“Off-cycle Penn State Board of Trustees meeting set for Dec. 9” (to discuss presidential appointment)
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Quite possibly, yes. Do you know who the current and immediate past tOSU presidents are?
Yes. The current one has, and prior ones all had, far better credentials than Neeli.
Not in a million years. Comparing Johnson's resume to Neeli's, for what it is worth, is like comparing a kid's fingerpainting to a Picasso.
I don't know if she likes football or not, but she apparently had no problem sticking her nose into athletics at UL, while publicly stating that the AD was the decisionmaker in that department. She sat in on the end-of-year meeting between the AD and Scott Satterfield and was said to have pushed for Satterfield to be retained. She also apparently was instrumental in letting the AD out of his non-compete to go to FSU. They were said to have a strained relationship.
Nah, I would say he was more of a pasty white with a yellow belly.
Apparently her husband is a Louisville professor. A package deal?
Louisville enrollment is 22,600. PSU is 88,900 (all campuses). Louisville budget for 2021-22 is $1.7 billion. PSU budget for 2021-22 is $7.7 billion. This hire seems like a real stretch to me.
Louisville enrollment is 22,600. PSU is 88,900 (all campuses). Louisville budget for 2021-22 is $1.7 billion. PSU budget for 2021-22 is $7.7 billion. This hire seems like a real stretch to me.
PSU has done it yet again!
Her prior employer’s ranking dropped into the nether world.
Is this a conspiracy among those seeking to destroy this university!
This person couldn’t carry Graham Spanier’s lunch box.
Two 10 year olds could have made this choice.
Ridiculous.
ps: one thing I am sure of his her political inclination.
Her prior employer’s ranking dropped into the nether world.
Is this a conspiracy among those seeking to destroy this university!
This person couldn’t carry Graham Spanier’s lunch box.
Two 10 year olds could have made this choice.
Ridiculous.
ps: one thing I am sure of his her political inclination.
I hope she raises salaries to market rates(nationwide rates). Since remote is a thing and you can live in State College and make a higher salary working remotely then working for companies in State College, including PSU, many are leaving the local companies and PSU.
Man. You seem really smart. You know her political affiliation already. You must work for the CIA or FBI. Just Wow! And all of this time I thought you worked the traffic circle in Bellefonte. Massive apologies.
For what it is worth, her compensation package at Penn State - which averages $1.58 million per year, over five years, not including fringe benefits and perks, like private plane usage and the President's Mansion - also includes an immediately tenured appointment in the Smeal College of Business.
Comp Package:
$950,000 base + $350,000 DC
$1,200,000 million retention bonus ($240,000 per year)
$200,000 in "transition payments"
Total of $1.58 million per year for five years
Plus:
Annual bonuses and salary increases as determined by the Board of Trustees
Use of President's House
Use of University Jet for private purposes
Other University Benefits
Appointment, with immediate tenure, to Smeal College of Business (Probably also one for her spouse, though it wasn't specified today)
Previous Salary, at University of Louisville, $650,000 per year plus annual $125,000 bonus guaranteed for first two years.
Uh, uh. She was at $1.075mm p.a. at the 'Ville.
https://www.wave3.com/2021/08/05/uo...ffered-new-5-year-six-figure-salary-contract/
Bendapudi's bio is interesting. She was dean of the Kansas Business School for a couple of years. She went on a hiring spree and added tons of staff. After she left her successor immediately got rid of 150 people. I bet she gets along with Sandy and ends up hiring loads of people. Bendapudi is a career academician with no business experience. She probably looks at money like water and will spend like crazy while she continually whines to the legislature for more taxpayer money.Technically, she does have a bit of what one would likely consider "Business Experience". Whether any of it is complimentary is another question.
I hope the new president's agenda of inclusion and diversity includes finally honoring Paterno properly and going after the B10 for the stolen Bowl money.
Not going to happen. Paterno's been honored all he is going to be.
As a form of protest, make a large and impactful donation to PSU. It will be sincerely appreciated and wasted.
“UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Neeli Bendapudi, currently president and professor of marketing at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, has been unanimously named Penn State’s next president by the Penn State Board of Trustees on Dec. 9. When she begins her appointment as Penn State’s 19th president in spring 2022, she will make history as the first woman and person of color to serve as the University’s president.”
