Town of Mansfield
Proclamation
Honoring the Life and Memory of Dorothy C. Goodwin
Whereas,
Dorothy C. Goodwin was born in
Whereas,
Dorothy graduated magna cum laude from
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 54th 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
NOW,
THEREFORE, I,
Mayor, Town of

