Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.
Natalia Trayanova, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Trayanova’s research centers around understanding the normal and pathological electrophysiological and electromechanical behavior of the heart. She is the Murray B. Sachs Professor.
Arturo Casadevall, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Casadevall’s groundbreaking work on infectious diseases is widely known. He has received several of the highest honors in medicine and health, and holds the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professorship and Chairmanship.
Dr. Chung, the inaugural Charles D. Miller Professor, joined the Hopkins faculty in the Department of Political Science in 2004, where she teaches courses in comparative politics and East Asian politics.
Professor Wang, the R. Clayton Emory Chair in Real Estate and Infrastructure, joined the Carey Business School in 2014 and leads the Edward St. John Real Estate Program.
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Ph.D., is the E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, and co-leader of the Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Houston entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist RALPH S. O’CONNOR graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1951 with a biology degree. After graduation, Mr. O’Connor headed for Texas and by 1964 he was president of Highland Oil, and later chairman, president, and CEO of Highland’s successor, HRI resources. In 1987 he formed…
HENRY A. ROWLAND was a pioneering American physicist and educator who became the first professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University and later served as the first president of the American Physical Society. He is best known for inventing highly precise diffraction gratings and using them for advanced spectroscopic work on the solar spectrum.…
MORRIS W. OFFIT, A&S 1957, founder of OFFITBANK, a private investment bank which merged with Wachovia in 1999, is currently chairman of Offit Capital. Mr. Offit is an emeritus university and medicine trustee and former chair of the SAIS Board of Advisors. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hopkins…
TROY ROHRBAUGH is co-CEO for the Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB) as well as a member of the firm’s operating committee. Prior to his current role, Troy was co-head of markets & securities Services and previously the head of Macro Markets, which includes the rates, foreign exchange, emerging markets and…
JAMES WINTER, New York, NY. Jim is a principal with the Winter Organization, a family-owned real estate investment, development, and management firm, whose portfolio includes commercial, residential, retail, and industrial real estate located primarily in New York City and its suburbs. Jim was previously a vice president in the real…
STEVEN KAYE, Wayland, MA. Steve is a portfolio manager for Fidelity Investments. He joined Fidelity in 1985 as an analyst covering healthcare stocks. Steve received a BA in political economy from the Johns Hopkins University in 1981 and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in…
JOHN A. ADAMS is an economist, author, and historian with a notable background in both the corporate and historical fields. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1970 and an M.S. in Management from the University of Rochester in 1972. Adams worked as a corporate economist…
DOROTHY ROSS was a pioneering historian of the origins of modern social science and a professor emerita in the Johns Hopkins University Department of History. Ross's research focused on historical writing in the social sciences, revealing insights from the history of fields including psychology, economics, political science, and sociology that…
Benjamin Leon, Jr. Director of Surgical Learning & Innovation Center of Excellence
BENJAMIN LEON, JR. is the embodiment of the American Dream. He arrived in the United States from his native Cuba in 1961 at the age of 16, without his family and only five dollars to his name. Through hard work and perseverance, Mr. Leon has become an internationally respected businessman…
The Blanket Fort Foundation Endowed Professorship in Pediatric Population Health and Health Equity Research
The Blanket Fort Foundation was established in 1997 by Traci and Mark Lerner. The foundation’s name reflects the family’s values and is a reference to the comfort, security and safety that every child deserves.
The Rembrandt Foundation Professorship in Pediatric Palliative Care
The Rembrandt Foundation, now known as the Constellation Energy Foundation, has a strong track record of powering communities by making an impact across a range of fronts in the communities we serve and where our employees live and work. This professorship was made possible through The Rembrandt Foundation by a trustee…
John Congdon grew up in Richmond, VA and graduated from the University of Richmond with a business degree. The Congdon family founded Old Dominion Freight Line, an LTL trucking company, in 1933 and in the 1960’s Old Dominion Truck Leasing was created. After college, John joined the family’s truck leasing…
