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.
Michel Mirowski, M.D., Professorship in Cardiology
MICHEL MIROWSKI, a pioneering cardiologist, was the inventor and co-developer of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a lifesaving device that detects ventricular fibrillation and produces a counter-shock that returns the heart to normal rhythm. Dr. Mirowski survived the Holocaust as a young teenager in Poland and studied medicine in Lyons,…
KEN KELLER, Ph.D., was director and resident professor of SAIS Europe from 2006 to 2014 and then Senior Adjunct Professor of Science and Technology Policy from 2015 to 2020. During his tenure as director of SAIS Europe, he placed a strong emphasis on strengthening the curriculum, encouraging and supporting faculty scholarly…
Charles J. Homcy and Simeon G. Margolis Professorship
SIMEON G. MARGOLIS, MD, PhD, received his bachelors, medical, and doctorate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University. After completing his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1965, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Medicine. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the…
WILLIAM F. WARD SR. graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1940 with a degree in engineering mechanics and served as a major in the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II. After the war he joined F.X. Hooper Company, which later became part of Koppers Company, and was general manager…
William B. Kouwenhoven Professorship in Electrical Engineering
WILLIAM B. KOUWENHOVEN had a long and distinguished career at Hopkins spanning 60 years, with service on the faculties at both the schools of Engineering and Medicine. He is considered to be the grandfather of biomedical engineering. Dr. Kouwenhoven served as the second dean of the School of Engineering from…
Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professorship in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering
WILLARD HACKERMAN, Engr 1938, and his wife, LILLIAN PATZ HACKERMAN, were both prominent in Baltimore and Maryland civic life. Mr. Hackerman served for years as a university trustee, then trustee emeritus. He joined the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company after graduating from Hopkins and considered G.W.C. Whiting his mentor. For over 50…
Theophilus Halley Smoot Professorship of Engineering Science
THEOPHILUS H. SMOOT came to Hopkins as a research assistant in mechanical engineering in 1942, and became a research associate in 1946. Mr. Smoot, who died in Florida in 1976, made estate provisions to endow a professorship upon the death of his widow, Helen A. Smoot.
Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professorship in Environmental Management
THEODORE M. SCHAD, Engr 1939, who died in 2005, was considered one of the 20th century's leaders in federal water resources planning. He described his career as "a long fight for a more rational approach to water resources management," during which he worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,…
RAJENDRA D. and NEERA T. SINGH are principal owners of Telcom Ventures, LLC, a private investment firm specializing in telecommunications and related information technologies. They are former members of the board of LCC International, Inc., one of the largest wireless telecommunications engineering consulting firms in the world. Raj, a longtime…
MURRAY B. SACHS served as the Massey Professor and Director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering from 1991 to 2007. He is also professor in the departments of Neuroscience and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a University Distinguished Service Professor at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Sachs was introduced to research on…
Michael G. Callas Professorship in Civil Engineering
MICHAEL G. CALLAS, Engr 1943, 1947 (MSE), was a leading structural engineer, as well as a longtime friend and generous contributor to the university. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1943 and a master’s degree in structural engineering in 1947. After completing his studies at Johns Hopkins,…
Louis M. Sardella Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
LOUIS M. SARDELLA, Engr. 1969, was the founder of Sun Automation Group, an international company that manufactures machinery used in corrugated box production. Mr. Sardella, who held 17 patents, traced his success back to his undergraduate years at Hopkins. “Professors challenged us and taught us to think critically, and it opened…
