Mary Jane and Dr. John T. Baldwin ’64 have established the Mary Jane and Dr. John T. Baldwin ’64 Endowed Chemical Engineering Scholarship. This endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Texas A&M University.
The Baldwins are also contributing to the Jack E. Brown Building Fund where the chemical engineering department is housed. The funds will be used to purchase benches that will be named the Baldwin Benches and be placed in the building for chemical engineering students to use.
John was a first-generation college student with a family that supported The University of Texas. However, once he visited the Texas A&M campus, he knew that’s where he wanted to go. “I worked at a grocery store through high school and junior college and a customer advised me that I should check out Texas A&M,” John said. “After a visit, I was sold and never considered any other school.”
John also went on to earn his doctoral degree at Texas A&M. “I was literally scared to my bones of failure at Texas A&M and studied around the clock. I was awarded several scholarships, and after graduation, I stayed for graduate school and received a Ph.D. four years after my B.S.,” he said. Following in his footsteps, two of his three children have become Aggies.
John said he was inspired to establish this gift because of his time at Texas A&M, both as a student and a senior lecturer. “After 27 years in the chemical engineering technology and software development and management industry, I returned to Texas A&M as a senior lecturer in chemical engineering,” he said. “During the 20 plus years that I was in this position, I gathered an increased appreciation of the chemical engineering students and decided I wanted to support the program as much as I can. Thus, the reason for the gift for the students.”
Ultimately, John hopes that his gift will be able to strengthen the quality of the chemical engineering program at Texas A&M.
How to Give
The College of Engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the United States, ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment. Endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education. If you are interested in supporting the College of Engineering or would like more information on how you can give, please contact Haley Jennings, director of development.