Neeli Bendapudi

Neeli Bendapudi is an American academic and the 18th president of the University of Louisville.[2]

Neeli Bendapudi
18th President of the University of Louisville
Assumed office
May 15, 2018
Preceded byJames R. Ramsey
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas
In office
July 1, 2016 – April 27, 2018
Preceded byJeffrey Vitter
Succeeded byCarl Lejuez (interim)
Personal details
Born1962/1963 (age 57–58)
Visakhapatnam, India
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky
Alma materAndhra University (BA, MBA)
University of Kansas (PhD)
ProfessionAcademic administrator
Salary$775,000[1]

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.[3]

Bendapudi is the first non-white president of the University and is noted for her attention to developing a culture of openness.[4]

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.[5] Her legacy at Kansas is rather mixed, in particular her successor cut 150 faculty and staff positions.[6]

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. She was widely praised for this decision and the manner in which she made it.[7]

References
  1. Sayers, Justin. "New U of L president won't get as many perks as last leader". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. "Biography — Office of the President". louisville.edu.
  3. "Ramsey resigns at U of L | What we know now". The Courier-Journal.
  4. "The University of Louisville has a new president. Here's what you should know about her". The Courier-Journal.
  5. "From India to Stouffer Place, and now Strong Hall: An interview with KU's new provost". LJWorld.com.
  6. "KU employees say layoffs are a 'cruel' and 'insensitive' fix to campus budget crisis". The Kansas City Star.
  7. "Fans agree with Cardinal Stadium name change: 'It's just what's right'". The Courier-Journal.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.