Tom Bunting, Truman State University student and alto saxophonist, was part of a quartet that won a Missouri music award.
Bunting, a native of Lake St. Louis, Mo., won second place with Truman’s Saxophone Quartet in the Music Teachers National Association collegiate chamber music competition held at Missouri Western University on Nov. 3.
Founded in 1867, Truman is Missouri's only highly selective public liberal arts and sciences university. U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of "Best Colleges" ranked Truman as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest region for the 15th consecutive year. Truman was ranked No. 1 by Consumers Digest on its list of "Top 50 Values for Public Colleges and Universities" released in the magazine's June 2011 edition. In its "2011 College Rankings," Washington Monthly listed Truman No. 3 among master's universities nationwide based upon the institution's contributions to the public good, with student service as one of three criteria. Kiplinger's Personal Finance placed Truman at No. 23 on its list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2012. Truman has the highest graduation rate among Missouri's public colleges and universities, according to the Missouri Department of Higher Education. The University, located in Kirksville, has an enrollment of 6,200 students.
