Teresa Heinz Kerry

Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz Kerry (born October 5, 1938), is a philanthropist and the wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry.

Philanthropy

Heinz Kerry is the chair of The Howard Heinz Endowment and the Heinz Family Philanthropies (collectively, the Heinz Foundations), disbursing money to various social and environmental causes. She assists the community of Pittsburgh, where the Heinz family has had so many financial and family connections. In recognition of her philanthropy and activism, Heinz Kerry has received ten honorary doctorate degrees from the following institutions:

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• Bank Street College of Education
• Beloit College
• Carlow University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Clark University
• Drexel University
• Medical College of Pennsylvania
• Pine Manor College
• University of Massachusetts
• Washington and Jefferson College

Heinz Kerry was awarded the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism in 2003. She has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was also a trustee of New England Prep School, St. Paul's School, which her husband John Kerry attended.

Related Topics:
Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism - 2003 - American Academy of Arts and Sciences - St. Paul's School - John Kerry

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