[kel varson]

I had Mr. Putney for upper level history. Every time I hear Ron Paul speak I think of Mr. Putney.

[ToTheLeft]

He is my GNED prof. I am guessing it's the same guy...

It would be scary if its not.

http://liberty.facebook.com/profile.php ... %2Cstephen

If you are on facebook, that's his, to make sure its the same guy.

I personally love his class. He has this no-frills attitude about everything. He tells you what the options are, what he believes is truth based on God's Word, and doesn't let the class get off on wild tangents.

Plus he has that dry sense of humor I love so much.

[mrmacphisto]

That's Professor Putney's son, I think (that's Professor – not Mister, not Doctor). I had the original Putney for HIUS 222. The man had some really odd, controversial and interesting views/interpretations on American history. I loved his class, and despite his somewhat intimidating presence, he was a really nice guy and had a knack for remembering names.

[ToTheLeft]

That's Professor Putney's son, I think (that's Professor – not Mister, not Doctor). I had the original Putney for HIUS 222. The man had some really odd, controversial and interesting views/interpretations on American history. I loved his class, and despite his somewhat intimidating presence, he was a really nice guy and had a knack for remembering names.

Well, this guy (his son obviously) is a Dr. Putney.

But I found out he has only been here 2 years.

So it is not the same guy.

But he's still cool.

[jack_sparrow81]

HAHA I thought the same thing when I saw and heard Ron Paul speak. Putney was crazy and said some pretty outlandish things but he was cool and a good profesor. hahaha I remember one time freshman year (fall of 2000). he was passing around an attendance sheet on a blank piece of paper, and I was out of it that day (probably hanging out late wiht you youth majors from the night before) and used the sheet to answer my essays for a test not realizing the front of the paper had a list of names. Its one of those things where you had to be there with the look on his face. haha i'm stilll laughing about this. good times indeed

[01LUGrad]

He was a GREAT professor. I give him the credit for my 2nd place finish in the teacher of the year vote 2 years in a row. Maybe if he was just a little better...

The last I heard he had left LU because he hadn't done enough work on his doctorate.

By the way, are you sure that is his son? I thought he only had 2 boys...both were under 10 when I was at LU. Maybe I am wrong on that one.

[mrmacphisto]

Yeah, I remember he had really young kids too, but I assumed this was his son because they have the same name. I also thought "Putney I" had a doctorate. He just didn't want to be called Doctor because he felt the term cheapened his profession. His words, not mine.

[kel varson]

Yeah, I remember he had really young kids too, but I assumed this was his son because they have the same name. I also thought "Putney I" had a doctorate. He just didn't want to be called Doctor because he felt the term cheapened his profession. His words, not mine.

When I had him for History, in 01 or 02 he had not earned his Doctorate and he said he just hadn't had time. I think he worked construction on the side.

[mrmacphisto]

Maybe he said that when he earns his doctorate he would refuse to be called Doctor.

[ALUmnus]

The man built his house with his own bare hands, and maybe a hammer. It was hard to pay attention to the guy because he would always do that little cough/throat-clearing-thing after just about every sentence. I did enjoy the required reading for his class though, they were pretty good books.

[SuperJon]

People read for class? Who knew...

[kel varson]

The man built his house with his own bare hands, and maybe a hammer. It was hard to pay attention to the guy because he would always do that little cough/throat-clearing-thing after just about every sentence. I did enjoy the required reading for his class though, they were pretty good books.

Again, my class was upper level, but some of the books we read were borderline Conspiracy theory types. "The Day of Deceit" was a suggested reading. It was on Pearl Harbor and how FDR new it was coming.


MacPhisto: Wilfred Brimley fan I see. I love those commercials. I think he's hilarious...even though he's not supposed to be funny.

[mrmacphisto]

The man built his house with his own bare hands, and maybe a hammer. It was hard to pay attention to the guy because he would always do that little cough/throat-clearing-thing after just about every sentence. I did enjoy the required reading for his class though, they were pretty good books.

I remember the cough thing! I always thought it was funny. He also had these little catch phrases he liked to use, like "I'd wager to say," and "it's not the Christian thing to do class." I enjoyed the required reading for the most part. Looking Backward was an interesting piece of Communist propaganda, and In His Steps was worth reading even if it was very unrealistic.

MacPhisto: Wilfred Brimley fan I see. I love those commercials. I think he's hilarious...even though he's not supposed to be funny.

The Liberty Medical commercials are hilarious. SNL did a perfect parody back in 2001-02 with John Goodman.

[mrmacphisto]

I couldn't believe it, but I saw Putney I in Kroger on Wards tonight. I was on my way in and he and his wife were on their way out. If I wasn't in a hurry to get my stuff and get home (I'd just left work and was tired) I might have stopped to talk to him.