Board member

Laura Palmer Noone was president of University of Phoenix, where she led the largest private university in the United States. She retired from that position in 2006 and was named President Emerita of the institution. She also served as CEO for Piccolo Educational Systems from 2008 through 2010 and retired from that post in April of 2010.

Before serving as president, Noone was the University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for six years. She also served as Director of Academic Affairs at the University’s Phoenix campus for three years. She has served as a faculty member at the University’s Phoenix and Online campuses, teaching business law, ethics, communications and leadership courses. She was named Outstanding Faculty Member in 1989.

Dr. Noone’s legal experience includes 10 years as an attorney in general civil practice in Iowa and Arizona, and serving as a Judge Pro Tem in Chandler, Arizona.

Laura lives in Arizona, where she serves on the Arizona Board for Private Postsecondary Education. Among her many accomplishments, Noone has served as member of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a member of the board of the American Council on Education and on the Governor of Arizona’s P-20 Council. She is a member of the board of trustees of the University of Dubuque, Westwood College and the Phoenix School of Law, as well as very active in the philanthropic community.

Noone received her doctorate in higher education administration from The Union Institute. She received her juris doctor and master’s degree from the University of Iowa and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.