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KELLY NOE
elly Noe has been an A ssistant Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University in the Gerald W. Sch l ief School of Accountancy since 2005. She grew up in Luf kin, TX and graduated from Hudson High School. As a college student, she majored in business and accounting, receiving her Bachelors from the University of South Carolina, Aiken Campus, her MBA from Stephen F. Austin State University, and her PhD in Business from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Throughout her career, Noe has received various awards and accolades, including the Teaching Excellence Award in the College of Business at SFASU in 2015, the TSCPA Outstanding Educator Award in 2014, and Outstanding Service to Chapter recognition from the East Texas Chapter of Texas Society of CPAs. Recently, Noe was one of 18 CPA members to receive the 2015 TSCPA Rising Star Award. This award honors young CPA Members who are leaders in TSCPA and their communities and who demonstrate excellence in their professions. In addition to demonstrating excellence in so many areas of business and accounting, Kelly Noe also strives to teach her students to practice that same level of excellence in their own careers.
“I truly enjoy working with the students, watching them learn and become business leaders themselves and helping them find their place in the business world. The biggest challenge is meeting the student at his or her level and helping that student reach maximum potential.” One of the ways that Noe addresses this challenge is by exemplifying qualities of a business leader in her own life and career. According to Noe, business leaders are those who “treat people fairly and with respect” and who carry out business interactions with integrity. Along with maintaining her successful career, Kelly Noe enjoys spending time with her husband, Randy and their daughter, Alex. Her hobbies include watching Alex participate in competitive cheer and being outside in the Texas sunshine.