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Scholarships
The Harlow Bundy Scholarship
The Harlow Bundy Scholarship was established in 1964 by Margaret Bundy Scott and John McC. Scott in memory of Mrs. Scott’s father, Harlow Bundy, Class of 1877.
Harlow E. Bundy was born in Auburn, N.Y. At the age of 17 he matriculated at Hamilton. In 1875 he moved to Oneonta, N.Y., where he stayed for the next 10 years studying and practicing law with his uncle.
Meanwhile, his older brother Willard had opened a workshop that manufactured his own inventions. Willard’s passion was making clocks, including one that noted the day of the week, the month and the year, showed moon and seasonal changes, and played a jingle each hour. Harlow was fond of his brother’s clocks and inventions, but one in particular caught his eye – a clock that could record an employee’s work check-in and check-out times, as well as identification number.
Harlow saw in this device a promising business opportunity, and together with Willard founded the Bundy Time Recording Company. By 1924, after many mergers and considerable growth, the company was renamed International Business Machines, better known today as IBM. The Bundys are still often mentioned as “the fathers of the time recording industry.”
Harlow's daughter Margaret Bundy Scott became a strong supporter of the College. She created an endowed professorship and fellowship, in addition to this scholarship award, and also provided funding for the renovation of Kirkland Residence Hall, where her father had resided during his freshman year.
Other family members associated with Hamilton are Christina Carroll, the granddaughter of Margaret Bundy Scott and a life trustee of the College. Christina’s stepdaughter Cynthia Carroll and her husband, Christopher Marshall, are members of the Class of 1990.
June 2014
Please note: The named scholarships profiled on these pages support the College’s generous need-based financial aid commitment. These donor-funded scholarships help ensure the Hamilton promise of keeping education affordable through meeting a student’s full demonstrated financial need.