And,
“Penn State is a world-class university, and I couldn’t be prouder and more excited to join this vibrant community of outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni throughout the commonwealth and beyond,” Bendapudi said. “Thank you to the Penn State community and Board of Trustees. I am grateful for this opportunity and will make it my mission to help Penn State reach new heights across each of our campuses.”
We’re screwed.
Following Barron’s retirement announcement, the Board of Trustees moved forward with a phased approach to select a new University leader and named the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee to lead the search with support from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. During a listening phase in the spring, Penn State community members shared their input and recommendations resulting in a Next Gen Penn State report that was used to inform the presidential position profile. The official search launched in July 2021 and throughout the fall the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee developed a pool of the highest-quality candidates, with deliberate effort to identify diverse, high-performing candidates across genders and backgrounds.
She is a charismatic, transformational leader who cares deeply about students and has committed herself to advancing all aspects of the student experience.”Bendapudi, who specializes in customer experience, has served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville since 2018. In this role, she oversees the university’s 12 academic colleges, Division 1 athletics program, and integrated academic health system, which includes five hospitals, four medical centers and nearly 200 physician practice locations. Serving more than 16,000 undergraduate and 6,300 graduate students, the University of Louisville is a Research 1 doctoral university with 40% Pell-eligible students.
As president, Bendapudi has focused on creating opportunities for University of Louisville students, faculty, staff and alumni to excel and to serve their communities. Under her results-based leadership at the University of Louisville, the institution has:
In addition to her academic leadership experience, Bendapudi also previously served as executive vice president and chief customer officer for Huntington National Bank, at the time a top-30 U.S. bank with $55 billion in assets and 12,000 associates. She also has consulted for some of the world’s largest companies and organizations, including AIG, Proctor & Gamble, and the U.S. Army.
During her 27-year career as an educator, Bendapudi has taught marketing at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels and received numerous college and national teaching awards, including the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award. She has taught at the University of Louisville, University of Kansas, Texas A&M University and Ohio State University.
With a background in the study of consumer behavior in service contexts, Bendapudi has focused her research on customers’ willingness to maintain long-term relationships with firms and with the brands and employees that represent them. Her research has been published in the Journal of Academic Medicine, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Retailing and Journal of Service Research, among others.
Among her numerous professional affiliations, she is a member of several non-profit organization boards, including Internet 2.0, American Council on Education, and Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, and sits on the board of directors of publicly held Lancaster Colony Corporation. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and Women Corporate Directors.
Throughout her career, Bendapudi has been recognized for contributions in her field. In 2014, she was inducted into KU Women’s Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals for significant contributions and achievements, overall impact and outstanding character. She is a former Leadership Foundation Fellow of the International Women’s Forum, one of a select group of women chosen globally for this prestigious honor. Bendapudi also has been recognized by additional independent entities, including:
She is married to Dr. Venkat Bendapudi, who is now retired after serving on the faculties at Ohio State University, University of Kansas and University of Louisville.
The president-elect's salary was approved by the Board of Trustees Subcommittee on Compensation and the initial annual base salary will be $950,000. The full compensation sheet is available online.
Bendapudi will assume leadership for Penn State’s 24-campus network and top-ranked online World Campus. As Pennsylvania’s sole land-grant institution, with a mission to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania and beyond, Penn State enrolls approximately 90,000 students — 30% of undergraduate students are first generation college students and 25% are Pell-eligible — and employs nearly 22,000 full-time faculty and staff members. The University offers more than 275 baccalaureate degree majors and has the largest network of living alumni worldwide with more than 700,000 members
She is a charismatic, transformational leader who cares deeply about students and has committed herself to advancing all aspects of the student experience.”Bendapudi, who specializes in customer experience, has served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville since 2018. In this role, she oversees the university’s 12 academic colleges, Division 1 athletics program, and integrated academic health system, which includes five hospitals, four medical centers and nearly 200 physician practice locations. Serving more than 16,000 undergraduate and 6,300 graduate students, the University of Louisville is a Research 1 doctoral university with 40% Pell-eligible students.
As president, Bendapudi has focused on creating opportunities for University of Louisville students, faculty, staff and alumni to excel and to serve their communities. Under her results-based leadership at the University of Louisville, the institution has:
- Recruited the university’s largest and most diverse freshman class and reached record enrollment levels, improved four-year graduation rates, and increased annual sponsored research by nearly 80% in three years.
