”’Tim Troupe Noonan”’ (b. October 31, 1952) is an American writer, ghostwriter, journalist, publisher, podcaster, higher education consultant, and former professional tennis player.
”’Tim Troupe Noonan”’ (b. October 31, 1952) is an American writer, ghostwriter, journalist, publisher, podcaster, higher education consultant, and former professional tennis player.
”’Early Life and Education”’
Early and
Noonan was born in Springfield, Ohio to Howard B. Noonan, a mortgage banker<ref>[https://archives.ccplohio.org/digital/collection/KC/id/16/ The Kissell Company 1884-1984 A Century of Service page 17 – Kissell Company – Exploring Clark County, Ohio History]</ref>, and Mary Lu (Kissell) Noonan. He attended Deerfield Academy and Stanford University, graduating with honors in American Studies. He earned a master’s degree in religion and culture from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)<ref>Charles Eliot’s Harvard, 1869-1909 : Secular Institution or Religious Ideal?: by Timothy Troupe Noonan, UNC Chapel Hill Library; 1982 Thesis / Dissertation
Noonan was born in Springfield, Ohio to Howard B. Noonan, a mortgage banker<ref>[https://archives.ccplohio.org/digital/collection/KC/id/16/ The Kissell Company 1884-1984 A Century of Service page 17 – Kissell Company – Exploring Clark County, Ohio History]</ref>, and Mary Lu (Kissell) Noonan. He attended Deerfield Academy and Stanford University, graduating with honors in American Studies. He earned a master’s degree in religion and culture from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)<ref>Charles Eliot’s Harvard, 1869-1909 : Secular Institution or Religious Ideal?: by Timothy Troupe Noonan, UNC Chapel Hill Library; 1982 Thesis / Dissertation
A top ranked junior tennis player and member of Stanford University’s national championship men’s tennis team<ref>[https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/04/29/no-advantage-facing-stanford NO ADVANTAGE FACING STANFORD – Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com]</ref>, he began his writing career while playing on the ATP world professional tennis tour.
A top ranked junior tennis player and member of Stanford University’s national championship men’s tennis team<ref>[https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/04/29/no-advantage-facing-stanford NO ADVANTAGE FACING STANFORD – Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com]</ref>, he began his writing career while playing on the ATP world professional tennis tour.
== Writing ==
”’Author and Publisher”’
He has written and published over 25 books, most privately commissioned through two imprints: Heritage Histories, a custom publisher specializing in bespoke, coffee table corporate and institutional histories and ghostwritten memoirs for individuals<ref>Heritage Histories – Overview, News & Similar companies | ZoomInfo.com</ref>, and Midvale Press<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noonan |first=Timothy |date=2023 |title=Midvale Press |url=www.midvalepres.com |url-status=live |website=midvalepress.com}}</ref>, a trade imprint specializing in memoirs, histories, and the Practical Wisdom series. In connection with the release of the first book in the series, ”Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Caree”r<ref>{{Cite book |last=Noonan |first=Timothy |title=Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Career |date=2023 |publisher=Midvale Press |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-7363756-8-6 |edition=First |location=Chapel Hill, N.C. |language=English}}</ref>, Noonan was a keynote speaker at the Career Management School’s Fall 2024 Career Forum, the largest career services conference in eastern Europe and Russia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Career Forum 2024 |url=https://careermanagementschool.com/forum-2024 |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=careermanagementschool.com |language=en}}</ref>.
He has written and published over 25 books, most privately commissioned through two imprints: Heritage Histories, a custom publisher specializing in bespoke, coffee table corporate and institutional histories and ghostwritten memoirs for individuals<ref>Heritage Histories – Overview, News & Similar companies | ZoomInfo.com</ref>, and Midvale Press<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noonan |first=Timothy |date=2023 |title=Midvale Press |url=www.midvalepres.com |url-status=live |website=midvalepress.com}}</ref>, a trade imprint specializing in memoirs, histories, and the Practical Wisdom series. In connection with the release of the first book in the series, ”Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Caree”r<ref>{{Cite book |last=Noonan |first=Timothy |title=Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Career |date=2023 |publisher=Midvale Press |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-7363756-8-6 |edition=First |location=Chapel Hill, N.C. |language=English}}</ref>, Noonan was a keynote speaker at the Career Management School’s Fall 2024 Career Forum, the largest career services conference in eastern Europe and Russia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Career Forum 2024 |url=https://careermanagementschool.com/forum-2024 |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=careermanagementschool.com |language=en}}</ref>.
