Lakesha Smith is the 2016 recipient of the Peggy May Scholarship. Lakesha graduated from Hinds Community College in May 2007 with an Associate’s Degree in General Studies, earned a Bachelor’s degree in History at Jackson State University in May 2010 and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Library Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. She is acting Administrative Librarian for Hinds Community College’s Jackson Academic and Technical Center.