Bunting increases college scholarship program

Bunting Magnetics has announced the 2010-2011 recipients of the Walter F. Bunting and June A. Bunting Memorial Scholarships. More scholarships were awarded this year – an increase from twelve in 2009 to eighteen in 2010. The scholarships, which are USD $440 apiece, are awarded to Bunting employee’s college-age children for either university or vocational training.

‘We are a family-owned company and we want to support the aspirations of our employee’s families,’ stated Robert J. Bunting, Sr, president of Bunting. ‘My parents, for whom these scholarships are named, were very close to their employees and valued their hard work and dedication. So, this program is something that is very close to my heart.’

2010-2011 Walter F. Bunting Scholarship Winners

Jordan D. Brown - Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Travis J. Buller - Friends University (Wichita, KS)

Steven J. Fishman - University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

Cody R. Flashman - Ivy Tech Community College (Bloomington, IN)

Derek S. Moore - Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)

Guy M. Moreland - Friends University (Wichita, KS)

Dustin P. Rowe - University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

Tyler J. Schmidt - Wichita Area Technical College (Wichita, KS)

Jonathan M. Wilks - University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)

Benjamin R. Van Horn - Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)

2010-2011 June A. Bunting Scholarship Winners

Rachel S. Bullen - Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Sarah E. Bullen - Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL)

Luisa Fernanda Garcia - University of Nuevo Leon (Nuevo Leon, México)

Hannah L. Hall - Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Brianne C. Moreland - Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)

Cristyn T. Rowe - University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

Kaitlin E. Turk - Butler Community College (El Dorado, KS)

Kylie G. Taiclet - University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

This year’s scholarship amount of USD $440 represents a 10 percent increase from 2009.

Since 2000, Bunting has awarded 87 scholarships totaling over USD $36,000. On August 3, 1959, Walter and June Bunting founded Bunting Magnetics 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.

From those humble beginnings, the company, headquartered in Newton, Kansas, has expanded to seven locations including its Flexible Die Division in Newton, Kansas; a Magnet Materials Division in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; the Magnet Applications Limited (MAL) manufacturing operation in Berkhamsted, England; Magnet Application facility in Dubois, Pennsylvania; a purchasing office located in Ningbo, China; and an official licensee in Boronia Victoria, Australia, Alpha Magnetics.

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