On May 23, 2011, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston honored Susan W. Paine with the SMFA Medal Award.

About Susan W. Paine
Susan W. Paine, with her late husband Stephen D. Paine, has been instrumental in promoting arts, culture and education in Boston. They have long provided encouragement for emerging artists, seeking out works for their personal collection and supporting the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship, established in 1999 by the Boston Art Dealers Association, which supports students entering their final year in studio art programs at college in the city of Boston.

Susan is dedicated to supporting arts education through her involvement with numerous Boston-area institutions including roles as president, then chair of the board of trustees at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, during the museum's recent campaign; trustee emerita of the Boston Athenaeum; formerly on the advisory council of the Boston Foundation for Architecture and trustee of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Medal Selection Committee
Christopher Bratton, President, SMFA
Arne Glimcher, Founder, The Pace Gallery
Barbara Krakow, President, The Barbara Krakow Gallery
Jen Mergel, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. Beal and Bruce A. Beal Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, MFA
Carol Noble, Trustee, MFA
Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director, MFA
Edward Saywell, Chair, Linde Family Wing and Head of the Department of Contemporary Art and MFA Programs, MFA
Joanna Soltan, Curator, SMFA

Medal Planning Committee
Julie Callaghan, Co-Chair
Negin Riahi Ewald, Co-Chair
Demetra Taleghani, Co-Chair
Barbara and Theodore Alfond
Brenda Bancel
Rachel and Thomas Claflin
Lane Coburn-Alonzo
Happy and Bob Doran
Lee Doyle
Daniel Elias
Jennifer Epstein
Nataly Funk
Milly and Arne Glimcher
Abigail Ross Goodman
Elizabeth B. Johnson
Ann D. Macomber
Kathryn Porter
Jeanne and Stokley Towles
Rosamond Vaule
Linda Robbins Wakeman