The Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship is named in honor of the late Stephen Thomas, who served on the MSGCU board for 21 years. He was a Vietnam War Veteran, a retired Sergeant of the Macomb County Sheriff Department, and retired as the Administrator of the Special Investigation Unit for Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association. The scholarship is offered to cadets enrolled in the fire and/or police academies at Macomb Community, Oakland Community, Washtenaw Community, and Schoolcraft Colleges.

To learn more about this scholarship, please contact the program directors of the following academies:

• Oakland Community College Fire Academy
• Oakland Community College Police Academy
• Macomb Community College Fire Academy
• Macomb Community College Police Academy
• Schoolcraft College Fire Academy
• Schoolcraft College Police Academy
• Washtenaw Community College Police Academy