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That venture came up over breakwast with 73 year old Phillip Haselton JRJr., Leonard Baldwin's grandson. A Drew trustee for 43 years (1954 to 1997) who remains very involved, he served under six board chairmen and four university presidents and chaired the board himself from 1979 to 1984. He was described in a retirement resolution as a "Methodist gentleman of intellect, good sense, and persistence, who has met good times and bad with unfailing good humor."
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Donald made quick decisions. His daughter, Mrs. Diana Dunnan, recalled that, "when the railroad ferries stopped running to downtown New York, Pop never went to the offices again." Haselton noted that Donald "hated any meeting that lasted more than 40 minutes." There is no question that Donald Baldwin put the university on the road to academic and financial stability. He fully supported the intensive building program od of Drew's seventh president, Fred Garrigus Holloway . It was not mere lip service. He underwrote the men's dormitory (Baldwin Hall) that opened in the fall of 1953. He was also a major contributor to the Donal R. Baldwin auditorium-gymnasium-natatorium complex that is now a significant part of the Simon Forum.
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