 Dr. Nutt accepted the presidency of
Lincoln College in 1982. After his retirement, in June 2002, he was
named President Emeritus of the college and was awarded an honorary
doctorate at the 2004 commencement services.
He taught, counseled and coached in
Kansas public schools for nine years and for two years in the state
of Washington, completing his doctorate before he was hired at
Highland Community College in Kansas. He served as college president
at Highland for seven years before coming to Lincoln College.
During his 28 years as a college
president he coordinated construction of 21 new buildings and nine
major restorations, brought North Central Accreditation to Highland
for the first time in its 109-year history, established a Lincoln
College campus in Normal in 1987, and began the Midwest College of
Cosmetology 10 years later.
He served in various capacities with
the Commission on Higher Education of the North Central Association,
including over 25 years as a consultant-evaluator. He was twice
named to the Outstanding American Educators. He served as president
of the Kansas President's Association for two terms and served on
the legislative committee for all of his tenure.
He received his bachelor's degree at
Fort Hays Kansas State, his master's from Kansas State University
and his doctorate in higher education administration at Washington
State University.
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He was born in Hanston, Kan., on
April 12, 1938, a son of James and Zella Nutt. His brother, James
Nutt, preceded him in death. Surviving family members include Mary
Hubin of Hanston, Kan., and Melba Lang of Pampa, Texas.
He is also survived by his wife,
Christina M. Nutt, whom he married on July 10, 2000, in Boulder,
Colo. Other survivors include two daughters from a previous
marriage, Anastacia J. Chittenden of Boulder, Colo., and Jeris
Donovan Livengood of Bloomington, and two stepchildren, Clinton Mark
Smith and Samantha M. Smith of Lincoln.
He was a member of the Trinity
Episcopal Church, served two terms as master of the oldest Masonic
temple in Kansas and conducted several fund-raising campaigns.
His hobbies were fishing and golf,
both of which he pursued vigorously. He regretted to admit that he
was a better fisherman than a golfer but enjoyed both to the utmost.
Memorials may be made to Lincoln
College or Trinity Episcopal Church.
[Lincoln
College news release]
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