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.
For RICHARD T. and FRANCES W. JOHNSON, known affectionally as Dick and Fran, a chance conversation at a writer’s conference in Colorado sparked the start of what would eventually become a partnership of more than half a century. United by a shared love of travel and adventure, and a sense…
Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Endowed Professorship in Ataxia
In the summer after his freshman year of college, DANIEL B. GREEN bought a $99 ticket on the Pennsylvania railroad and headed west. Dan stayed with family friends at his first stop in Chicago, where he met their daughter and his future wife, FLORENCE (“Flo”) WEISS. After just a few…
The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor in Aging and Community Health
The LEONARD AND HELEN R. STULMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION was established by Leonard Stulman, a Baltimore businessman and philanthropist and Johns Hopkins alumnus, who died in 2000. During their lifetimes, Mr. Stulman and his wife, Helen R. Stulman, made generous gifts to the Jewish community, the arts, music, theater, and to…
NANCY MADDEN, PhD is a professor at the Center for Research and Reform in Education at the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. She is also CEO of the Success for All Foundation which develops, researches, and disseminates educational programs to increase achievement, particularly for disadvantaged students. Madden graduated…
Bloomberg American Health Initiative Professorships
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City…
Bill and Lisa Stromberg Department Head of Computer Science
WILLIAM “BILL” and LISA STROMBERG are passionate advocates for the transformational power and value of education. Together, they have generously supported a wide range of education-focused initiatives. Lisa is a 1983 graduate of Goucher College, where she currently serves as the chair of their board of trustees. She was elected…
James C. Harris, M.D. Professorship in Developmental Neuropsychiatry & Neurosciences Reseach
JAMES C. HARRIS, M.D., was the founding Director of the Developmental Neuropsychiatry program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Before initiating this specialty area in psychiatry for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and acquired brain injury, he served as Director of the Division of…
ARTHUR EISENBERG is the Executive Counsel to the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Legal Director to the NYCLU for twenty-five years. Over a career at the NYCLU that has spanned more than 50 years, he has litigated extensively a range…
The Barbara Townsend Cromwell Professorship in Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illness
BARBARA TOWNSEND CROMWELL is a teacher and philanthropist who has championed many causes and charitable institutions, particularly those focused on education, medicine, and history. She was born in Philadelphia and moved to Pocomoke City, Maryland, where she was raised and graduated from Pocomoke High School as class valedictorian and recipient…
William V. Pitts Endowed Chair in the Heart Institute
The ESTATE OF WILLIAM V. PITTS is a true testament to not only the power of philanthropy but the power that a planned gift has in helping to transform an organization such as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Johns Hopkins All Children’s was a contingent beneficiary for this estate and…
The Hawkins Family Foundation Endowed Chair in the Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute
The HAWKINS FAMILY FOUNDATION proudly continues the philanthropic legacy of Dwayne Hawkins, the Founder and CEO of Crown Automotive Group, who passed away in 2020. Dwayne's life was driven by a passion for success and a dedication to improving the lives of others. From humble beginnings in a small town…
