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Name
  
Richard Suinn

Richard Suinn wwwapaorgImagessuinnrichardheadshottcm7134

Born
  
May 8, 1933 Honolulu, Hawaii (
1933-05-08
)

Known for
  
Past president, American Psychological Association; former mayor, Fort Collins, Colorado

Richard M. Suinn (born May 8, 1933) is an American psychologist, a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a former mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado.

Biography

Suinn earned an undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and a PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University. He served on the city council of Fort Collins, Colorado, then he became the city's mayor. He was APA president in 1999. He was the first Asian-American president of the APA. Suinn was also one of the founding members of the Asian American Psychological Association.

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Richard Suinn Wikipedia