Minot State University named Baldridge to their Academic Hall of Fame in 2013. Baldridge is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was given a 2019 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the only winner from Asia. The award was won for her work in developing and applying quantum chemistry programs in molecular science, for pioneering women-in-science symposia, and for championing for chemical safety in China.