Golf with Hugh

August 22, 1998
Bob Swoap said:
Hugh was a good friend and colleague. I remember sitting with him at my first WWC faculty retreat in August 1998. He had a great wit and curiosity about him. Hugh was intrigued that I worked with athletes and teams in sport psychology. Once he learned that I played golf, Hugh took it upon himself to show me around WNC and hit as many golf courses as we could. (This was before Christine and I had kids -- when I actually had time to play golf!) It was a great way to get acquainted with the area, but more important, with Hugh himself. Among his many interests, he enjoyed golf, baseball, and Warren Wilson. He was a lot of fun to be around at lunches in Gladfelter, at WWC athletic events, and in the classroom. I've missed Hugh since he retired and am saddened he has died.

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My Favorite Professor

June 9, 2021

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From one of Hugh's many lives made better

June 14, 2021

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From one of Hugh's many lives made better: I think I was the only winner of the Hugh Himan Economics award. He was the person who most influenced my analytic passion. He taught me to challenge every assumption. He fueled my understanding of a "marxist" view not as an ideology but as an analyst. More than any other lesson -- objective review against "the common thought" was a mantra I repeated. "Never start a book of consequence" without knowing the author's bias was a pearl I kept with me for the almost 50 years since we met. He was my sobriety scout -- and 27 years later -- I owe my clear head to him. I was privileged to fill in for Brock at a couple golf tournaments and still have my Reems Creek member guest trophy. The world is a little less caring and little less objective today. I am missing something now, I had before. Love you man. daryl

June 14, 2021

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