Charles L. Tutt III

Charles Leaming Tutt III (January 16, 1911 – November 3, 1993) was an American engineer and educator. He is a well-known figure in the history of Colorado Springs.

Charles Leaming Tutt III was born on January 16, 1911, in Coronado, California. He was the eldest son of Charles L. Tutt, Jr., his grandfather Charles L. Tutt, Sr. was a notable businessman and miner. He had two brothers, William Thayer (1912–1989), and Russell Thayer, as well as a sister, Josephine Thayer Tutt. He studied at The Thacher School in Ojai, California.

Tutt spent most of his career with General Motors in Flint, Michigan, at first with Buick, and later with the General Motors Institute, of which he became dean of engineering. In the 1940s, he spent several years on the engineering faculty of Princeton University. After retirement, he moved to Colorado Springs.

He and his father's friend, Spencer Penrose, were the co-owners of The Broadmoor hotel and resort in Colorado Springs. When Penrose died in 1939, his father Tutt became president of the resort hotel and one of four trustees of the El Pomar Foundation.^[1]

Tutt was active in the engineering profession, serving as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1975 to 1976.^[2] He received an honorary doctorate from Norwich University, of which he was a trustee.

In 1933, Tutt married Pauline Barbara Shaffer. They had two sons. His first wife Barbara died in 1981. In 1982, Tutt married Mildred Dailey LeMieux, and had two stepdaughters.

Tutt died on November 3, 1993, in Colorado Springs.(1912–1989).