Heritage Award 2010

2010 Recipients

C. Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong is the former Chairman and CEO of AT&T Corporation. He is also the former CEO of Hughes Electronics, as well as Comcast Corporation. Before joining AT&T, he spent more than three decades with IBM, rising through the ranks to become senior vice president and chairman of the board of IBM World Trade Corporation. Additionally, he has been a director of Citigroup since 1989. Armstrong has been chair of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board of Trustees since 2005. As a result of his leadership, the board added diversity and inclusion to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s mission, vision and value statements. Armstrong put this concept into practice by creating greater accountability and adding a board member to the Diversity Leadership Council, a group comprised of students, faculty and staff from all divisions of Hopkins that promotes and supports diversity awareness education. Armstrong also founded the Board of Advisors Scholars program, which provides financial support for tuition and living expenses to students from diverse backgrounds. He endowed the C. Michael Armstrong Professorship in Medicine to help continue Hopkins’ leadership role in stem cell research. In fall of 2009, the Mike and Ann Armstrong Medical Education Building on the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore campus was completed, which now serves as the School of Medicine’s home for students, faculty and advisors. The building incorporates a new curriculum and the recently established Colleges Advisory Program. In addition, Armstrong sits on the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School Advisory Board. Top

Norman R. & Margareta Augustine
Norman Augustine is the retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the nation’s largest defense contractor, and a former undersecretary of the Army. He has provided national leadership in technology and is a longtime proponent for ensuring the place of science and engineering on the nation’s list of priorities. He currently serves as a member of the President’s council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council. Augustine served as chairman and principal officer of the American Red Cross for nine years and as chairman of the NAE, the AUSA, the AIA, and the Defense Science Board. He is a former president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Boy Scouts of America. He is a trustee emeritus of Johns Hopkins, and a former member of the board of trustees of Princeton and MIT. Mrs. Augustine has served for many years as a member of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Advisory Council. She is also an integral member of the Hackerman Patz Patient & Family Pavilion Steering Committee for the Cancer Center. Together, Norm and Margareta have established the Margareta E. Augustine Research Fund for Hematologic Malignancies under leadership of Dr. Richard F. Ambinder. They have also created the Margareta E. Augustine Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering which benefits an undergraduate student and preference is given to students whose work can directly benefit research in hematological malignancies. Top

Charles W. Cummings
Charles Cummings is Distinguished Service Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and executive medical director for Johns Hopkins International. He is an expert on voice problems, head and neck cancer and snoring disorders. As part of Johns Hopkins International, he oversees efforts to help patients from other states and countries coordinate all aspects of their visit to Hopkins. Cummings, who trained at Harvard Medical School, has held positions at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University and the University of Washington. He served as director of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 1990 through 2003 and as chief of staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1997 through 1999 and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Recently, he served as interim chair of the Department of Dermatology during an extended search process. Cummings has written over 125 scientific papers and is the senior editor of the four-volume text Cummings Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, which is in its fourth edition. Cummings served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Otolaryngology for 13 years. He has served as chairman of the Residency Review Committee for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and as chairman of the Advisory Council for Otolaryngology to the American College of Surgeons. Cummings has given so much of his time, knowledge and career to Hopkins over the past 20 years and has always willingly stepped into roles whenever he could be of service to the institution. Top

Charles C. Diggs, Engr '40, '61
Charles C. Diggs received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Hopkins in 1940 and also received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1961. Diggs received a senatorial scholarship, which allowed him to attend Johns Hopkins. He served in World War II and spent his entire career at Baltimore Gas & Electric Company. His most recent position, prior to retirement, was Supervisor of Engineering. In 1996, Diggs he created an endowed undergraduate scholarship to provide need-based scholarships to undergraduates in the Whiting School. He travels to campus each year to meet the recipient. He also maintains a relationship with his scholars throughout their years at Johns Hopkins and after graduation. Top

