Donald Ray Atkinson (February 10, 1940, in

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–January 11, 2008, in

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) was an American counseling psychologist and professor at the

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(UCSB). He was known for his extensive work in multicultural counseling psychology. He was the director of training for UCSB's Counseling Psychology Program for ten years (1979–1989), and previously as Assistant Dean of the Department of Education there for four years (1975–1979). Atkinson grew up in

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and graduated from Baraboo High School. He served in the

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for two years. He wrote a book about Baraboo: "Baraboo: A Selective History." He also wrote other books and articles about counseling. He died from pancreatic cancer in Jackson County, Oregon. He retired from the faculty of UCSB in 2002.

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