Memorial services are scheduled this morning for Charles Campbell Hughes, 68, who held joint appointments in the University of Utah department of anthropology and the U.'s Medical School.
The services for Mr. Hughes, a resident of the Cottonwood Heights area, will be held at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Memorial Estates, 3115 E. 7800 South.He died Aug. 25, 1997, at Cottonwood Hospital after suffering a massive stroke the previous day.
Mr. Hughes, who taught at the U. 23 years, was a professor of anthropology and director of several graduate programs in the department of family and preventive medicine at the medical school. Among other appointments, he was scheduled to address incoming medical students Sept. 12.
Born in Idaho, the educator graduated from Harvard in 1951 and received a doctorate in anthropology from Cornell University in 1957. He had gathered field research for his dissertation on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, where he developed many friendships among the native people.
Also, he conducted postgraduate research in Nigeria and Nova Scotia. Mr. Hughes was proud of his Scottish ancestry and was a member of the Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band.
His widow, Leslie, and other family members suggest that donations be made to a scholarship fund in Mr. Hughes' name through the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the U. Medical Center, 50 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.