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<p>Heck, yeah! Who wouldn’t be honored to receive it? Congratulations! Beyond the recognition, those reference books can be pretty pricey, too. Good for her.</p>
<p>@perazziman, I’m not sure I get what makes the question I asked any more personal than anything else Debbie has been sharing here and, besides, she already answered me a few posts ago. I do understand people’s desires for privacy, though. In fact, I’ve been pretty private and vague, publicly on CC, about my own kids’ scholarships. I’m constantly weighing whether I should be more specific on these forums, in hopes of being more helpful, or whether I should continue to protect my kids’ privacy. So far, I’ve gone mostly with their privacy. So, I do understand your concerns.</p>
<p>For instance, I am familiar with free-rides plus stipends, and with the continuing student scholarship apps, and with receiving additional scholarships in continuing years on top of existing free-ride plus stipend packages. But I was not aware that academic departments would honor continuing students who are already on free-ride plus stipend packages (to include departmental monies) with additional departmental monies in following years. That’s a pretty sweet concept, and it probably does happen for some, but it hasn’t happened for my kids, and from the sounds of it, that’s not what happened for Debbie’s D. I’m not concerned or complaining in any way. I’m grateful as heck for A&M’s incredible generosity, and I would be happy for Debbie’s D if that what happened for her. But my question was really just a matter of curiosity and in the interest of being a better informed CC user. </p>
<p>Regarding scholarships that supposedly don’t automatically renew, in our experience, those scholarships do renew year after year. Sometimes the name of a scholarship changes (like, an awarded amount from one department might now be called the Michael Edwards Memorial Award whereas last year that same amount was called the John C. Douglas Award – totally made up names), but the amounts have always stayed the same or (on rare occasion) increased. It appears that they’re simply reallocating the scholarships within their departments so that they can better spread the wealth. The only difference is my son writes his thank you letter to a different person or organization that year. I would imagine that if a student’s performance tanks, his/her non-renewable scholarships would be in jeopardy. But, based on our experience, if all things stay roughly the same, those scholarships tend to renew year after year. </p>
<p>Best of luck to all! :)</p>