As a member the Department of English, Dr. Nutter currently teaches courses in American Literature as well as in the Modern Novel and American Novel; for Honors, he frequently teaches seminars in Composition and Rhetoric (ENGL 101), Composition & Literature (ENGL 102), and American Literature I & II (ENGL 201 & 202), as well as HONR 495-Senior Honors Thesis.
He received his doctorate in English from the University of Mississippi in 1993; he also earned an M.Ed. in 2004 from the University of Virginia with a specialization in Gifted Education.
Dr. Nutter previously taught at Marshall University where he received his master’s degree. He met his wife Laurie, a former LU professor for 30 years, at Tennessee Temple University where they both received their undergraduate degrees in English in the early 1980s.
As the Liberty Quiz Bowl coach, he has led his team to 11 Big South Conference championships in 13 years, with his team also finishing 14th in the nation in 2015. In recent years, his Liberty teams have defeated schools such as Princeton, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, William & Mary, UVa, Duke, Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Auburn.
Away from campus, Dr. Nutter is very active at Gospel Community Church Rivermont, serving as a Sunday school teacher, cook for Men’s Ministry breakfasts, and barista for the church’s coffee bar. When not in the LU classroom or at his church, he enjoys pop-up camping, trout fishing, driving his Jeep, attending LU sporting events (football, basketball, baseball & softball), and watching Orioles baseball.