In Memoriam: Hugo Maynard (Hugo Du Coudray) 1933 -2015 ugo Maynard was born Hugo du Coudray in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies in 1933. He later adopted the name of his stepfather, Maynard, but recently, after a visit with his relatives in Trinidad, he went back to his original name. Hugo came to the United States in 1943. He finished elementary school in Montreal, Canada and high school in Yuma, Arizona. He became an American citizen in 1950. He attended the School of Engineering of the University of Arizona and studied anthropology at Mexico City College. At the University of California Berkeley, he earned a B.A. and pre-medical degree in Psychology in 1959. He earned an M.A. in Psychology at the University of Oregon in 1964 and a Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Oregon in 1966. He taught at Stanford University from 1963 to 1967 and at Portland State University from 1967 until his retirement in 1995. Professor Maynard was one of the founding members of the Department of Psychology and helped to establish the department’s focus on applied psychology and community outreach. In his honor, the department established the Hugo Maynard Blue Denim Fund, named for his habitual dress and designed to provide scholarships for undergraduate students in the Psychology department. After retirement from PSU, Professor Maynard joined the faculty of Oregon Health & Science University. He co-authored clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and served as an investigator for clinical trials in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Ecuador. He was instrumental in teaching research methods to students in developing countries and in establishing independent research teams in those areas. Professor Maynard is survived by his wife, Sharon; four brothers and five sisters; two children from his first marriage, Alison Pillette and Caitlin Maynard; two children from his marriage with Sharon, Max Maloney and Viva Mertlich; and five grandchildren. The family suggests donations to the Blue Denim Fund. RAPS extends sincere condolences to Professor Maynard’s family. --John R. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English H
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