Editing Richard C. Atkinson (section)

=== Post-retirement ===
After retiring from the presidency in 2003, Atkinson became chair of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education and served in that position until 2011. The division, part of the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine|National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine]], works to advance the frontiers of the behavioral and social sciences and their applications to public policy. Atkinson and his wife, Rita Loyd, met in graduate school at [[Indiana University]] and were married until her death on Christmas Day 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Union-Tribune |first=Gary Robbins {{!}} The San Diego |date=2021-01-07 |title=La Jolla scholar-philanthropist Rita Atkinson dies at 91 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/01/07/la-jolla-scholar-philanthropist-rita-atkinson-dies-at-91/ |access-date= |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>