* ”Mastering the Art of Winning Tennis” (Pagurian Press) Contributor
* ”Mastering the Art of Winning Tennis” (Pagurian Press) Contributor
== Career ==
”’Consultant”’
=== Consulting ===
He is the principal of Noonan Communications, LLC, a corporate and higher education consulting firm specializing in communications, marketing, and advancement. In this role he has served as assistant to two university presidents; consulted with many colleges and universities, created and hosts Kettering University’s long-running university podcast, ”Horsepower to Hyperloops,” and served as a writer for industry and higher education. He also headed up marketing for the multi-hundred-million dollar gold treasure of the famed 19<sup>th</sup> century shipwreck, S.S. Central America;
He is the principal of Noonan Communications, LLC, a corporate and higher education consulting firm specializing in communications, marketing, and advancement. In this role he has served as assistant to two university presidents; consulted with many colleges and universities, created and hosts Kettering University’s long-running university podcast, ”Horsepower to Hyperloops,” and served as a writer for industry and higher education. He also headed up marketing for the multi-hundred-million dollar gold treasure of the famed 19<sup>th</sup> century shipwreck, S.S. Central America;
=== Journalism ===
”’Journalist”’
He has written business, historical and popular culture features for Life Magazine, Forbes FYI, Esquire, Trilogy, American History Illustrated and many other periodicals. He also served as a columnist for regional and in-flight magazines. His work for Tennis Magazine was included in E.P. Dutton’s annual anthology Best Sports Stories of 1977. His ten-page Life Magazine feature, “The Greatest Treasure Ever Found”<ref>LIFE Magazine March 1992 @ Original LIFE Magazines.com, Unique Gift Idea, Vintage LIFE Magazine, Classic LIFE Magazine</ref>, broke the story about the recovery of the legendary lost shipwreck, the S.S. Central America.
He has written business, historical and popular culture features for Life Magazine, Forbes FYI, Esquire, Trilogy, American History Illustrated and many other periodicals. He also served as a columnist for regional and in-flight magazines. His work for Tennis Magazine was included in E.P. Dutton’s annual anthology Best Sports Stories of 1977. His ten-page Life Magazine feature, “The Greatest Treasure Ever Found”<ref>LIFE Magazine March 1992 @ Original LIFE Magazines.com, Unique Gift Idea, Vintage LIFE Magazine, Classic LIFE Magazine</ref>, broke the story about the recovery of the legendary lost shipwreck, the S.S. Central America.
”’Business & Non–Profit Executive”’
Business –
He has served as president of VilCom Media, Inc, (holder of all media rights to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athletics) and VilCom Interactive, Inc, (developers of university websites)<ref>{{Cite news |date=Triangle Business Journal |title=VilCom Re-organizes, Names Two |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/1999/05/10/daily6.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ; North Carolina Executive Director of the non-partisan Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies<ref>Wilson Daily Times in Wilson, North Carolina, 05 Dec 1987, Page 4
He has served as president of VilCom Media, Inc, (holder of all media rights to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athletics) and VilCom Interactive, Inc, (developers of university websites)<ref>{{Cite news |date=Triangle Business Journal |title=VilCom Re-organizes, Names Two |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/1999/05/10/daily6.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ; North Carolina Executive Director of the non-partisan Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies<ref>Wilson Daily Times in Wilson, North Carolina, 05 Dec 1987, Page 4
</ref>; assistant director of Duke University’s Capital Campaign for the Arts and Sciences; and an account executive for Donnelley Marketing.
</ref>; assistant director of Duke University’s Capital Campaign for the Arts and Sciences; and an account executive for Donnelley Marketing.
