Michael C. Lovell

Michael C. Lovell, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, emeritus, passed away on Dec. 20, 2018, at the age of 88. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Reid College and his master’s degree from Stanford University. He earned his PhD from Harvard University after serving in the Korean War. He taught at Wesleyan from 1969 until his retirement in 2002. He had a long scholarly career and received numerous fellowships and grants in support of his research. His work as a graduate student is still widely cited today, and in retirement, Lovell continued to publish articles and a book on economics. Richard Grossman, a professor of economics, said: “Mike Lovell was an eminent economist, adept in both theoretical and empirical fields, who would not have been out of place in any of the world’s leading economics departments.” Lovell is survived by his wife, Adrienne; their four children: Leslie, Stacie, George, and Martin and their spouses; and eight grandchildren.