Peggy May Scholarship
Peggy May Scholarship Application
Application in Microsoft Word format
Application in PDF format
Peggy May Scholarship Recommendation Form
Recommendation Form in Microsoft Word format
Recommendation Form in PDF format
Poster Announcing the Peggy May Scholarship Competition
Poster in Microsoft Publisher format
Poster in PDF format
Flyer Announcing the Peggy May Scholarship Competition
Flyer in Microsoft Word format
Flyer in PDF format
How You Can Help Increase the Scholarship Fund
Donation Form - PDF
Recognition/Donation Form - PDF
Silent Auction Receipt Form - PDF
Peggy May Scholarship Recipients - biographies and photos of past winners
Peggy May Scholarship Brochure - PDF - may be freely copied and distributed
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ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
PEGGY MAY / MLA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Sponsored by
The Mississippi Library Association
The Peggy May/MLA Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance for the education of individuals planning to be professional librarians, information specialists, or media specialists in academic, public, school or special libraries. The scholarship award of $1000 will be made each spring to a qualified graduate student currently enrolled or officially admitted in the School of Library and Information Science at The University of Southern Mississippi. Both full-time and part-time students are eligible. Criteria for the scholarship include academic excellence, leadership capabilities, and an evidence of commitment to a career in the field of library and information science in the state of Mississippi. Previous experience or activity in the library field is a bonus but not necessary to be considered for the award. Applications are due by April 1st of each year.
Peggy May devoted her time and energy to the advancement of libraries in the state of Mississippi. Until her tragic and untimely death in 1974, she traveled the State extensively to support the efforts of library colleagues in small and large libraries to develop library services for Mississippi citizens. Peggy May loved all aspects of librarianship; she particularly enjoyed encouraging new librarians in their academic and career pursuits. The Peggy May Scholarship endowment was established after her death to honor her dedication to librarianship and support her commitment to recruit talented individuals to the profession.
The Association continually seeks to increase the endowment so the scholarship award may better address the growing costs of a graduate education in library science. Contributions to the scholarship fund by MLA members, as well as other interested individuals and corporations, are tax deductible. You can help continue the Peggy May legacy in three different ways:
Make a personal donation. To insure that your tax-deductible contribution is properly recorded, please use the donation form.
Recognize someone special with a designated donation. Does someone special to you or your library need to be recognized? Use the Recognition/donation form to insure that acknowledgements are sent to the appropriate people.
Secure items for the Silent Auction. The annual silent auction held during the MLA annual conference has been, by far, our most popular fundraiser. The success of the auction is due to the interesting and desirable items that folks can’t resist bidding on. We are indebted to those of you who have contributed items for the bidding. We need you to continue to bring items that you create, purchase, or secure through donations from local sources. Some vendors request a receipt for their donated item so we’ve created one that you can photocopy.
A downloadable brochure about the Peggy May Scholarship has been created. It may be freely copied and distributed. Peggy May Scholarship Brochure - PDF
