Edward Joseph Noonan (born May 30, 1930) is an

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and

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based in

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, and the former interim president of

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. He is the chairman of the board of Chicago Associates Planners & Architects, and was the lead architect in the Tryon Farm development near

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. Noonan has been associated with Shimer College since the 1990s, and was named an emeritus trustee in 2000. Following the removal of Thomas K. Lindsay from the position of president of Shimer College, he was appointed interim president effective April 20, 2010. He stepped down in 2012.

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Official siteShimer College press release announcing Noonan's appointment as interim president
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