E. “Ted” Bunn Student Excellence Award Winners

Edward “Ted” Bunn 1928-2006

Ted Bunn photo Edward “Ted” Bunn was one of AURCO's most ardent supporters. He became known to most faculty members regularly attending the annual AURCO conferences. He presented at conferences for over a decade, and the broad range of topics covered in his presentations reflected the diversity of interests he had pursued over his long and extraordinarily productive life.

Starting as an English instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, Ted became involved in radio as an announcer and advertising writer. He eventually became a marketing executive with major regional companies in industries ranging from meat processing to insurance.

Along the way, he developed a passion for history and an obsession with theater. He performed in and directed various plays with the Encore Theater group in Lima for almost half a century. He proved equally adept at dramatic, comedic, and even musical roles. Edward “Ted” Bunn was one of AURCO's most ardent supporters. He became known to most faculty members regularly attending the annual AURCO conferences. He presented at conferences for over a decade, and the broad range of topics covered in his presentations reflected the diversity of interests he had pursued over his long and extraordinarily productive life.

Starting as an English instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, Ted became involved in radio as an announcer and advertising writer. He eventually became a marketing executive with major regional companies in industries ranging from meat processing to insurance. Along the way, he developed a passion for history and an obsession with theater. He performed in and directed various plays with the Encore Theater group in Lima for almost half a century. He proved equally adept at dramatic, comedic, and even musical roles.

Ted taught communication, economics, and marketing courses at Wright State University’s Lake Campus for almost two decades. As at AURCO, most people at the Lake Campus got to know Ted because he had a habit of introducing himself to just about everyone and had an unflagging curiosity about other people’s interests. He was a great talker, and he was also a great listener. His laugh was every bit as distinctive as his voice.

But Ted should be remembered for his great enthusiasm for teaching and tremendous pride in any student’s success. He was among the first faculty members to regularly include students as co-presenters at AURCO. (He very quietly covered those students’ expenses out of his pocket.) He would be very proud to know that the AURCO student awards have been named for him.

Year Name Campus Type
2024 Karen & Richard Chinchihualpa Paredes UC Blue Ash Poster
2023 Eric Kniffen, Keen Wilson, & Yoshi Odaka UC Blue Ash Poster
2022 Isabel Smith & Lorain Clawson BGSU Firelands Poster
2019 Jessica Lauren Crook OSU ATI Paper
2019 Chu Piu Sze & Brittney Thomas UC Clermont Poster
2018 Joshua Doudna & Christopher Russell OU Zanesville Paper
2018 Paula Bingham, Bryce Anderson, & McKenzie Finkhousen UC Clermont Poster
2017 Will Sberna BGSU Firelands Poster
2016 Kyle Barron KSU East Liverpool Paper
2016 Heidi Rowles, Francis Ahenkan, & Amanda Janzen UC Clermont Poster
2015 Amy R. Kelly KSU Stark Paper
2015 Scott Teffner KSU Trumbull Poster
2014 Autin Mabe & Raheem Washington OSU Mansfield Paper
2014 Trevor Reed, Bryce Hina, Shadi Abu-Baker, & Phil Garber UC Clermont Poster
2013 Stacy Shindler & Melissa Weller OU Lancaster Paper
2013 Mark Wright & John Wright OU Lancaster Poster
2012 Melissa Howard & Rachel Piening UC Clermont Poster
2011 Laura Roediger WSU Lake Paper
2011 Alisa M. Racic UC Clermont Poster
2010 Evelyn Williams KSU Stark Paper
2010 Amy Boetticher & David Stroman BGSU Firelands Poster
2009 Daniel Carper UC Raymond Walters Paper
2008 Michael S. McCullough Akron Wayne Paper
2008 Wayne Kinney UC Raymond Walters Paper
2007 Jacob Smith BGSU Firelands Paper
2007 Jennifer Betz KSU Stark Paper
2007 Susan Yocum WSU Lake Paper
2007 R. Miltner, A. Rihn & Y. Williamson KSU Stark Paper
2006 Angela York WSU Lake Paper
2005* Desiree Hoffman KSU Stark Paper
2005* Jun Yan & Andy Jackson UC Clermont Paper
2004* Julie Ann Hoffman KSU Stark Paper
* Students included in the AURCO Journal before the inception of the E. “Ted” Bunn Student Excellence Award.