North Mississippi Office:
1016 Louisville Street, Suite E
Starkville, Mississippi 39759
Post Office Box 1445
Starkville, Mississippi 39760-1445
Phone: 662.323.5234
Fax: 662.323.5256
Emails: dlspruill@bellsouth.net
lynn@spruillapts.com
- Mississippi, 2001
- Georgia Bar, 1999
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Mississippi Supreme Court all lesser state courts in Mississippi
- Juris Doctorate - Georgia State Univeristy College of Law, 1999, Cum Laude
- Master of Public Administration - Georgia State Univeristy College of Law, 2001, Cum Laude
- Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, 2001, Honors with an Award for top student in the joint MPA/JD program
- Mississippi State University, B.S., 1974
Of Counsel
Career Experiences
- City of Starkville, MS, Chief Administrative Officer, 2005 - 2013
- Starkville/Columbus Dispatch, Contributing Journalist, 2013 - Present
- Spruill Property Management, Owner and General Manager, 2000 - Present
- Delta Airlines Pilot/Retired, 1985 - 2004
- Addison - Texas Town Government, Mayor, 1988 - 1993
- Addison - Texas Town Government, Town Council, 1985 - 1988
- Addison - Texas Town Government, Planning & Zoning Commission, 1983 - 1985
- North Central Texas Council of Governments, President of Executive Board, 1992 - 1993
- North Central Texas Council of Governments, Executive of Executive Board, 1989 - 1992
- Atlantic Richfield, Corporate Pilot, 1981 - 1985
- United States Navy, Officer, 1975 - 1981
- United States Navy, Carrier Qualified Pilot - 1st woman in US Naval History to qualify as a carrier pilot, July 1979
Activies
Current and Former Boards, Councils and Organizations
- Greater Starkville Development Partnership Board
- Volunteer Starkville Board
- Starkville Community Theater Board
- MisssissippiHorse Park Board
- Airport Board, Starkville Misssissippi
- North Texas Commission Executive Board
- Dallas Independent School District Facilities Task Force Member
- Leadership Texas, 1993
- Metroplex Mayors Association
- Addison Business Association
- Airline Pilots Association
- Georgia State Bar Association
- Misssissippi State Bar Association
Professional Notice, Honors, & Certifications
- 50 Top Business Women in Mississippi, 2005
- Woman of the Year in Addison, 1993
- Featured in the book Molly Ivins Can’t Say That Can She?, Chapter on “The Women Who Run Texas”
Continuing Education
- Continuing Legal Education
- Continuing Real Estate Licensing Education
