Westmoreland could offer to nominate him, but you don’t get offered a scholarship until you actually apply and are admitted (and obviously not everyone who is nominated gets admitted). Carson never even applied. But his book very clearly states he was offered a scholarship and that he turned it down.
See this MSNBC reporter’s twitter - he has posted the relevant parts of the book:
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin
Ben Carson is a liar. That should end the church lady support.