Baumberger Bulletin

Welcome back to our returning

Baumberger Scholars and welcome aboard to our new Scholars!  You are one of 223 Baumberger Scholars who received stipends aggregating $557,500 to attend 17 institutions in Texas this fall.  UT-Austin is the college of choice for 85 students, with 54 at Texas A&M, 40 at UTSA, 12 at Trinity, and the remainder of students scattered over the state in clusters of eight down to single entries.  Whichever school you are at, you would make “Uncle” Baumberger proud!   

 

This is an exciting year at Baumberger as we will donate our $40 millionth!  Mr. Baumberger would be very pleased that we have been able to fund 2,906 scholarships over the past 33 years.

 

Congratulations are due the 43 Baumberger Scholars who received bachelor degrees in May/August 2011.  At the September meeting Baumberger Trustees took special note that many students graduated with honors and the degree fields were broadly represented.  Twelve other Scholars left the program after completing their eight semesters with Baumberger.

 

Unfortunately, four students were dismissed from the scholarship program after evaluation of scholastic records for 2010-11 in terms of Baumberger’s minimum achievement standards.  The fortunate news is that more scholars are striving to make good grades to keep their scholarships during these tough economic times. We are pulling for each of you to do your very best!

 

We would like to express our sympathy and support to all Scholars who have experienced loss of loved ones or faced personal hardships during the past year. 

 

Please call or e-mail me if you have any questions or special needs.               

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    Cynde Zietlow

                                                    Executive Director

Important Information

 

· Scholars with continuing eligibility can look

forward to their spring semester 2012 stipends arriving at universities in January.  Due to the time constraints between semesters, students may need to consider taking out an emergency loan for the spring semester until Baumberger funds get to the university.

 

· Scholars planning mid-academic year transfers should advise the Baumberger staff by December 1 of acceptance by another eligible institution or face delay in spring checks.

 

· Proper notification should be made now if you have received additional awards or made other changes in your financial aid packages.

 

· If you will graduate or otherwise leave the Baumberger program after the fall 2011, please notify the Endowment in writing of your degree, career plans, etc.

 

· Several students have inquired about study abroad programs.  If you are contemplating studying abroad, you MUST discuss this with the Executive Director before participating or risk losing your scholarship.

Number 61                                                                   Fall Issue                                                              November 2011

Greetings to Our New Scholars

 

Fifty-five new scholars accepted the Baumberger Scholarship this fall.  Of the those selected, 36 are female and 19 are male, they are graduates of 26 high schools, and they have SAT scores ranging from 1010 to 1490 with a mean score of 1130.  We are proud to have you as part of our Baumberger family!