Contact: Addie Mayfield

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new Loyalty Scholarship at Mississippi State University is being designated for students seeking a degree in education.

David Tiffin, along with his wife Peggy, of Red Bay, Alabama, recently established the scholarship in MSU’s College of Education to provide annual support for students with demonstrated academic achievement and community leadership skills. In an effort to enhance the college’s recruitment, the award will benefit entering freshmen and community college transfer students. 

A 1967 business education major, Tiffin is the president and owner of Tiffin Supply Company, a hardware and appliance store based in his hometown. He also serves as Red Bay’s mayor, a position he has filled since first appointed in 2013. 

Candidates for the David and Peggy Tiffin Loyalty Scholarship must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). Transfer student applicants also are required to have earned at least 48 college credit hours. Recipients may be considered to receive the award for up to four years, provided they maintain academic eligibility. 

Along with the Tiffins’ prior support to Bulldog academics and athletics, the David and Peggy Tiffin Loyalty Scholarship also marks the couple’s second MSU scholarship. Their previous award, also a College of Education Loyalty Scholarship, began in 2010 and has assisted 13 students since inception. 

As a Loyalty Scholarship, the Tiffins’ gift will receive a matching contribution from the MSU Bulldog Club, which currently provides up to $500,000 for Legacy and Loyalty Scholarship gift matches each year. The organization’s ongoing commitment to grow these annual awards increases the university’s ability to attract emerging scholars.

For more information on utilizing the Bulldog Club’s matching program to establish scholarships at Mississippi State, contact Jack McCarty, executive director of development for the MSU Foundation, at (662) 325-9580 or jmccarty@foundation.msstate.edu.

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