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.
William Holland Wilmer Professorship in Ophthalmology
WILLIAM H. WILMER, the first director of the Department of Ophthalmology, had a distinguished career at Georgetown University and a flourishing private practice in the nation's capital before coming to Hopkins in 1925. He was considered among the preeminent ophthalmologists of his day, treating presidents, Supreme Court justices, and senators.…
CONSTANCE D. BENDANN was a longtime volunteer for the Women's Board of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and a member of the Wilmer Eye Institute Advisory Council. Active in Baltimore civic life, she has served on the board of the Maryland SPCA and as a volunteer at the Baltimore Museum of…
TOM CLANCY, who lived on the Chesapeake Bay, was one of the best-selling authors of his generation. His first book, The Hunt for Red October, was published by the Naval Institute Press, which had never before published fiction. The book was an astounding success, and Mr. Clancy went on to…
The INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (IOOF) is a worldwide fraternal organization founded in the early 19th century, with roots in England and later expansion in the United States. Its mission centers on principles of friendship, love, and truth, along with charity, community service, and mutual aid. Members traditionally support…
EDWARD ST. JOHN, Founder and Chairman of St. John Properties, established the company in 1971. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, St. John Properties has developed, constructed, and now owns over 24 million square feet of office, flex/R&D, retail, and warehouse space, serving more than 2,600 clients across 12 states. Additionally, the…
Ruth R. Faden Professorship of Education in Bioethics
The Ruth R. Faden Professorship of Education in Bioethics in the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics was recently established thanks to the generosity of the Institute's Advisory Board Chair Alexander Levi and his wife Vicki Gold Levi. The inaugural holder of the Faden Professorship will be a proven leader in…
Ira and Nancy Horowitz Rising Professorship in Ophthalmology
ANN "NANCY" AND IRA HOROWITZ were devoted scholars, educators, and philanthropists whose lives were defined by intellectual rigor, public service, and a deep commitment to advancing higher education and academic medicine. Nancy was raised in Groton, Connecticut, and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in mathematics from the University…
The Stephen F Raab and Mariellen Brickley Raab Professorship in Ophthalmology
Living on a farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has allowed STEPHEN F RAAB AND MARIELLEN BRICKLEY-RAAB to literally sit back and smell the roses, hay, and soybeans, while at the same time involving themselves deeply in their professional lives. Stephen F Raab began his career working for his father at…
James P. Gills, Jr., M.D. and Heather Gills Rising Professorship of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
JAMES P. GILLS, JR., M.D. AND HEATHER GILLS established The James P. Gills, Jr., M.D., and Heather Gills Rising Professorship of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology in 2024. The Gills Rising Professorship of AI in Ophthalmology serves to sustain the Gills Artificial Intelligence Center and leverage the best-in-class data infrastructure and…
Antoinette R. Schifanelli Rising Professorship in Ophthalmology
ANTOINETTE ROSE SCHIFANELLI, “Toni,” was born in 1929, to Sicilian immigrants Laudomia Casanova and Giuseppe Schifanella. Toni grew up in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Annapolis, Maryland. In winter, she could ice-skate all the way up Spa Creek to the Eastport Bridge and sometimes to the Naval Academy. On hot…
Fred M. Leader Family Retina Professorship in Ophthalmology
The Fred M. Leader Family Retina Professorship in Ophthalmology has been proudly established by the LEADER FAMILY in honor and in memory of Fred Leader, who benefitted as a patient from physicians in multiple divisions at the Wilmer Eye Institute, including the Retina Division. “We couldn’t be happier to honor…
For the last 29 years, PER BANG-JENSEN and his partners have created businesses from offices in Warrenton, VA. He has focused on technology, real estate, and infrastructure construction. Previously, Mr. Bang-Jensen was principal of a Singapore-based international construction company specializing in the turnkey construction and rapid-installation of jack-up…
