Personal:

Appie Millsaps was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 10, 1966 to John A. Owens and Dorothy Terry Owens. She is married to Leland Edward Millsaps. They have three children: Brittany Anne Millsaps, Savannah Lyn Millsaps and Terry Virginia Millsaps.

Education:

Educated through high school at Tuscaloosa Academy.  Graduated summa cum laude, Class of 1984.  Graduated Dartmouth College, Class of 1988 with a degree in government. Graduated University of Alabama School of Law in 1992 with a Juris Doctor.

College and
Law School
Honors and
Activities

Member Dartmouth Riding Team and Club, lettered four years, president one year.  Member Dartmouth Outing Club, student representative of Board of Directors one year.  Member Delta Gamma Fraternity, house manager one year.  Language Study Abroad in France.

Law School - Editor Alabama Law Review, 2 years, Editor in Chief's Award, 1 year; Hugo L. Black Scholar; Judge Henry Mize Scholarship recipient; Member Bench & Bar Honor Society; Member Farrah Law Society.  Best Paper Awards in Professional Responsibility and Decedent's Estates.

Professional:

Member Stathmore's Who's Who, 2000-2001; Life Member of National Registry of Who's Who, 2001; Member Task Force of Women in the Profession; Member Young Lawyer's Section Executive Committee, 7 years.

Civic and
Community

Member of the Zonta Club of Tuscaloosa, Vice President, 2 years; Board Member, President-Elect and President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of West Alabama approximately seven years; initial community representative of Tuscaloosa's Challenge 21 project; Chairman of Tuscaloosa's Challenge 21 Quality of Life Task Force; Member of the Black Warrior Council of Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors; Member of Junior League of Huntsville, Alabama 1992-2001; Member First United Methodist Church, active on various boards and committees.