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Teacher Feature: David Noon
By Rob Carruth
Whalesong Contributor
Along with an
all time high enrollment here at UAS, we have had the opportunity
to receive new faces among the faculty, all with their own stories
of how and why they chose Juneau. That is the big question these
days. Why move to Juneau? Well, as one of our newest faculty members,
Professor David Noon stated, “I know a lot of people in my
field that got crummy jobs at crummy places, but I am one of those
fortunate people who received a great job at a great place!”
Noon teaches three history classes on campus, HIST 131 (History
of the U.S. I), HIST 393 (ST: US Culture and Politics 1877-1945),
HIST 493 (ST: US Culture and Politics 1940-2001). Noon’s main
focus in history is cultural and social history.
Noon grew up in Roanoke, Virginia where he earned a
Bachelor’s degree in History and English from James Madison
University. After his BA, he studied at the University of Minnesota
in Minneapolis, where he received a Ph.D. in American Studies. During
this time he also taught American Studies and Cultural Studies part-time
at U of M and Macalister College. From Minneapolis, Noon got word
of a job offer to teach history at UAS in Juneau and applied.
In January of 2002, Noon met in San Francisco with Robin
Walz and Ginny Mulle for a pre-interview. Walz and Mulle sold Noon
on the idea of teaching in Juneau by saying nothing but good things
about our school. At the same time, Noon sold himself to Walz and
Mulle as a perfect candidate for the new history professor here
at UAS. In February, Noon came to Juneau for a second interview
and to check out the campus. At the end of March 2002, he was offered
the job.
Noon and his girlfriend, Angela Hayes, along with their
three cats and dog made the move from Minneapolis to Juneau. It
took them about 7-8 days to drive up. Noon and Hayes, who teaches
English 110 and 111 here at UAS plan on stay in Juneau for a while.
Noon said that he was “really excited to be here and is looking
forward to teaching class at UAS.”
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