Margie Bunten
By Dale Lendrum
Western Sun staff writer
On December 8, 2011 the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will honor Golden West College’s Margie Bunten as the Huntington Beach Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
Bunten has been a member of the GWC community for 20 years and has held her present position as the Director of the Foundation and Community Relations at Golden West for the past 13 years.
Bunten, overseeing the operations of the GWC Foundation office, its scholarship program and special events such as the Texas Hold ‘Em Fundraiser, said, “It is wonderful to see the community support Golden West College. They understand that the community college system and in particular, GWC, is their education hub and is here to support businesses, students and life-long learners.”
Bunten also serves on the Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau, Project Self-Sufficiency, and El Viento. She is also a director on the Advisory Boards for the Huntington Beach Assistance League Community, Council on Aging, and Orange Coast Memorial Hospital.
These community ties have helped to form a partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, which support the educational mission of GWC, to provide the best education possible to its students.
This marks the second year in a row that a member of the GWC family has been honored. The Dean of Criminal Justice and Nursing, Ron Lowenberg, was last year’s recipient.