Steven W. Eaddy, A&S '78
Steve Eaddy is currently a Senior Vice President at Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President at LaSalle Financial Services, Vice President at M.R. Beal and Company, Vice President at MBIA. After graduating from Johns Hopkins in 1978, Eaddy enrolled in North Western University School of Law and graduated in 1981. Eaddy was one of the founding members of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Council and served a total of four terms on the council. During his time as Treasurer the Alumni Association created a Quasi-Endowment. He was the New York Chapter President and during his tenure the executive committee grew and involvement in the chapter flourished. He is very active with Johns Hopkins athletics programs and faithfully attends both home and away lacrosse games. Eaddy was one of the original founders of the Society of Black Alumni and reached out to students and young alumni to encourage their membership. His involvement with student and alumni activities at Johns Hopkins has been and continues to be far reaching and for over 30 years Eaddy has given countless hours to making Johns Hopkins a better place. Top

Adam Falk
Adam Falk served as the James B. Knapp Dean, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences from 2005 until April 1, 2010, when he became the 17th president of Williams College. Falk came to Johns Hopkins in 1994 as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy. In 2000, he was made a full professor and in 2002 was appointed vice dean of faculty. Two years later, he became dean of faculty. Falk is an extraordinary leader, teacher and scholar who provided important new opportunities for lifelong learning and career development to nontraditional students in the school’s Advanced Academic Programs. He planned and executed important capital projects, including the renovation of Gilman Hall. He oversaw the establishment of a new Office of Multicultural Affairs and the launching of new minors in theatre and museum studies. He worked tirelessly with faculty, staff, alumni volunteers and others to attract to the school the resources that have made possible all these advances. Falk has been recognized with both the Alumni Association’s Excellence in Teaching Award and as a National Young Investigator from the National Science Foundation, evidence of that intense devotion to both students and scholarship. Falk earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an A.M in Physics from Harvard University, and later a Ph.D. from Harvard in the field of Theoretical high energy physics. Top

Mary E. Foy, Bus '64
Mary Foy's career as associate dean and registrar of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine began over 40 years ago. After graduating from Montclair State University, she accepted a position as assistant to the registrar. In 1968, she was promoted to registrar, and assistant dean and registrar in 1986. She has worked for six of the thirteen deans of the School of Medicine over her professional lifetime. In 1987, she was recognized formally with the Dean's Special Recognition Award for exceptional service to the School of Medicine. Foy has witnessed the evolution of the School of Medicine, including national regulatory changes and evaluations in medical education. Due to her tenure, she has been regarded as someone who has an enormous amount of institutional memory, something that is integral to the culture of Johns Hopkins. She is a member of every standing committee involved with curriculum reforms, faculty and trainees. As such, she deals with educational policy, the needs of Ph.D. candidates, requirements of various residency programs, and the composition and scope of myriad faculty committees. Though her contributions are often silent and unseen, Foy's behind-the-scenes efforts facilitate others’ abilities to succeed. Top

Charles J. Frank, Engr '49
Charles Frank graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is president and chairman of Charles J. Frank, Inc., a private contracting firm in Baltimore which employs about 45 people. He has served on the Alumni Council for two terms and has attended and supported numerous alumni events. Frank is a charter member of the Society of Engineering Alumni (SEA) and has been involved with the SEA since its inception. Currently he is in the first year of another second-term membership on the council. In addition to his support of the SEA and Alumni Council, Frank has been very supportive of the Department of Civil Engineering in the Whiting School. Over the years, he has provided advice, guidance and support to numerous engineering faculty and staff. Through his involvement with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), he has helped make connections and career opportunities for engineering students. Top

Dean Goodermote
Dean Goodermote is the Chairman and CEO of Double-Take Software, a leading developer of disaster recovery and high availability systems. The company was ranked in the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™. His dedication to the Johns Hopkins University and the Bloomberg School of Public Health has been immense, bringing his high energy to both the Health Advisory Board and to his chairmanship of the Advisory Committee for the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response (CRDR). where he founded the Goodermote Humanitarian Award . He is on the board at the Endowment for Psychotherapy at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. Although he is not an alumnus of the Bloomberg School, he has enthusiastically accepted the chairmanship of CRDR, where he established the Goodermote Humanitarian Award, The award is presented on an annual basis to an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to strengthening the field of public health and to humanitarian efforts worldwide. The first recipient of the award was Soledad O'Brien for her efforts while reporting on the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Asian Tsunami. The Goodermote family also established an accompanying scholarship for exceptional students pursuing an advanced degree in international public health. The scholarship's intent is to strengthen the development of future leaders and discoveries to improve the public health of populations affected by disasters and conflicts in their homelands. Top

