Margaret Noble Address Speakers

2023: Michael McConville delivers the Margaret Noble Address at the “Stars for All” National Conference in Kingsport, TN.

2021: Our Virtual Conference featured a very special Margaret Noble Address, with four speakers each presenting on one of the four pillars for which Margaret was best known: persuasion, diplomacy, persistence, and passion.

2018: Patty Seaton delivers the Margaret Noble Address in Mystic, CT.

2013: Margaret Noble Address is delivered by Don Knapp in Frederick, MD.

The Margaret Noble Address is named in honor of one of the founding members of MAPS. Margaret Noble was a teacher and planetarian at Cardozo High School in Washington D.C. Her particular talents in persuasion, diplomacy, persistence and her passion for astronomy guided her efforts in bringing the universe to students.

“We remember Margaret Noble as a mentor, an educator, a planetarian, a lobbyist and a dreamer. Her main goal in life was to inspire children to become interested in astronomy in particular and science in general. The presenters of the Margaret Noble address should exhibit similar traits and use the opportunity to share their wisdom and unique perspective on the state of planetarium education and its potential for inspiring both students and public audiences to higher aspirations in our time.”

~ Excerpt above from the 2013 Margaret Noble Address introduction given by Patty Seaton.