Dorothy Cheney Goodwin was an American educator and politician.
15 Facts About Dorothy Goodwin
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Dorothy Goodwin taught at the University of Connecticut and served in the Connecticut House of Representatives as well as on the Connecticut State Board of Education.
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Dorothy Goodwin was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Dorothy Goodwin's father wrote the legislation establishing the Metropolitan District Commission.
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Dorothy Goodwin worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1937 to 1939 and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics from 1939 to 1942.
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From 1947 to 1951, Dorothy Goodwin served as a government agricultural economist in Japan.
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From 1957 to 1969, Dorothy Goodwin taught economics at the University of Connecticut and served as assistant provost, responsible for institutional research and planning.
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In 1975, Dorothy Goodwin was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 54th District.
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Dorothy Goodwin served five consecutive terms and chaired the House's education committee.
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From 1984 to 1990, Dorothy Goodwin served on the Connecticut State Board of Education.
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Dorothy Goodwin served on the board of trustees at the Hartford College for Women and the board of regents at the University of Hartford.
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Dorothy Goodwin was awarded the Connecticut Humanities Council's Wilbur Cross Award in 1991 for distinguished scholarship and public service teaching.
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In 1993 Dorothy Goodwin donated almost sixteen acres adjacent to her house in Mansfield, Connecticut, to the Joshua's Trust land conservation organization.
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Dorothy Goodwin died in her home in Bloomfield, Connecticut, in 2007.
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Dorothy Goodwin's bequest established UConn's Dorothy C Goodwin Fund for Teacher Preparation.