- Initiated a series of actions to improve the university’s financial stability.
- Increased efforts around fostering diversity, equity and inclusion, and expanded support and engagement opportunities for students and personal and professional development opportunities for employees.
- Attracted corporate and donor support for critical university priorities.
- Stabilized the $1.8 billion health system.
- Emerged as a national leader in diversity and inclusion, including Louisville being named as one of only three universities among the top 101 public universities to receive an “A” for creation of access for African Americans and Latinx students.
In addition to her academic leadership experience, Bendapudi also previously served as executive vice president and chief customer officer for Huntington National Bank, at the time a top-30 U.S. bank with $55 billion in assets and 12,000 associates. She also has consulted for some of the world’s largest companies and organizations, including AIG, Proctor & Gamble, and the U.S. Army.
During her 27-year career as an educator, Bendapudi has taught marketing at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels and received numerous college and national teaching awards, including the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award. She has taught at the University of Louisville, University of Kansas, Texas A&M University and Ohio State University.
With a background in the study of consumer behavior in service contexts, Bendapudi has focused her research on customers’ willingness to maintain long-term relationships with firms and with the brands and employees that represent them. Her research has been published in the Journal of Academic Medicine, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Retailing and Journal of Service Research, among others.
Among her numerous professional affiliations, she is a member of several non-profit organization boards, including Internet 2.0, American Council on Education, and Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, and sits on the board of directors of publicly held Lancaster Colony Corporation. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and Women Corporate Directors.
Throughout her career, Bendapudi has been recognized for contributions in her field. In 2014, she was inducted into KU Women’s Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals for significant contributions and achievements, overall impact and outstanding character. She is a former Leadership Foundation Fellow of the International Women’s Forum, one of a select group of women chosen globally for this prestigious honor. Bendapudi also has been recognized by additional independent entities, including:
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education referenced her as one of 25 women “who have made a difference in the academy by tackling some of higher education’s toughest challenges, exhibiting extraordinary leadership skills and making a positive difference in their respective communities” (2021).
- Enterprising Womenrecognized Bendapudi among a select group of women who “are making a difference in business and in the community” (2021).
- Louisville Business Firsthighlighted Bendapudi among 25 local leaders named to the publication’s annual list of “Most Admired CEOs” for strong leadership exhibited during a year of unprecedented challenges (2020).
She is married to Dr. Venkat Bendapudi, who is now retired after serving on the faculties at Ohio State University, University of Kansas and University of Louisville.
The president-elect's salary was approved by the Board of Trustees Subcommittee on Compensation and the initial annual base salary will be $950,000. The full compensation sheet is available online.
Bendapudi will assume leadership for Penn State’s 24-campus network and top-ranked online World Campus. As Pennsylvania’s sole land-grant institution, with a mission to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania and beyond, Penn State enrolls approximately 90,000 students — 30% of undergraduate students are first generation college students and 25% are Pell-eligible — and employs nearly 22,000 full-time faculty and staff members. The University offers more than 275 baccalaureate degree majors and has the largest network of living alumni worldwide with more than 700,000 members
Tom needs to stop leading with love.
I like that she has a marketing background - "throughout the commonwealth and beyond”. Neeli knows that brand matters. In all seriousness, I'll reserve judgement and hope that she does well at Penn State. As Bob might say, "Ira has this."
“UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Neeli Bendapudi, currently president and professor of marketing at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, has been unanimously named Penn State’s next president by the Penn State Board of Trustees on Dec. 9. When she begins her appointment as Penn State’s 19th president in spring 2022, she will make history as the first woman and person of color to serve as the University’s president.”
And,
“Penn State is a world-class university, and I couldn’t be prouder and more excited to join this vibrant community of outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni throughout the commonwealth and beyond,” Bendapudi said. “Thank you to the Penn State community and Board of Trustees. I am grateful for this opportunity and will make it my mission to help Penn State reach new heights across each of our campuses.”
We’re screwed.
I don't know man. He went all Michael Corleone on you yesterday. I guess that was tough love.
I was hoping for a budget hawk who could get costs down and make PSU more affordable. Hope for the best.
As a former P&G employee, it is always annoying when they misspell Procter. It's "er" dammit!
Having conclusively proved their football expertise, members of this oh so knowledgeable board now take on the task of critiquing the appointment of a new president for the entire academic enterprise.
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