When Brian Thibodeau was graduating high school, he didn’t have the grades for – or the interest in – furthering his education.
But Thibodeau always had a passion for flying.
“I wasn’t focused during or after high school to go to college and become a pilot,” the Bucks County native said.
Thibodeau didn’t realize that just 10 years after graduating from high school, in 2014, he would be awarded the Science, Math and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship created by the Department of Defense. The award encompasses a full ride to his master’s program at Temple, $33,000 annual stipend, paid summer internships and funds for health insurance and textbooks.
After high school, Thibodeau attended Bucks County Community College for two years. The recent undergraduate of Temple engineering decided to enlist in the air force when he was 21.
“If I couldn’t be a fighter pilot, I decided I would work…
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