Background
Atkinson, William Wilder was born on May 18, 1910 in Little Rock. Son of William Wilder and Mary Byrne (Parrish) Atkinson.
Atkinson, William Wilder was born on May 18, 1910 in Little Rock. Son of William Wilder and Mary Byrne (Parrish) Atkinson.
Bachelor, University New Mexico, 1936. Juris Doctor, University Colorado, 1948.
Associate, M. Ralph Brown, 1948—1951. Private practice Albuquerque, 1951—1962. Partner Hernandez & Atkinson, 1962—1970, Hernandez, Atkinson, Kitts, Kelsey & Hanna, Albuquerque, 1970—1972, Cotter, Hernandez, Atkinson, Campbell, Kelsey & Hanna, 1972—1973.
Senior partner Atkinson & Kelsey, since 1973.
Member Albuquerque City Commission, 1955—1963, University New Mexico Governance Advisory Commission, 1970, Albuquerque Human Rights Commission, 1974—1980, Governor's Task Force Municipal Finance, 1976, Albuquerque Community Council, 1963—1978, president, 1967—1968. Vice chairman Albuquerque City Commission, 1962—1963. Chairman City Albuquerque Personnel Board, 1964—1965.
Trustee Bernalillo County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center, 1968—1973. Board directors Goodwill Industries New Mexico, 1968—1984, president, 1973—1976, Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Economic Opportunity Board, 1967—1968, member, 1965—1968. Board directors New Mexico Chapter National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1974—1979, Senior Citizens Legal Services, since 1984, Arthritis Foundation, 1987—1988.
Delegate New Mexico Constitutional Convention, 1969. Member, executive committee Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, 1977—1980. Member of American Bar Association, University New Mexico Alumni Association (director 1960-1966), Albuquerque Lawyers Club (president 1954), Albuquerque Bar Association 1970-1971, New Mexico Bar Association, Order of Coif, Optimists, Knife and Fork Club, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Josephine Elizabeth Foster, October 20, 1934. Children: William Wilder, Richard Foster.