Cheerio's story reminded me - I won the Sallie Beretta Outstanding Senior Woman award for my undergraduate class.
I won a silver tray.
The Outstanding Senior Man got $1,000.
When there was a glitch getting gypsyboots her financial aid package for the summer I called the alumni office and offered to bring them my tray if they would give her $1,000.
They did come up with $700.
I am now only 7/10ths as upset as I was.