Biography

Dewitt C. “Bud” Baldwin served as president in 1983-84.

A native of Maine, a Swarthmore graduate, and a convinced Friend, Baldwin previously was an associate dean at the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Nevada. He came to Earlham from a successful medical career, having held positions at the Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, the Harvard School of Public Health and the American Medical Association. He endeared himself to students but found himself facing disagreements with senior faculty and the board of trustees. So he announced his resignation at commencement in 1984.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education awarded him its 2009 Gienapp Award for distinguished lifetime achievement.