Paul T. Wietig, assistant vice president in the Office of Interprofessional Education in UB’s Academic Health Center, died April 11. He was 68.

Wietig joined UB in 2007 as core curriculum coordinator in the School of Public Health and Health Professions after serving as deputy superintendent of the Amherst Central School District.

He was named assistant vice president of interprofessional education in 2014, responsible for developing infrastructure, facilitating staff development and identifying and delivering the best curricular instructional activities for interprofessional education.

“Paul’s work was a significant element of UB’s commitment, participation and engagement in matters associated with health care reform,” said Michael Cain, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “As a result, our faculty, students and graduates are better prepared to teach, learn and serve in the health care workforce of the 21st century.”

In recognition of his work, Wietig received the FBI’s 2014 Director’s Community Leadership Award, a special award created as a way to honor individuals and organizations for their efforts in combating crime, terrorism, drugs and violence in America.

He was cited for bringing together law enforcement, public health officials and members of the heath care community, and encouraging them to collaborate.

A Buffalo native, Wietig earned a bachelor’s degree in history and government from UB, a master’s degree in education from Canisius College and a doctorate in curriculum development from UB.  

Outside of the office, he volunteered his time as a trustee of the Town of Amherst Libraries System, as a member of the Educational Advisory Board of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and as an advisory board member of the Thomas Reynolds Center for Special Education and After-School Programs.        

Memorial contributions can be made to the Amherst Operetta Association or the University at Buffalo Paul T. Wietig Memorial Fund.