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.
Julian S. Smith Endowed Professorship in Electrical Engineering
Baltimore broadcast pioneer JULIAN SINCLAIR SMITH received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1952. While a student, Mr. Smith worked as an engineer at WFBR-AM, one of Baltimore’s leading radio stations at the time. In 1958, he applied for his first FM radio station license, recognizing…
JOSEPH R. REYNOLDS JR., Engr 1969, is an entrepreneur and expert in forensic engineering with a long history of service and dedication to the Whiting School of Engineering and the university. As the inaugural chairman of the Society of Engineering Alumni, his leadership and vision were instrumental in establishing the…
JOHN C. MALONE, Ph.D., earned a Master of Science degree in industrial management from The Johns Hopkins University in 1964, followed by a doctorate in operations research five years later, both from the School of Engineering. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1963. Widely recognized as a…
Jacob Suter Jammer Professorship in Electrical Engineering
JACOB S. JAMMER, Engr 1918, was born in 1898 and went on to earn a degree in electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University in 1918. He was one of the top five students in his class, and his academic record was so outstanding that he graduated at the age…
Herschel L. Seder Professorship in Biomedical Engineering
HERSCHEL L. SEDER, A&S ’39, was a trustee of the university for 20 years. During his term as trustee, he served on the advisory committees of the Whiting School of Engineering, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. His most significant…
Baltimore native EDWARD J. SCHAEFER graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 1923 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He joined General Electric after completing his undergraduate studies. In 1944, he and a partner founded the Franklin Electric Company, a manufacturer of submersibles, motors, and packaging and weighing equipment.…
Edward J. Schaefer Professorship in Electrical Engineering
Baltimore native EDWARD J. SCHAEFER graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 1923 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He joined General Electric after completing his undergraduate studies. In 1944, he and a partner founded the Franklin Electric Company, a manufacturer of submersibles, motors, and packaging and weighing equipment.…
BENJAMIN T. ROME (pictured) (1905-1994) graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1925 with a degree in civil engineering. He spent his entire career at the George Hyman Construction Company, where he and his uncle, George Hyman, expanded the company’s business until it was one of the region’s largest construction firms,…
B. Howell Griswold Jr. Professorship in Geography and International Affairs
B. HOWELL GRISWOLD JR., A&S 1894, senior partner of Alex. Brown and Sons, was instrumental in the establishment of the university's first School of Engineering, founded in 1913. A member of the first Hopkins Alumni Council, formed in 1909, he was appointed a university trustee two years later, serving for…
Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Chair in Science and Engineering
The Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Chair in Science and Engineering was established by ALONZO G. DECKER JR., a university trustee for more than 30 years and national chair of the Hopkins Hundreds Campaign in the 1970s, during which time he gave generously to the university, including the establishment of this…
ALONZO G. DECKER JR. was a university trustee for more than 30 years and served as national chairman for the Hopkins Hundreds Campaign in the 1970s, during which he gave generously, including the endowment for professorships in science and engineering. As chief executive officer of Black & Decker, Alonzo Decker…
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…
