Honors
Noel received an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree, awarded by the University of Denver and was appointed by former governor Richard Lamm to serve on the University of Colorado Board of Regents in 1976. She was elected statewide to a six-year term on the board in 1978 and served as chair of the board for one year.
Noel was honored with the formation of the Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Professorship in 1981 at Metropolitan State College of Denver. A visiting professor is named each year to conduct classes, seminars and workshops for students, faculty and the community under the program. Noel Professors have included such luminaries as Princeton Professor Cornel West, international philanthropist Julius Coles, pianist Billy Taylor, author Iyanla Vanzant, former president of Spelman College Johnnetta B. Cole, jazz singer Dianne Reeves, the late actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis and executive editor of Ebony magazine, Lerone Bennett, Jr..
Noel was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award in 1990 and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. The Rachel B Noel middle school in Denver is named in her honor.
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