HOWARD DUGOFF

1936 - 2020

HOWARD DUGOFF  
Howard Jay Dugoff of Washington, DC, died on April 14, 2020 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC from pneumonia and complications of Parkinson's disease.  Mr. Dugoff was a kind, loving man with a keen intellect who relished traveling, landscaping, cuisine, sports, the arts, politics and family. He was born on November 23, 1936 in Yonkers, New York. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's of science in physics from Stevens Institute of Technology.  He had a successful career as a research engineer, government official and consultant focused on highway safety and the environment. He was a research engineer at Davidson Laboratory-Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ (1959-1967) and the Highway Safety Research Institute of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI (1967-1971). He was chief of the research-analysis branch of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command in Warren, MI from 1971-1974, earning the Army Research and Development Achievement Award in 1973. In 1974, Mr. Dugoff was recruited to Research and Development in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, in Washington, DC, where he was involved in the implementation of seat belts and airbags. He was promoted to Deputy Administrator of that agency in 1977 and to Research and Special Programs Administrator in 1979.  After retiring from the Government in 1985, Mr. Dugoff was Senior Vice President of ICF International, a consulting firm in Washington, DC. He also served on the Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control. Mr. Dugoff's first marriage to Dr. Sandra Karp Dugoff ended in divorce. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Huong-Mai Aurelie Tran, his son, Richard Dugoff and daughters, Dr. Lorraine Dugoff and Julie Dugoff Waxman and their spouses, Rachel Dugoff, Dr. William Schlaff, and Scott Waxman, his step-daughter, Mai-Trang Dang and her spouse, Rachel Tardiff, his sister, Carolyn Gardner, and his eight grandchildren, Daniel Schlaff, Maura Schlaff, Julia Schlaff, Emily Dugoff, Matthew Dugoff, Jack Waxman, Michael Waxman and Elizabeth Waxman. A memorial service will be announced when it is safe to gather. Donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation.