Background
Savage, John Lucian was born on December 25, 1879 in Cooksville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edwin Parker and Mary Therese (Stebbins) Savage.
Savage, John Lucian was born on December 25, 1879 in Cooksville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edwin Parker and Mary Therese (Stebbins) Savage.
Bachelor of Science in Continuing education, University Wisconsin, 1903, Doctor of Science, 1934. Doctor of Science, University Denver, 1946. Doctor of Engineering, U. Colorado, 1947.
Assistant engineer and engineer, United States Reclamation Service, Idaho Division, 1903-1908. Associate with A. J. Wiley, construction engineering, on general consultant practice in irrigation and hydro-electric fields, projects in western states, 1908-1916 designing engineer’ for United States Reclamation Service in charge of civil engineering design, 1916-1924 chief designing engineer in charge of all designing including civil, electrical and mechanic work, 1924-1945. Major projects include dams and power plants throughout western United States Consultant engineer on hydro projects, power and irrigation projects for foreign goverments in Australia, Asia, Near East, Africa and Latin American.
Construction engineering bureau of Reclamation and T.V.A., since 1945.
Received Engineering Council gold medal, 1937, John Fritz medal. 1945, Henry C. Turner gold medal, 1946, National Resources communications of China gold medal, 1944, Washington award, 1949.
Gold Medal award, Department Interior, elected Reclamation Hall Fame, 1950. Popular Mechanics Hall Fame award, 1952.
Order of Ching Hsin (Nationalist Government China), 1952.
Honorary life member Reclamation Technology Club.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy Sciences, American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary), American Society Testing Materials, Colorado Society Engineers, American Concrete Institute, Institution Civil Engineers (London), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Jessie Burdick Sexsmith, June 1, 1918 (died July 1940).