Sir John Southwood Jennings (born 30 March 1937) is a British geologist who was

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when ...

, having previously been chairman of

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from 1993 to 1997, and a director until 2001. He was born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, the son of George Southwood Jennings and Irene Beatrice Bartlett. He was educated at Oldbury Grammar School and

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. Sir John is Sloan Fellow of the

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and has honorary doctorates from

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and

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Universities, having previously gained a BSc in

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other Astronomical object, astronomical objects, the features or rock (geology), rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology ...

in 1958 and a PhD three years later. He joined Shell in 1968 and advanced through the ranks to become Managing Director of the

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Group from 1987 to 1997 and Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company plc from 1993 to 1997, when he was knighted. Sir John was a Director of the company between 1987 and 2001. Sir John succeeded Sir Denis Rooke to become Loughborough University's fourth Chancellor in 2003, he retired from this position in July 2010

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