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 - WichitaState
University (Wichita, KS)

Travis
J. Buller - FriendsUniversity
(Wichita, KS)

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

Cody
R. Flashman - IvyTechCommunity College
(Bloomington, IN)

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

Guy
M. Moreland - FriendsUniversity
(Wichita, KS)

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

Tyler
J. Schmidt - WichitaArea
TechnicalCollege
(Wichita, KS)

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

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

2010-2011 June A.
Bunting Scholarship Winners

Rachel
S. Bullen - CarnegieMellon
University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Sarah
E. Bullen - ElmhurstCollege
(Elmhurst, IL)

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

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

Brianne
C. Moreland - HutchinsonCommunity 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

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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