Hugh Bayard Urban ’48

Hugh, professor emeritus of human development and psychology at Penn State, died on Oct. 3, 2001, in State College, Pa. He was 75.

Hugh served in the Army during the Philippines campaign as a mortar man and forward observer. Later he was in Gen. MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters.

Hugh joined us from Choate and graduated with honors in psychology in 1949. He was in the Glee Club, played varsity soccer, and was secretary of Prospect.

After receiving his Ph.D. from Penn State, he was chief psychologist at the Brattleboro, [Vt.] Retreat before returning to Penn State and becoming chair of individual and family studies in the College of Human Development. He retired in 1986. He published more than 30 professional articles and coauthored two books. He served St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in the vestry, on many committees, and in the choir.

Hugh is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Natalie, as well as two daughters, three sons, and his brother, Percy '46. Hugh was a consistently loyal Princetonian, as was his father, a graduate of the Class of 1906.

The Class of 1948