High Noone: Dr. Laura Palmer Noone Leaves the University of Phoenix
On May 1, 2006, Apollo Group, Inc., the parent corporation of the University of Phoenix, announced the resignation of its president, Dr. Laura Palmer Noone, who has been with the university since 1987 and served as its president since 2000. Although Dr. Palmer Noone is scheduled to step down from her post in July, she will continue to serve as president emerita, and also to represent the university on a variety of academic policy boards. Apollo’s news release contained a statement from Apollo’s founder, John G. Sperling, expressing gratitude to Dr. Palmer Noone for her longtime contributions to the university: […]