2009 National Merit Finalists

<p>I understand, from the NMSC web-site, that the corporate sponsored awards are given to students who meet specific criteria…like a parent who works for the company, or the company production plant or research facility is in your community. I don’t think every finalist is automatically considered for a corporate sponsored award. Didn’t the semi-finalist paperwork ask where parents worked for just that reason? Is that how other folks see it?</p>