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.
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…
Dr. Jennifer Arnold Professorship in Medical Simulation and Innovative Education
The excellence of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is impacted by endowed chairs and professorships – these positions empower us to attract and retain the finest faculty and academic leaders and support their work as teachers, scholars, researchers, and clinicians in perpetuity. The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation is privileged…
The Florence D. Sherman Rising Professorship in Neurosurgery
FLORENCE D. SHERMAN was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1926. After graduating high school, she furthered her education at St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing in Bridgeport and worked there as a Registered Nurse. She later became a nurse manager for the Department of Radiology. Florence resided in Palm Beach,…
The Bronwyn Jones, M.D. Professorship in Radiology
BRONWYN JONES was born in Sydney, Australia on November 30, 1943. She earned her medical degree from the University of South Wales School of Medicine, graduating cum laude. Of the medical school's inaugural class, Bronwyn was one of only 30 students to graduate and one of only three women…
Endowed Professorship of Disability Health and Justice
The Endowed Professorship of Disability Health and Justice aims to push scientific discovery and innovation and increase access and equity for all people with disabilities.
The Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D. Professorship Fund in Psychedelic Research on Secular Spirituality and Well-Being
ROLAND R. GRIFFITHS, PhD, was 50 years on the Johns Hopkins faculty. His principal research focus in both clinical and preclinical laboratories was on the behavioral and subjective effects of mood-altering drugs, including extensive research with sedative-hypnotics, caffeine, and novel mood-altering drugs. Dr. Griffiths was author of over 400 scientific…
