Three Generations of Columbians
We are proud to have three generations of Columbians in our family. Our son Donald SEAS’15 had a great-uncle, Mr. John Lovejoy, who graduated from the School of Mines in 1911, as well as an uncle, Donald Lovejoy, a GSAS alum who received his doctorate in geology in 1958. We are happy to be able to share John’s biography as part of the legacy of the Engineering School. Patricia and Tom Lovejoy, Class of 2015 Parents, SEAS Parents Council 2011-present John Meston Lovejoy began as a mining engineer after graduating from the School of Mines in 1911. In World War I he served overseas as a captain of artillery. After the war he became a co-founder of the Amerada Petroleum Corporation with Everette L. DeGolyer, the late geologist. He was involved in developing the first seismic equipment for wells. In 1930 he became president of Seaboard Oil and in 1953, Chairman. Mr. Lovejoy was elected president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers in 1936. He received the De Golyer Medal in 1967 from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. In World War II, he served on the petroleum committee of the War Production Board and was a founder of the Oil Industry Information Committee. Mr. Lovejoy served on the Columbia Engineering Alumni Council, the predecessor to the SEAS Board of Visitors. He lived in Greenwich, Connecticut and died there in 1968. (Information from the New York Times, November 11, 1968)