{"id":121380,"date":"2017-01-24T14:47:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=121380"},"modified":"2017-01-24T14:47:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:47:03","slug":"memoriam-professor-emerita-alexinia-baldwin-71-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/01\/memoriam-professor-emerita-alexinia-baldwin-71-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Alexinia Baldwin \u201971 Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Professor Emerita Alexinia Baldwin passed away Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo Credit: Shannon McAvoy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alexinia Young Baldwin \u201971 Ph.D., professor emerita of the Neag School Department of Curriculum and Instruction, died on Jan. 21, 2017. She\u00a0was 91.<\/p>\n

An internationally recognized expert in curriculum development and instructional theory\u00a0for gifted and early childhood education, Baldwin earned a Ph.D. from the Neag School under Professor Joseph Renzulli.\u00a0She\u00a0began her teaching career at the height of the civil rights movement as an instructor of the first class of black gifted students in Birmingham, Ala.<\/p>\n

Baldwin\u00a0returned to the Neag School in 1988 as a professor of curriculum development and theory, where she remained until her retirement in 2003. She\u00a0also served as department head from 1988 to 1994. Her research focused on the education of gifted students, specifically on the recognition and development of the academic talents of children from minority groups.<\/p>\n

From 1998 to 2000, Baldwin served as a Consultant to the United States Office of Civil Rights and had a lifelong involvement in pursuing human rights and equity for all individuals \u2014 which\u00a0included actively participating in civil rights marches during the 1960s. In addition, she\u00a0served as chair of the UConn Chancellor\u2019s Commission on the Status of Women and held offices in many professional organizations, including\u00a0serving as\u00a0president of the Capital District Chapter of 100 Black Women and as a board member of Connecticut\u2019s Women Hall of Fame Foundation.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[Professor Baldwin\u2019s]\u00a0colleagues considered her a role model, a leader, and a pioneer in her field.\u201d\u00a0Professor Mary Anne Doyle<\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Baldwin\u00a0served as\u00a0a visiting professor of gifted education at numerous higher education institutions \u2014 including Purdue University, the University of Melbourne, and Tartu University in Estonia. She was an advisor and mentor to many students as well, and\u00a0was instrumental in\u00a0establishing and supporting the\u00a0Philo T. Pritzkau Fund<\/a>, a scholarship fund that supports graduate students in the Neag School.<\/p>\n

In 2004, the Neag School honored her with the Distinguished Alumni Award. She also was named an outstanding Connecticut Woman Graduate in Leadership; a member of the Martin Luther King Colloquium of Scholars at Morehouse University; and a 2004 Distinguished Scholar by the National Association for Gifted Children. An active member of the community, Baldwin was involved with the UConn Foundation\u2019s Close to Home Committee and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlexinia was an enthusiastic professor who embraced her opportunities to teach our students, conduct research, and contribute to our School and her professional organizations,\u201d says Mary Anne Doyle, professor and head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Neag School. \u201cHer colleagues considered her a role model, a leader, and a pioneer in her field. Always a woman of style and grace, she was valued for her mentorship and lovely sense of humor. And, if the Huskies were playing at home, Alexinia was there, cheering on her favorite team.\u201d<\/p>\n

She received master of arts from the University of Michigan and her bachelor\u2019s degree from Tuskegee University.<\/p>\n

Visitation hours are scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, at the\u00a0Potter Funeral Home<\/a>\u00a0in Willimantic, Conn.\u00a0A memorial service\u00a0will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Chapel on the UConn Storrs campus, with burial to follow.\u00a0Further details will be made available via the\u00a0Potter Funeral Home website<\/a>\u00a0in the coming days.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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