Sylvia Eggleston Wehr, associate dean of external affairs, works at the intersection of strategic and financial planning, leading efforts to secure funding from private sources to meet the Krieger School’s priorities.

She is currently managing the school’s effort to raise $260 million by December 31, 2008, as part of the Johns Hopkins Knowledge for the World fundraising campaign. Campaign priorities include the renovation of Gilman Hall and support for faculty, graduate student fellowships, and undergraduate scholarships (for more information on the campaign, visit the Giving section of this site). Eggleston Wehr’s team also coordinates the involvement of alumni and friends around the school’s mission and strategic priorities, and she oversees the Krieger School’s Office of Communications.

She joined the Krieger School in 2007 after serving for many years as associate dean for external affairs at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she managed development, communications and marketing, and alumni and governmental relations. There, she led a record-setting fundraising effort and built a widely respected organization to support and promote Bloomberg’s faculty, students, and alumni.

Eggleston Wehr first came to Johns Hopkins in 1985, as director of development for what was then the School of Hygiene and Public Health. Prior to coming to Hopkins, she was the director of development at the University of Maryland Hospital and School of Medicine, and was director of continuing education at Goucher College, her undergraduate alma mater. She holds an MAS from Johns Hopkins. Eggleston Wehr has served as president of the Junior League of Baltimore and the Board of Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc., and has held leadership positions in other civic organizations. She is currently a board member of the Fund for Educational Excellence, chairs the Development Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, and is active with the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle.

Sylvia Eggleston Wehr Associate Dean of External Affairs

Sylvia Eggleston Wehr
Associate Dean of External Affairs