== Professional tennis ==
”’Professional Tennis Player”’
Noonan played four years on the ATP professional tennis circuit, winning the New Zealand Hardcourt Open<ref>Winstone Staff magazine “Group News”: 1972 Tim Noonan (USA) winner of the men’s singles New Zealand Hardcourt Tennis Championships – The Fletcher Trust Archive</ref> and earning a ranking in the world’s top 200.<ref>Nov 20, 1977, Springfield News-Sun, Sringfield, Ohio </ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/timothy-noonan/n046/overview |url-status=live |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> ,
Noonan played four years on the ATP professional tennis circuit, winning the New Zealand Hardcourt Open<ref>Winstone Staff magazine “Group News”: 1972 Tim Noonan (USA) winner of the men’s singles New Zealand Hardcourt Tennis Championships – The Fletcher Trust Archive</ref> and earning a ranking in the world’s top 200.<ref>Nov 20, 1977, Springfield News-Sun, Sringfield, Ohio </ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/timothy-noonan/n046/overview |url-status=live |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
”’Personal”’
Personal
He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife Eileen. They have two sons, Tommy and Patrick.
He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife Eileen. They have two sons, Tommy and Patrick.
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Tim Troupe Noonan (b. October 31, 1952) is an American writer, ghostwriter, journalist, publisher, podcaster, higher education consultant, and former professional tennis player.
Early life and education
[edit]
Noonan was born in Springfield, Ohio to Howard B. Noonan, a mortgage banker[1], and Mary Lu (Kissell) Noonan. He attended Deerfield Academy and Stanford University, graduating with honors in American Studies. He earned a master’s degree in religion and culture from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)[2] and completed doctoral coursework in religion and American history at Harvard University and UNC.
A top ranked junior tennis player and member of Stanford University’s national championship men’s tennis team[3], he began his writing career while playing on the ATP world professional tennis tour.
He has written and published over 25 books, most privately commissioned through two imprints: Heritage Histories, a custom publisher specializing in bespoke, coffee table corporate and institutional histories and ghostwritten memoirs for individuals[4], and Midvale Press[5], a trade imprint specializing in memoirs, histories, and the Practical Wisdom series. In connection with the release of the first book in the series, Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Career[6], Noonan was a keynote speaker at the Career Management School’s Fall 2024 Career Forum, the largest career services conference in eastern Europe and Russia[7].
A partial list of books written for Heritage Histories
- We Are: The Charles Stephenson Family, Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2023
- A Maverick from Kansas, (Memoir), Robert Medearis, Davis, Ca.; 2022
- The Little School in the Woods, Ridgewood School at 100, Springfield, Oh,; 2022
- GMI / Kettering University at 100, Flint, Michigan.; 2019
- Washington on Wry (Memoir), James L. Bayless, Austin, Tx,; 2018
- Twenty-three Generations of Lickles and Cauffiels, The William Lickle Family, Palm Beach, Fl.; 2016
- An Exceptional Journey: King School at 125; Stamford Ct, 2015
- R. Lacy: The Man and the Company. (Oil and Gas Company), Longview, Texas; 2014
- Celebrating Our History: Tennis in North Carolina, 2012
- Built to Last, Ceco at 100, (Concrete Company), Kansas City, Mo.; 2012
- Catalina Cowgirl, (Memoir), Ada Schreiner, Port Orchard, Wa.;2012
- The Greatest Respect, Pingry at 125, Bernards Township, New Jersey, 2012
- The Crab Marches On, A History of the Stage Harbor Yacht Club, (publisher only), Chatham, Ma.;2010
- Never a Bad Party: The History of the Deer Creek Club, St. Louis, Mo.; 2008
- The McJunkin Corporation: A Pictorial History, Charleston, W.Va.; 2007
- History of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York, N.Y., 2007
- A Pride of Fighting Gentlemen: Trinity-Pawling at 100, Pawling, N.Y.;2007
- The History of Wrigley Gum (2007 untitled, manuscript only), Chicago, Il.
