Peter MacFadden Scholarship

This scholarship was created to honor and celebrate the life of Peter B. MacFadden, by assisting students who not only have financial need but who have had to overcome some kind of obstacle or obstacles to pursue their education. Such obstacles might include such things as an unusual degree of challenges in family life during childhood or adolescence; earning a G.E.D.; lack of a residence; being the first person in the family to pursue higher education; and various other substantial challenges that a student might have encountered.

Students in LCC’s ACCESS (formerly TRIO program) or MSU’s King-Chavez-Parks “GEAR UP” program were especially important to Dr. MacFadden.

This scholarship is open to all students, with preference given to students who have earned a G.E.D. Preference can also be given to students pursuing a degree in the following fields or programs: Building Construction; Communication; Education; Paralegal; World Language; and ACCESS (formerly TRIO).

Qualifications

• Scholarship recipients shall be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits
• Recipients shall maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA
• Recipients shall be residents of the State of Michigan
• Preference will be given to students who have completed a GED
• Secondary preference will be given to students who have overcome significant life obstacles and/or are enrolled in Building Construction, Communication, Education, Legal Studies or World Languages programs
• Secondary preference will be given to students enrolled in LCC’s ACCESS program (formerly TRiO)
• Financial need will be considered