Memorial planned for noted UW scientist and leader Ira Baldwin

A memorial is planned in Madison for Ira L. Baldwin, 104, a retired scientist and administrator at UW–Madison who died last month in Tucson, Ariz.

The memorial will be held at First Congregational Church at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26.

Baldwin, professor emeritus of bacteriology and former dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, helped discover bacteria that improved crop yields. A World War I veteran, he held several top posts at the University of Wisconsin during a career on campus that spanned four decades.

Baldwin lived in Tucson, Ariz., with his wife of 45 years, Ineva Reilly Meyer Baldwin. His wife was assistant to the dean of women at the university in 1941-42, and assistant dean of the College of Letters and Science during 1946-54.

The family asks that memorials be made to the University of Wisconsin Foundation-Ira Baldwin Memorial, P.O. Box 8860, Madison, Wis. 53708-8860; or the Ira-Ineva Baldwin “Best Should Teach” Fund, P.O. Box 1140, Boulder, Colo. 80306.