Dr. Staggs earned his bachelor's degree from the State College of Arkansas, his master's from George Peabody College for Teachers, and his doctorate from the University of Houston. While working with Kappa Delta Pi, the undergraduate honor society in education, he was approached about having a scholarship created in his name. Through his and other contributions, the Jack Staggs Kappa Delta Pi scholarship is given annually to several students. With his efforts and contributions, Dr. Staggs has helped create the Valine Hobbs Elementary Education Scholarship, the Mozelle Powell Spanish Endowed Scholarship, and the Jessie A. Lewis Reading Scholarship. When the Educational Leadership and Counseling doctoral program began, he established the Jack Staggs Educational Leadership and Counseling Dissertation Award. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.