Donald Covington (1928–2002), former Professor of Design in the Art Department of San Diego State University, taught courses in the history of architecture and design. He held an M.A. degree in Art from the University of California, Los Angeles. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Covington studied at the , Shropshire, and the , London. A member of the Editorial Board of the , he conducted research in the history of architecture and the decorative arts. Covington died in 2002 and is survived by his wife Karon Covington.