Gov. Phil Bryant appointed John W. Starr, the owner of Golden Triangle Periodontal Center and a Mississippi State University graduate, to the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees Tuesday.
The Columbus resident’s appointment must be confirmed by the Mississippi Senate.
Starr replaces Glenn McCullough Jr., who was recently tapped to lead the Mississippi Development Authority.
“Dr. Starr is a Mississippi native and has applied the education he received from the state’s public universities to a successful career as a periodontist and business owner,” Bryant said in a released statement. “I am pleased to appoint him to the College Board.”
Starr earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from MSU, graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry and completed his periodontics residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
He has practiced in the Golden Triangle for 29 years and operates offices out of both Starkville and Columbus.
“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,” he said in a release. “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.”
Starr is a former president of the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners, a group he served for six years, and is a past member of the Mississippi Dental Association’s board of trustees.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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