Town of Mansfield
Proclamation
Honoring the Life and Memory of Dorothy C. Goodwin

Whereas, Dorothy C. Goodwin was born in Hartford, grew up in Connecticut and was a Mansfield resident for over 30 years; and

Whereas, Dorothy graduated magna cum laude from Smith College in 1937; and

Whereas, In and out of Washington, Dorothy interned with the Institute of Public Affairs, spent a summer on a Sioux Reservation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, served with a U.S. Department of Agriculture intelligence group based in New Delhi, India, and spent five years in post-war Japan as an agricultural economist; and

Whereas, Dorothy earned a doctoral degree in agricultural economics from UConn in the mid-1950’s and taught economics at the University until 1965; and

Whereas, Dorothy was the director of institutional research and assistant provost in charge of university planning at UConn and was also published widely, predominantly on issues of state taxes and state aid to education; and

Whereas, In 1974, Dorothy ran as a Democrat, was elected and served five terms as state representative for the 54^th District representing Mansfield; and

Whereas, in 1984, Dorothy retired from the Legislature and was appointed to the state Board of Education and the Mansfield Housing Authority; and

Whereas, On September 25, 1992 the Mansfield Board of Education renamed Northwest Elementary School to the Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School; and

Whereas, throughout a lifetime of service to the community Dorothy contributed greatly to the civic and educational life of Mansfield, she will be remembered fondly:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elizabeth C. Paterson, Mayor of Mansfield, Connecticut, on behalf of the citizens of Mansfield do have the distinct honor and pleasure to submit this proclamation in honor of the life and memory of Dorothy C. Goodwin on this twenty-third day of July in the year two thousand and seven. 

 

Elizabeth C. Paterson

Mayor, Town of Mansfield