The Peggy May Award was created to memorialize Peggy’s professional accomplishments and to recognize individuals who exemplify her outstanding achievement in library development and/or recruitment of personnel to the library field. Nominations are submitted to the MLA Awards Committee and the award is presented during the Association’s annual conference.
Winners:
- 2025 – Ruth Jinkiri, MS Library Commission
- 2024 – No award given
- 2023 – No award given
- 2022 – Joyce Shaw, University of Southern Mississippi
- 2021 – Janet Paczak, Brandon Public Library, Central MS Regional Library System
- 2020 –
- 2019 – Mary Ann Peoples, Vicksburg Junior High School
- 2018 – Richard O. Greene
- 2017 – Meredith Wickham, Kemper-Newton Regional Library System
- 2016 – Barbara Rogers – Matty Akin Elementary School Library
- 2015 – Sarah Mangrum, Cook Library, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
- 2014 – Nicole Lawrence, Mississippi Digital Library
- 2013 –
- 2012 – Kaileen Thieling, Director, Central MS Regional Library System and Catherine Nathan, Director, First Regional Library System
- 2011 – Mac Buntin, Senior Library Consultant, Mississippi Library Commission
- 2010 – Sharman Bridges Smith, MS Library Commission
- 2009 – No nominations, no award given
- 2008 – Lynn Shurden
- 2007 – Prima Plauché
- 2006 – Jane Smith
- 2004 – David Woodburn
- 2003 – Ann Branton
- 2002 – Peter Psikogois
- 2001 – Chebie Gaines Bateman
- 2000 – Richard O. Greene
- 1999 – Stephen Cunetto
- 1998 – No award given
- 1997 – Glenda Segars
- 1996 – Frances Coleman
- 1995 – Jo Wilson
- 1994 – John Gaboury
- 1993 – Kathryn Merkle
- 1992 – Rhonda Tynes
- 1991 – Flora Scholtes
- 1990 – Ruby Assaf
- 1989 – Jeannine Laughlin Porter
- 1988 – Lora Long
- 1987 – Mary Emma Smith
- 1986 – Simmie Roberts
- 1985 – Lepoint Smith
- 1984 – Lelia Rhodes
- 1983 – Jane C. Bryan
- 1982 – Jim Meredith
- 1981 – Anice Powell
- 1980 – No award given
- 1979 – Jim Anderson
- 1978 – George Lewis
- 1977 – No award given
- 1976 – Mary Love
- 1975 – Howard Langfitt