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.
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…
Alan W. Partin, M.D., Ph.D. Professorship in Urology
ALAN W. PARTIN, M.D., Ph.D., was a urologist-in-chief and director emeritus of The Brady Urological Institute. Born in Grenada, Mississippi, and valedictorian of his high school class, Dr. Partin embarked upon his academic path at the University of Mississippi. An exceptional collegiate athlete, he played offensive lineman, earning two varsity…
Rosemarie Hope Reid, M.D. Endowed Professorship in the Primary Care Leadership Track of the School of Medicine
KRIS JENNER, M.D., D. Phil, (Med ’92) is a co-founder and managing member of Rock Springs Capital, a healthcare-focused investment firm based in Baltimore, MD. Prior to founding Rock Springs in 2013, Kris was a vice president of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. He was also a portfolio manager and…
Dana Feitler Professorship of the Practice in Gun Violence Prevention and Advocacy
PAMELA and R. CHRISTOPHER HOEHN-SARIC are passionate about the prevention of gun violence. As longtime members of the Johns Hopkins community, Pam and Chris helped launch the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions in March 2022. The goal of the center is to save lives by substantially reducing gun…
The W. P. CAREY FOUNDATION is a private U.S. foundation that was founded by William P. Carey in 1990. Inspired by the Carey family's legacy of educational leadership and philanthropy. The W. P. Carey Foundation's primary mission is to support educational institutions with the larger goal of improving America's competitiveness…
The J. Mario Molina Endowed Professorship in the History of Medicine
The service of MARIO MOLINA, M.D., to Johns Hopkins Medicine is unparalleled as a university trustee, chair of the Osler Advisory Board, and generous supporter of the Molina Scholars through the physician-scientist pathway in the Osler Medical Residency Program. Dr. Molina has funded three professorships in the School of Medicine…
RONALD WHITTIER, Ph.D., was born in San Francisco, California, where he attended public schools. In 1960, he graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkley, with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He enrolled with Stanford University a year later, and in 1962, was accepted by William H. Schwarz, Ph.D.,…
Louis M. Sardella Professorship in the Whiting School of Engineering
LOUIS M. SARDELLA, Engr 1969, was the founder of Sun Automation Group, an international company that manufactures machinery used in corrugated box production. Mr. Sardella, who held 17 patents, traced his success back to his undergraduate years at Hopkins. "Professors challenged us and taught us to think critically, and it…
The Frank J. Frassica, M.D. Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
FRANK J. FRASSICA, M.D., graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 and served aboard a guided missile destroyer, the USS Semmes (DDG18), for three years. While aboard, he qualified as a surface warfare officer, engineering officer of the watch, and a command duty officer. He completed medical school at…
Irving J. and Florence Sherman Professorship in Neurosurgery
IRVING J. SHERMAN, A&S 1936, Med 1940, completed his surgery and neurosurgery residencies at Hopkins, the latter under the legendary neurosurgeon Walter E. Dandy. After graduating in 1943, Dr. Sherman entered the Army Medical Corps as a neurosurgeon in the European Theater. After the war, he set up a private…
Earl D.R. Kidwell, Jr., M.D., Professorship of Ophthalmology
In 1973, EARL D.R. KIDWELL JR., M.D., graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and became the first African American resident at the Wilmer Eye Institute. In the intervening decades, Kidwell has logged a storied career in which he has taught upward of 400 residents the art of…
