She was instrumental in completing a multitude of significant projects for the city as the longest serving mayor in the history of Utica.
UTICA, MI, February 15, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Jacqueline Kathleen Noonan with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Noonan celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Leading a diverse career in both education and public service, Ms. Noonan retired in 2016 after nearly three decades as the mayor and city manager of Utica, Michigan. During her near three decades of public service, she was instrumental in completing a multitude of significant projects for the city as the longest serving mayor in the history of Utica and the first woman to serve in that capacity. Among these many projects, Ms. Noonan successfully received approximately $20 million in grants, part of which went to rebuild Van Dyke Avenue and construct the Utica portion of the Iron Belle Trail. She also ensured that every department in this small full service city became computerized, well-educated and received necessary upgrades and additional personnel.
Becoming active as a public figure in 1981, Ms. Noonan originally joined the Utica city council, where she spent four years seeking improvements. Her experience on the council eventually paved the way to her being elected as mayor in 1988. Ms. Noonan has also spent time on the executive board for Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments, which supports local government planning through various resources. She is also an active parishioner of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Ms. Noonan served over thirty years in various roles in the Michigan Municipal League, including President of the Board of Trustees, having been named a Life Time Member, its highest award, in 2020.
Ms. Noonan spent the first four years of her professional career teaching French at Bloomfield Hills High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1964, shortly after graduating from college. Married 56 years to her husband, Jerry Noonan, a local businessman and Utica's Assistant Fire Chief, this mother of five resumed her career in the classroom in 1986, and devoted another two decades to teaching in Utica Community Schools, second largest district in Michigan, before retiring in 2006.
Ms. Noonan received a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education and teaching, summa cum laude, at Oakland University in 1964. She later earned a Master of Public Administration on campus in 1988. Highlighting her achievements, Ms. Noonan received a Step Above Award from the Sterling Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2008. She was also named as the Businesswoman of the Year in 1985 and the Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year in 2004.
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