Neeli Bendapudi
Neeli Bendapudi | |
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| 18th President of the University of Louisville | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | James R. Ramsey |
| Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
| In office July 1, 2016 – April 27, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Vitter |
| Succeeded by | Carl Lejuez (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 60–61) Visakhapatnam, India |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Andhra University (BA, MBA) University of Kansas (PhD) |
| Profession | Academic administrator |
| Salary | $775,000[1] |
Neeli Bendapudi is an American academic and the 18th president of the University of Louisville.[2]
In December 2021, it was announced that the Pennsylvania State University would name Bendapudi as its next President.[3]
Bendapudi was named president on April 3, 2018 and her first day was May 15, 2018. She replaced James R. Ramsey who resigned after a scandal that implicated him.[4]
Bendapudi is the first non-white president of the University and is noted for her attention to developing a culture of openness.[5]
Bendapudi was born in India and moved to the United States to attend graduate school at the University of Kansas where she earned her Ph.D. Following a time at both Ohio State University and Texas A&M University she returned to Kansas to serve as the dean of the University of Kansas School of Business. From July 1, 2016 until her election as president at Louisville, she served as provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas.[6] Her legacy at Kansas is rather mixed, in particular her successor cut 150 faculty and staff positions.[7]
On July 13, 2018, Bendapudi, in response to Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter's use of a racial slur, announced that Schnatter's name would be struck from U of L's football stadium's name.
References
- ^ Sayers, Justin. "New U of L president won't get as many perks as last leader". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Biography — Office of the President". louisville.edu.
- ^ Briggs, Susan Snyder and Ryan W. "Penn State to name Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi as its next leader, reports say". https://www.inquirer.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Ramsey resigns at U of L | What we know now". The Courier-Journal.
- ^ "The University of Louisville has a new president. Here's what you should know about her". The Courier-Journal.
- ^ "From India to Stouffer Place, and now Strong Hall: An interview with KU's new provost". LJWorld.com.
- ^ "KU employees say layoffs are a 'cruel' and 'insensitive' fix to campus budget crisis". The Kansas City Star.