Paul Buttenwieser awarded the HAA 2010 Harvard Medal
Paul Buttenwieser is unequalled in the breadth of his involvement across the University, and beyond Harvard he is deeply involved in causes that address issues in education, the arts, poverty, and social justice.
As an Overseer from 2001 to 2007, he served on visiting committees to the Graduate School of Education, where he participated in shaping the new Doctorate in Education Leadership program, as well as to the College, and the departments of Music, English, Psychology, Visual and Environmental Studies, and Government.
He has been deeply involved in class reunion fundraising and is co-chair of the Reunion Gift Steering Committee for the 50th reunion. He also co-chaired his 35th and 40th reunions and was a member of the 25th Reunion Gift Committee. He is a member of the Boston Major Gifts Committee, Harvard Art Museumıs Directorıs Advisory Council, and the FAS Science, Teaching, and Research Planning Committee, and a is trustee of the American Repertory Theater. Additionally, he was a member of the Phillips Brooks House Association Committee, the FAS Financial Aid Council, and Harvard Medical Schoolıs Campaign Committee.
A practicing psychiatrist, novelist, arts advocate, and community volunteer, he and his wife, Catherine, founded the Family-to-Family Project in response to the crisis of family homelessness. They have three children, Stephen AB '89, MD '01, Susan, and Janet.
Paul Buttenwieser is unequalled in the breadth of his involvement across the University, and beyond Harvard he is deeply involved in causes that address issues in education, the arts, poverty, and social justice.