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February 4, 2005
NOE GETS HIGH HTA HONOR Fred J. Noe,
retiring executive vice president of the United States Trotting
Association, has been named the 2005 recipient of Harness Tracks of
America’s Distinguished Service Award.
Noe, whose 12-year stewardship transformed USTA
into a modernized, computerized and highly efficient service
organization, leaves the stage as he entered. His first public
appearance on assuming his USTA duties in 1993 was a speech at the
HTA meeting held that year at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, and
his public farewell will be at this year’s HTA joint meeting with
the Thoroughbred Racing Associations at the Hyatt Grand Champions in
Indian Wells, California, March 11.
Noe’s tenure has been marked by unprecedented
goodwill and close cooperation between USTA and HTA and resulting
progress in the industry. One of the most involved of all men to
serve in the post, Noe immersed himself in harness racing after
leaving as president and CEO of Stihl Inc., where he served for 15
years. He became an avid amateur driver and visited breeding farms
and racetracks across the country and overseas, and won
international respect for his involvement and dedication to the
sport, and for his accomplishments in bringing USTA into the 21st
century as an industry leader. |
