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.
ARNALL PATZ, MD, was a world-renowned scientist, clinician, teacher, and administrator. Throughout his career, he immeasurably brightened the lives of everyone he met. Beginning in 1950, while still an ophthalmic resident in Washington, DC, Dr. Patz first noticed an association between incubators and retinopathy of prematurity, a leading cause of…
Charlotte A. Wilson and Margaret K. Whitener Professorship
After a successful procedure performed at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, MARGARET K. WHITENER was able to spend the last few years of her life in a brighter world. Her experience inspired her to leave a bequest to Wilmer. One woman knows about this experience firsthand: Leberta Brandimarte, her…
ANDREAS DRACOLOULOS is the co-president and director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, an international philanthropic organization established in 1996 by his great-uncle, the late Stavros Niarchos. Mr. Dracopoulos is a trustee of the Rockefeller University and the Johns Hopkins University, where he is also a member of the Advisory Board…
Charles A. Miller Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
CHARLES A. MILLER, JR., A&S ’40, joined the Navy after graduating from Johns Hopkins University and rose to the rank of commander. On his return to his native Baltimore following World War II, Mr. Miller co-founded, in succession, three successful companies: Industrial Products, primarily a distributor of filter products for…
The Abel Wolman Professorship in Water and Public Health
ABEL WOLMAN, A&S 1913, Engr 1915, one of Hopkins’ first engineering graduates, became a world-renowned water treatment expert whose career in civil engineering spanned more than 70 years. From 1914 to 1939 he was an engineer for the Maryland Health Department, for several years serving as chief engineer. He joined…
SIDNEY and HELAINE LERNER have been longtime friends of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. They are major supporters of the Center for a Livable Future and the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. Helaine Lerner founded GRACE Communications Foundation to create awareness of the problems with our industrial food…
Robert and Marion Rosenthal Professorship in Spine Surgery
ROBERT M. ROSENTHAL has been an integral part of the nation’s automotive industry since the early 1950’s. A native Washingtonian, Bob has served as Director and President of the Washington Area Automobile Dealers Association. He has also received numerous awards including the two most coveted dealer awards – the Time…
Mohamad E. Allaf Directorship in Minimally Invasive Urology
The Mohamad E. Allaf Directorship in Minimally Invasive Urology was endowed in 2014 by an anonymous donor in gratitude for the care they received at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. The directorship provides faculty and staff support at the Brady for medical professionals who are closely involved with the…
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…
THOMAS E. GOMPF was born in Elizabeth, NJ but spent most of his childhood on a farm in Pikesville, MD. He received his BA, MA in Chemistry and PhD in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. He enlisted in the Army during World War II and received an honorable discharge in…
The Drew Family Professorship in Honor of Alec John Cosgarea
INA and HOWARD DREW met in eighth grade in Springfield, New Jersey and both went to Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1978. Ina earned a BA in International Studies and then received a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University in 1979. At Hopkins, Howard received a BA in…
Mary Jo Rogers Professorship in Cancer Immunology and Melanoma Research
BRIAN C. ROGERS is the Chairman of T. Rowe Price Group where he has worked since 1982. He received an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Brian is a trustee of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, and is a board member of several…
