Mary Lou Peyton

Mary Lou attended Industrial Institute and College and later taught part-time at Mississippi State College for Women (both earlier names for what is now known as The W) during World War II.

Her mother, Annie Coleman Peyton, was a founder of the university and professor of history from 1891 to 1898.

The Mary Lou Peyton Scholarships are made possible by a bequest gift of more than $2 million by Ann Coleman Peyton, niece of Mary Lou Peyton.