Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed professorships have a personal and lasting impact.
G. Sayeed Choudury
Mr. Choudhury, who holds the Hodson Directorship in Digital Research, was appointed associate director of the Sheridan Libraries digital programs in 2003.
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.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of History
The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professorship of Sociology
The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of Political Science
The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professorship of Sociology
The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for…
KAREN PEETZ is Chief Administrative Officer at Citi. In this role, she oversees Citi’s Transformation Office, including its remediation efforts, Citi’s Regulatory Engagement globally, Business Risk & Controls and Data oversight. Previously, Ms. Peetz spent almost 20 years at BNY Mellon, ultimately becoming the President of the firm until her…
Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The WALDER FOUNDATION is a private family foundation based in Skokie, Illinois. It was established by Joseph and Elizabeth Walder to address critical issues impacting our world. The Foundation’s five areas of focus—science innovation, environmental sustainability, the performing arts, migration and immigrant communities, and Jewish life—are an extension of the…
Andreas C. Dracopoulos and Daniel Finkelstein M.D. Rising Professorship in Ophthalmology
ANDREAS C. DRACOPOULOS 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…
JEFFREY GRIGG, Ph.D., was a promising assistant professor and researcher at the School of Education who investigated issues such as early childhood experiences, student mobility, and social stratification. Through his appointments with the Baltimore Education Research Consortium and the STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools partnership, where he formed partnerships…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Assistant Professor of Political Science
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…
JOSEPH M.S. ’86 and SUZANNE M.S. ’79 JENNICHES of Bethany Beach, DE, received their master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering in computer science and environmental engineering, respectively. Joseph and Suzanne enjoyed long, successful careers at Westinghouse and Northrop Grumman. In his most recent role before retirement,…
CHAOMEI CHEN, M.S. ’88 is a former financial industry business executive with expertise in risk management. She currently serves multiple technology companies as an advisor and board member. Previously, Chen was a chief risk officer at LendingClub, where she was responsible for the establishment and enhancement of the enterprise risk…
ALTON (BUDDY) CLEVELAND is a 1972 graduate of Johns Hopkins with a degree in operations research and industrial engineering. After graduation he went to work for Bechtel Corporation in Gaithersburg, MD, which was involved in the engineering and construction of power generation plants. He began his career performing computerized stress…
