John Howard Millsaps, III

Background

III, John Howard Millsaps, was born on August 28, 1954 in Lambert, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Howard Junior and Marion Joy (Neudecker) M.

Education

BJ, University Missouri, 1976.

Career

Public relations coordinator Six Flags Over Mid-American, St. Louis, 1977-1979, assistant public relations manager, 1979-1980. Director media relations St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1980-1983. Manager public relations Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, 1983-1986.

Manager communications division Cotton State Insurance, 1986-1988. Director communications Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association, 1988, vice president communications, 1989-1990. Vice president marketing and communications DeKalb County of C., Decatur, 1990—1995.

Director marketing and communications, board regents University System of Georgia, since 1995. Board directors Georgia Education Advancement Council, since 1996, president-elect, 2003. Member conference committee Council for Advancement of Education, 2000—2003.

Achievements

• John Howard Millsaps, III has been listed as a notable public relations executive, freelance writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Creative Process Center, St. Louis, 1979-1982. Member council on communications Northeast Missouri Conference of United Methodist Church, St. Louis, 1979-1983. Board directors American Red Cross, Atlanta, since 1987.

Chairman housing Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, since 1989. Member Georgia Press Association, Georgia Broadcasters Association (awards banquet committee 1983-1984, cracker crumble committee 1986-1987, special pay study committee 1987), Public Relations Society of America (program chairman since 1989).

Interests

• Writing, photography, cooking, bicycling, running.

Connections

Father:

John Howard M. Junior

Mother:

Marion Joy (Neudecker) M.