Lee Meyerhoff Hendler
Lee Meyerhoff Hendler is a teacher and writer lectures nationally on leadership, Jewish identity and intergenerational philanthropy. She is the author of The Year Mom Got Religion, serves as program consultant to the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on a new civics initiative called “Raising Citizens,” and is the principal writer for “Freedom's Feast: on-line ceremonies for the celebration of American holidays.” Hendler is also active with her family’s philanthropy, including the Joseph Meyerhoff Fund, the Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Fund and the Lyn P. Meyerhoff Foundation. Hendler graduated from Park School in Baltimore in 1970 and went on to earn a BA in religion from Duke University. She is an active volunteer, currently chairing the endowment campaign for the Chizuk Amuno Congregation, co-chairing the board of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies and serving on the boards of Hillel, the Shoshana S. Cardin Jewish Community High School, and The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Since 2004, Lee has served as a Johns Hopkins University Trustee. She is also a member of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. In that capacity she has consistently responded to requests to help focus attention on priority areas. Hendler has been actively involved with the new Arts and Sciences major in Global Environmental Change and Sustainability. The new interdisciplinary major, housed in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, comes in direct response to student interest and allows students to learn to explore environmental and social science issues related to sustainability. Top

Margaret Conn Himelfarb, SPH '04
Margaret Himelfarb is an editor and medical research advocate and a former child life instructor in pediatrics and nursing at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also worked as a psychiatric research associate at the Johns Hopkins and Sinai hospitals. She is a founder, past chair and the first Honorary Lifetime Board Member of the Maryland Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). She has served on the Executive Committee and Research Advisory Board for JDRF International and has reviewed research grants for the Foundation for over 15 years. She currently is a member of JDRF’s International Board of Chancellors and Clinical Affairs Working Group. Her advocacy efforts for JDRF include directing a successful national campaign for a diabetes awareness U.S. postage stamp and a state campaign that was instrumental in pursuing legislation for stem cell research funding in Maryland. Himelfarb is a member of the Bloomberg School's Health Advisory Board and the Dean's Alumni Advisory Council. She sits on the Bloomberg School's Institutional Review Board and the Hopkins School of Medicine's Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee. She has served on the Maryland Technology Development Corporation Board and was recently appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission. With her husband Richard, she has created the Richard J. and Margaret Conn Himelfarb Student Support Fund, which supports graduate students at the school, with preference given to students with medical degrees who are pursuing a doctorate in autoimmunity, the epidemiology of diabetes or other areas related to diabetes, particularly type 1. Top

John Hunter
John Hunter currently serves as executive vice president of customer fulfillment services for QVC Inc. He previously served as vice president of customer service and vice president of distribution for QVC. Prior to his career at QVC, Hunter was a senior vice president in the credit division of Citibank. His service to Johns Hopkins began more than 15 years ago, when he became a member of the John’s Hopkins Carey Business School's Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers (LDP) Advisory Board. Within a few years, Hunter was asked to serve as the Board's Chair. As the program enters its 20th year much of its success can be attributed to the leadership and support provided by John Hunter. The board has recently been re-structured and is now strategically focused, ensuring that the Leadership Development Program succeeds in its mission to cultivate effective minority leaders and managers who are essential to the creation, growth and sustainability of current and future business, government, and entrepreneurial organizations around the world. In addition to his board leadership, Hunter has been and continues to be a leader in supporting as well as raising funds for Johns Hopkins. As an executive at QVC, Hunter championed QVC's $100,000 grant to LDP to support partial scholarships, provide for curriculum programming, create internship opportunities and establish a "leadership boot camp" that has become the program's Summer Leadership Academy – a prerequisite for all students entering LDP. Hunter has been instrumental in supporting LDP on a personal level, and he recently became a Charter Class Investor at the Carey Business School. Hunter's dedication to Johns Hopkins University and to the Leadership Development Program, demonstrates his service to others. Top

