Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship

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 College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College, and Schoolcraft College.

MSGCU will provide twenty-two (22) scholarships of $2,000 each, an increase of eight awards this year that includes three new scholarship offerings for paramedic students at Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, and Schoolcraft College.

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

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