elected a fellow of the society of antiquaries of london (fsa) in 2006, he is a member of the athenaeum club (london) and of the johnsonians (new york) – a society he has chaired three times. wendorf served as a trustee of the bath royal literary and scientific institution, and continues as a trustee of the american museum. he was on the board of managers of the lewis walpole library (yale university). he previously served as a trustee of the museum of fine arts, boston (1999–2009), the latin school of chicago (1986–89), and the shady hill school, cambridge, massachusetts (1998–2000).