Roger Lipitz
Roger Lipitz is a co-founder of Meridian Healthcare, which became Maryland's largest provider of long-term care services by the time of its sale to Genesis Eldercare in 1993. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of CareFirst, Inc. and Genesis Health Ventures Inc., as well as a former commissioner of the Maryland State Health Resources Planning Commission and a fellow of the American College Nursing Home Administrators. He was a key participant in the development of the Maryland Medicaid reimbursement system, which is considered to be one of the most progressive reimbursement systems in use. The Lipitz Family Foundation established the Roger C. Lipitz Research and Policy Center for Integrated Health Care and the Eugene and Mildred Lipitz Professorship at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in September 1998. The Center provides critical health services, particularly as they relate to post-acute and rehabilitative care. Its multidisciplinary activities span the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. In May 2000, Lipitz was elected to the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, where he is the Chair of the Finance Committee, and is currently the Chair of the Bloomberg School's Health Advisory Board, where he directs the School's fundraising campaign. Lipitz founded the Lipitz Family Policy Fund at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Income from the Fund will be used to support students and faculty responding to requests from elected officials and policymakers (federal, state or local) for the School's help in policy formulation and analyses on issues that hold promise for improving the public’s health. Top

Richard Macksey, A&S '53 (MA), '57 (PhD)
Richard Macksey has made numerous contributions to both the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. Generations of Hopkins students remember him as their greatest teacher and mentor. He began teaching in 1958 as an assistant professor in The Writing Seminars, continuously introducing innovative courses to the curriculum including the first courses at Johns Hopkins on African American literature, women's studies, and scholarly publishing. In the 1960s he played a large role in the creation of the Humanities Center, an interdisciplinary incubator that sponsors courses in literature, art, philosophy and history. Macksey reads and writes in six languages. He has published fiction as well as poetry, written translations of a wide spectrum of academic works, and edited leading journals. In 1992, Macksey was honored for his outstanding teaching ability and dedication to undergraduates when he received the University's George E. Owen Teaching Award. He is the recipient of the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition of his tremendous contributions to the Humanities. In 1999, the Richard A. Macksey Professorship for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities was dedicated, funded by a former student, Edward T. Dangel III. A tremendous bibliophile, Macksey has amassed a personal library of more than 70,000 volumes. He is donating that remarkable collection to the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries, a gift that will allow his influence to be felt even by students who never had the benefit of studying with him personally. Top

Richard E. McCarty, A&S '60, '64 (PhD)
Richard McCarty, who is the William D. Gill Professor of Biology and Dean Emeritus of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, has devoted much of his life to Johns Hopkins. Since his years as an undergraduate, McCarty has been fascinated by solar energy conversion by green plants, otherwise known as photosynthesis. In 1994, the American Society of Plant Physiologists gave McCarty its Charles F. Kettering Award, calling him a "central figure" in 20th century advances in the understanding of photosynthesis and photosynthetic energy conversion. He has been associate editor of Plant Physiology and a member of the editorial boards of four other journals in his field. He is the author of more than 120 scholarly articles. McCarty served as interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences for the 1997-1998 year and subsequently served as senior advisor to the dean for faculty affairs until 1999, when he was appointed dean of the school. In 2002, he returned to his research while assuming a new role, special advisor to the president. As dean, he spearheaded the efforts to establish the KSAS 9/11 Memorial Scholarship in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. McCarty has also been an active alumnus, serving faithfully on his reunion committees and as a member of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. McCarty and his wife have endowed the Richard '60 and Kathleen McCarty Scholarship Fund. He is a member of the school's Legacy Circle, perhaps one of the greatest compliments an alumnus can pay his alma mater. Top

Harold A. Ricards Jr., Engr '39
Harold Richards obtained a masters degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1941. After MIT, he started work for the Standard Oil Development Company in northern New Jersey. He was soon moved with a small group to work for the War department developing incendiary weapons. This led to military assignment where he was stationed throughout his time in England, France, Germany, Holland and East Germany. After the war, Ricards began a career at Exxon, where he worked until he retired. His last position at Exxon was regional marketing manager. His career with Exxon landed him and his family in Houston, Texas where he has been an active alumnus throughout the years. He and his wife, Eleanor, have hosted several dinners at their home, including student send-off parties for incoming freshmen. They also frequently attend and encourage others to attend chapter events. Mr. Ricards provided key leadership for his 65th reunion and lead the remarks during the class dinner. In addition, Ricards has provided leadership for the School of Engineering and has served as a member of the Society of Engineering Alumni Southern Regional Committee for numerous years. Top