for film and television, recently completed work on “The Terminal List,” which stars Chris Pratt and is scheduled for release on Amazon in early 2022. Tippe previously lent her costuming talents to the big screen’s “The Patriot” and “Jack Ryan” and to the TV series “Perpetual Grace LTD.” 

Anita Diamant, LA73, wrote Period. End of Sentence. A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice (Scribner, May 2021). The book investigates the long-taboo topic of menstruation and the evolving international movement challenging the shame and stigma that shroud this essential human process. The book expands on issues she raised in a documentary that won an Oscar in 2019. 

Ronald Klein, BU72, was awarded the California Society of CPAs’ Distinguished Service Award for 35 years of service to the profession — although Klein isn’t a CPA. As a lawyer, he serves the profession in the legal, legislative and risk-management realms.