Six alums honored for service
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established in 1990 to recognize outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni activities. This year’s awards ceremony will take place during the fall meeting of the HAA Board of Directors on Oct. 24. Stephen W. Baird ’74 has dedicated countless hours and limitless energy in support of Harvard. Over the years, he has focused much of his attention on stewarding high school students through the Harvard College admissions application process. Beginning as an interviewer in the early 1980s, he later served as co-chair of the Harvard Club of Chicago’s Schools Committee and was chair of the HAA’s National Schools and Scholarships Committee from 2008 to 2012. In 2012, Baird received the Hiram S. Hunn Memorial Schools and Scholarships Award. During his tenure as a member of the HAA Board of Directors, his roles have also included elected director and regional director of the Western...