George Barton Cutten (1874–1962) was a Canadian-born psychologist, moral philosopher, historian and university administrator.

He had various jobs including reporter, salesman, and pipe fitter before his uncle locked him in a room, refusing to let him out until he agreed to go to university.

He was appointed professor of moral philosophy, but returned to Wolfville in 1910 to accept a position as president of the university.

For more than a decade at Acadia, he actively supported the university's sporting programs and opened the Memorial Gym in 1920, a facility which continues to function today.

[4] After twelve years at Acadia, in 1922 he moved to Hamilton, New York, where he had accepted the presidency of Colgate University.

For the next seventeen years the school declared a surplus, in the meantime doubling its faculty, plant and assets.

[5] Though a substantial number of students organized and signed petitions calling for the renaming of the residence hall complex, the name remained at the time.