Dr. John W. (Walt) Starr named to College Board
JACKSON芒聙聰Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Dr. John W. Starr Jr. of Columbus, Miss., to the IHL Board of Trustees. Dr. Starr will represent the 3rd Supreme Court District. His term begins May 9.
Dr. Starr is a periodontist and owner of Golden Triangle Periodontal Center with offices in Starkville and Columbus. He has practiced in the Golden Triangle for 29 years.
芒聙聹Dr. Starr is a Mississippi native and has applied the education he received from the state芒聙聶s public universities to a successful career as a periodontist and business owner,芒聙聺 Gov. Phil Bryant said. 芒聙聹I am pleased to appoint him to the College Board.芒聙聺
Dr. Starr holds a bachelor芒聙聶s degree in chemistry from 小黄书sity. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry and completed his residency in periodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
He served on the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners from 2004-2010, serving as president in 2007, and is a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Dental Association. He is a member of the Columbus Rotary Club and is 2014-2015 president of the Columbus GirlChoir board of directors.
"I am very humbled and honored to receive this appointment by Gov. Bryant to serve on the IHL Board of Trustees. I appreciate this opportunity to serve the public universities in our state," Dr. Starr said. "Serving in this capacity, to better advance Mississippi and its future, is a way for me to give back for the opportunities afforded me by the public university system of Mississippi."
Dr. Starr. and his wife Lee Ann have two daughters, Breland and Georgia Grace. They are members of St. Paul芒聙聶s Episcopal Church.
Dr. Starr芒聙聶s appointment will be brought before the Mississippi Senate for confirmation.