Class Notes

Jeffrey Binder, LA08, wrote Language and the Rise of the Algorithm (University of Chicago Press, November 2022), a history of the idea of algorithm from the 16th century to the rise of machine learning. The book reveals how recent developments in artificial intelligence are reopening an issue that troubled mathematicians well before the computer age: How do you draw the line between computational rules and the complexities of making systems comprehensible to people?

Joseph D. Shumow, LW07, a shareholder and chair of the Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren real estate practice, was included on the 2023 The Best Lawyers in Americalist.

Orly Henry, LA07, an attorney, was named a shareholder at Littler’s Chicago office. Henry is a litigator who defends the interests of employers in a wide variety of employment matters, with a particular focus on biometric data privacy issues, restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

Catherine Kelly, LA06, was appointed associate dean of academic affairs and professor of justice and rule of law at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, an academic institution within the U.S. Department of Defense. She frequently travels to Africa for executive-level programming with senior African military and civilian officials.

Crystal M. Moten, LA04, joined the Obama Presidential Center Museum as its inaugural curator of collections and exhibitions in October 2022. Her book titled Continually Working: Black Women, Community Intellectualism and Economic Justice in Postwar Milwaukee(Vanderbilt University Press) was released in March.

Lori Apfel Cardeli, AR04, launched LACArch in June 2021. LACArch is a full-service architectural design firm with a focus on the design, project management and construction of single-family custom homes, renovations and additions. Her website is LACArch.com. She and her husband, Seth Cardeli, LA04, and their two children live in Rockville, Md.

Pamela Hongisto, LA03, retired in May 2021.

Jim Watson, LW98, retired in early 2022 after 21 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During his last seven years with the FBI, Watson served as general counsel in Indiana. In May 2022, he joined Ice Miller, LLC as a partner, concentrating his practice on cybersecurity, data privacy and investigations.

Sara (Beatty) Ratner, LA97, president of Nomi Health’s government program business across the country, oversees efforts to take action on health-care spending data, run payments more directly and expand access to care to communities most in need.

James Gilchrist, EN97, the Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University, was named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering.