Apollo Group Inc. Announces the Retirement of Dr. Laura Palmer Noone.PHOENIX -- Apollo Group Apollo Group, Inc. NASDAQ: APOL is an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona. Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides higher education to working adults. Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL APOL Asia Pacific Online APOL Alternate Person on Line ) today announced that the president of University of Phoenix, Dr. Laura Palmer Laura Palmer is a fictional character played by Sheryl Lee on the David Lynch/Mark Frost television series Twin Peaks. Her death was the catalyst for the events of the series. Noone, will step down from her post on July 1, 2006, to spend more time with her family. Noone will serve as president emerita e·mer·i·ta adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita. n. pl. for the University, and continue to represent the University on numerous academic policy boards including the Arizona Private Postsecondary Board and the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Noone's association with the University has spanned 19 years, from her first years as a faculty member, to director of academic affairs, to vice president for academic affairs and to president in 2000. "We wish to express our appreciation to Laura for her many years of service and her unwavering focus on the mission of the University of Phoenix," said Dr. John G. Sperling, interim executive chairman of the board. "We are also delighted that we will continue to benefit from her broad range of institutional knowledge, as well as her deep political and academic expertise in her new role as president emerita." The University announced that it will conduct a formal search for a permanent successor. Apollo Group Inc. has been providing higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. programs to working adults for almost 30 years. Apollo Group Inc. operates through its subsidiaries: The University of Phoenix Inc., Institute for Professional Development, The College for Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Institutes Corp., and Western International University Inc. The consolidated enrollment in its educational programs makes it the largest private institution of higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States refers to colleges and universities within the United States. Overview The American university system, like the American educational system in general, is highly decentralized because the U.S. . It offers educational programs and services at 95 campuses and 159 learning centers in 39 states, Puerto Rico, Alberta, British Columbia, the Netherlands and Mexico. For more information about Apollo Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, call 800-990-APOL or visit Apollo on the company Web site at: www.apollogrp.edu. |
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