Bunting® Awards Twelve Scholarships
September 16, 2009 8:24:00am
Newton, Kansas – Bunting® Magnetics Co. has announced the 2009-2010 recipients of the Walter F. Bunting and June A. Bunting Memorial Scholarships. This year twelve scholarships in the amount of $400 apiece were awarded to our employee’s college-age children for either university or vocational training.
“This is something that is very close to my heart,” stated Robert J. Bunting, Sr., President of Bunting®. “My parents, for whom these scholarships are named, lived and breathed for this company. They were very close to their employees and valued their hard work and dedication. So, to give some financial support in furthering the education of our employee’s children, that is very important to us.”
2009-2010 Walter F. Bunting Scholarship Winners
Travis J. Buller – Friends University (Wichita, KS)
Cody R. Flashman – Ivy Tech Community College (Bloomington, IN)
Derek S. Moore – Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Benjamin R. Van Horn – Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)
Dustin P. Rowe – University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
2009-2010 June A. Bunting Scholarship Winners
Sarah E. Hall – Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas City, KS)
Ariel M. Robinson – Heritage College (Wichita, KS)
Adelynn R. Pryor – Butler Community College (El Dorado, KS)
Brianne C. Moreland – Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)
Kelly R. Sanderson – Barton County Community College (Great Bend, KS)
Kylie G. Taiclet – University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
Sarah E. Bullen – Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL)
Since 2000, Bunting® has awarded 69 scholarships totaling over $29,000. These scholarships recognize the founders of the company. On August 3, 1959, Walter and June Bunting founded Bunting® Magnetics Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The original location, on Chicago’s north side, was a 500 square foot office on Fullerton Avenue. The company started as a stocking distributor for cast Alnico magnets and small ceramic magnet assemblies designed for industrial use.
Now, 50 years later, Bunting® has established itself as an industry-leading manufacturer in several product lines. From those humble beginnings, the company, headquartered in Newton, KS, has expanded to seven major locations including our Flexible Die Division in Newton, KS, our Magnet Materials Division in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; our Magnet Applications Limited (MAL) manufacturing operation in Berkhamsted, England, Magnet Application, Inc facility in Dubois, Pennsylvania, our purchasing office for Bunting China located in Ningbo, China and our official licensee in Boronia Victoria, Australia, Alpha Magnetics Pty Ltd.
Bunting® Magnetics Co. is a privately owned company located at 500 South Spencer Road, Newton, Kansas, USA 67114-0468. For more information on Bunting Magnetics Co. in the U.S. and Canada, call 800-835-2526. Outside the U.S. and Canada call 316-284-2020. Or visit our website at www.buntingmagnetics.com.
