Class Notes

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. 

Stan Eisenhammer, LA70, a partner with Hodges Loizzi, O’Fallon, Ill., received the Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service award from the federal judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Eisenhammer was honored for his work on the 2016 pro bono case Manuel v. City of Joliet, which was successfully appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

David Leeper, EN69, a retired engineer, is a volunteer science teacher at AzScienceLab.com and a volunteer reader for visually impaired individuals on a National Public Radio affiliate. During his career, his positions ranged from lab technician to technical vice president at AT&T Bell Labs, and he also worked for Bellcore, Motorola and Intel. Leeper holds 16 U.S. patents in telecom technology and has written for technical journals. He and his wife of 48 years live in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Elinda Fishman Kiss, LA69, moved to Deerfield Beach, Fla. She still teaches finance courses at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, primarily online.

James Schwartzman, LA67, an attorney with Stevens and Lee and the chair of the firm’s Ethics and Professional Responsibility Group, was elected president judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, which hears complaints against judges in the state. He and his wife, Nancy, and their children and grandchildren live in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.