Baldwin Van der Bijl

At six years of age Baldwin’s family emigrated from Holland to America.
In 1978 Baldwin became a Clackamas Community College instructor in math and computer science. He arrived a time when personal computers were new on the scene. In 1985 he helped establish the Computer Science Department and served as c hair from 1985 to 1998. He witnessed the speed at which computer science changes both in theory and in equipment. It was this observation that led him to establish the Computer Science Endowment.
Upon Baldwin’s retirement as Vice President of Instruction in 2008, the endowment was re-named in his honor. Baldwin is a fierm believer in the mission of community colleges, the opportunities they prov ide to students, and the open door policy to all who yearn to learn.