- A Youthful Hundred. The Centennial History of the Racquet Club St. Louis, Mo.; 2006
- The Lickle File (Personal humorous biography) William C. Lickle, former CEO of JP Morgan Int’l), Wilmington, De.; 2006
- A Community of Excellence (The History of the Jefferson Scholars Program at the University of Va), Charlotteville, Va.; 2005
- William’s Sword, (Fictionalized history of 37 generations of the Alec Worth Family (from 1066) and the Founding of Shamrock Printing, Greensboro, N.C.; 2005
- Building from the Heart (History of J.E. Dunn, general contractors, Kansas City, Mo.; 2004
- Just One More Store (Variety Wholesalers, Inc., corporate history), Raleigh, N.C.; 2005
- A Southern Legacy (The Victor C. Barringer Family and the Founding of Coastal Lumber Company). Roanoke Rapids, Va.; 2003
- America’s Lost Treasure (Atlantic Monthly Press) Ghosted best-seller about the 1857 wreck of the S.S. Central America, Columbus, Oh.; 1998
- Change in the Wind (monograph for the World Business Academy), Santa Barbara, Ca.; 1995
Books written for Midvale Press
- Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Career (Book 1, Practical Wisdom series, 2024)
- Anatomy of a Champion (with Dick Gould), (2nd edition, hardback 2023)
- The Maze and the Meadow: Thoughts on Letting Go for the Spiritual but Not Religions (2023)
Author or Contributor for Books for Other Publishers
- Anatomy of a Champion (Riverside Press) 1st Edition, with Dick Gould)
- The Secret Female Hormone, (Hay House) Ghostwriter
- The Practical Guide to Practically Everything, (Random House) Contributor,
- The Best Sports Stories Annual Anthology (E.P. Dutton) Contributor
- Mastering the Art of Winning Tennis (Pagurian Press) Contributor
He is the principal of Noonan Communications, LLC, a corporate and higher education consulting firm specializing in communications, marketing, and advancement. In this role he has served as assistant to two university presidents; consulted with many colleges and universities, created and hosts Kettering University’s long-running university podcast, Horsepower to Hyperloops, and served as a writer for industry and higher education. He also headed up marketing for the multi-hundred-million dollar gold treasure of the famed 19th century shipwreck, S.S. Central America;
He has written business, historical and popular culture features for Life Magazine, Forbes FYI, Esquire, Trilogy, American History Illustrated and many other periodicals. He also served as a columnist for regional and in-flight magazines. His work for Tennis Magazine was included in E.P. Dutton’s annual anthology Best Sports Stories of 1977. His ten-page Life Magazine feature, “The Greatest Treasure Ever Found”[8], broke the story about the recovery of the legendary lost shipwreck, the S.S. Central America.
Business and non-profit executive
[edit]
He has served as president of VilCom Media, Inc, (holder of all media rights to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athletics) and VilCom Interactive, Inc, (developers of university websites)[9] ; North Carolina Executive Director of the non-partisan Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies[10]; assistant director of Duke University’s Capital Campaign for the Arts and Sciences; and an account executive for Donnelley Marketing.
Professional tennis
[edit]
Noonan played four years on the ATP professional tennis circuit, winning the New Zealand Hardcourt Open[11] and earning a ranking in the world’s top 200.[12][13]
He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife Eileen. They have two sons, Tommy and Patrick.
- ^ The Kissell Company 1884-1984 A Century of Service page 17 – Kissell Company – Exploring Clark County, Ohio History
- ^ Charles Eliot’s Harvard, 1869-1909 : Secular Institution or Religious Ideal?: by Timothy Troupe Noonan, UNC Chapel Hill Library; 1982 Thesis / Dissertation
- ^ NO ADVANTAGE FACING STANFORD – Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
- ^ Heritage Histories – Overview, News & Similar companies | ZoomInfo.com
- ^ Noonan, Timothy (2023). [www.midvalepres.com “Midvale Press”]. midvalepress.com. CS1 maint: url-status (link)
- ^ Noonan, Timothy (2023). Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Career (First ed.). Chapel Hill, N.C.: Midvale Press. ISBN 978-1-7363756-8-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ “Career Forum 2024”. careermanagementschool.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ LIFE Magazine March 1992 @ Original LIFE Magazines.com, Unique Gift Idea, Vintage LIFE Magazine, Classic LIFE Magazine
- ^ “VilCom Re-organizes, Names Two”. Triangle Business Journal. CS1 maint: url-status (link)
- ^ Wilson Daily Times in Wilson, North Carolina, 05 Dec 1987, Page 4
- ^ Winstone Staff magazine “Group News”: 1972 Tim Noonan (USA) winner of the men’s singles New Zealand Hardcourt Tennis Championships – The Fletcher Trust Archive
- ^ Nov 20, 1977, Springfield News-Sun, Sringfield, Ohio
- ^ ATP Tour https://www.atptour.com/en/players/timothy-noonan/n046/overview. CS1 maint: url-status (link)
