Awards
In 2012, Botstein was awarded the University of Chicago Alumni Medal.
In 2010, Botstein was elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States.
In 2009, Botstein was awarded a Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. The Carnegie Corporation annually chooses exceptional leaders of American higher education who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the realms of curricular innovation, reform of K-12 education and the promotion of strong links between their institution and their local communities.
In 2006, Botstein's recording of Popov's Symphony No. 1 and Shostakovich's Theme and Variations with the London Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Orchestral Performance.
In 2003, Botstein received the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
In 1996, he received the Harvard Centennial Medal, an honor given by the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to recipients of graduate degrees from the School for their "contributions to society".
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