William Harry Mayne was born April 29, 1913, in Austin, Texas. He attended elementary and high school in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas in June 1935, with degrees of B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. His extra-curricular activities included offices in student chapters of professional organizations and varsity football letters in 1933 and 1934.
     Upon graduation from Texas he was employed by Petty Geophysical Engineering Company in June, 1935, an association that has continued to this day, more than 30 years later. Harry Mayne held various field jobs with Petty varying from Assistant Observer to
     Observer, Observer-Field Manager in many areas ranging from Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast, the Venezuela, and Trinidad. In 1939 Harry transferred to the Petty Laboratories in San Antonio, Texas, where his field experiences were put to good end, resulting in the design, construction, and successful field use of new model amplifiers. Thus began the career of an inquisitive, resourceful individual who was always looking for better equipment to do a better job.
     Harry's present position as Vice-President, Technical Services, Petty Geophysical Engineering Company, reflects the continuing development and application of new ideas pertaining to the recording and utilization of seismic signals. In 1950 Harry Mayne filed evidence of invention for patent coverage on the Common Reflection Point method of seismic recording, resulting in the granting of United States Patent 2,732,906 in January 1956.
     In 1961 the Society of Exploration Geophysicists established an award known as the SEG Megal Award to be given in recognition of distinguished contribution to the technological advancement of the science of exploration geophysics.
     Although John Crawford, Bill Doty, and Milford Lee were convinced Vibroseis would work, it was an uphill struggle to convince some of their colleagues that Vibroseis was a usable seismic tool.
     Harry Mayne, in recognition of a distinguished career as a developer of better means of recording seismic signals as applied in exploration geophysics, and which are important in the discovery of oil, in particular for the invention of the Common Reflection Point method of seismic recording, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists hereby presents you with the SEG Medal Award.

     W. H. Courtier