A Legacy of Giving
Photo by one of Hugel’s television colleagues: “I was scrambling down the station steps to cover the 1968 Baltimore riots,” he recalls.
David Hugel, J.D. ’73, M.S. ’77, a Vietnam War veteran and nationally recognized authority on public and highway safety, has always believed service to country and community is important.
Like many UBalt students, Hugel worked while he attended school. At one point, he was a news reporter for WBAL and WJZ Baltimore where he covered the unrest in 1968.
After earning his degree, Hugel went on to teach as an adjunct professor in UBalt’s criminal justice program before joining Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. There he taught constitutional law, evidence and police civil liability to law enforcement officials from across the country.
His passion for service and helping others is reflected in the legacy he is leaving for UBalt students and the community.
In 2018, Hugel established the David H. Hugel Papers held in the Special Collections Department of UBalt’s Robert L. Bogomolny Library. The collection is open to UBalt students, faculty, staff and the community. It contains publications, articles, photographs and other ephemera related to Hugel’s professional career, electioneering and community activism.
Hugel today.
Most recently Hugel worked with the College of Public Affairs and the Office of Institutional Advancement to create the David H. Hugel Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship supports future UBalt undergraduate students who are passionate about making their communities a better place for all.
To fund the scholarship, Hugel has generously included a bequest for UBalt in his will. He is ensuring his legacy of service lives on.
Including UBalt in estate plans is a way alumni and friends can pass down opportunities to the next generation. When these gifts create an endowment—as Hugel’s will—they grow and prosper indefinitely, benefiting UBalt students, faculty and programs.
UBalt’s Office of Advancement and External Relations provides gift planning resources and assistance to alumni and friends who would like to continue their support of UBalt students. Most of the more than $1 million in bequests UBalt has received in the last two years will eventually provide direct support to our students. For more information about gift planning with The University of Baltimore, please contact Tara Mulligan at 410.837.6152 or tmulligan@ubalt.edu.