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In photos: Neeli Bendapudi named 19th president of Penn State

Neeli Bendapudi was named the 19th president of Penn State on Dec. 9, 2021, by the University's Board of Trustees. She is currently president of the University of Louisville in Kentucky, and will take office in spring semester 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Neeli Bendapudi has been selected by Penn State's Board of Trustees Penn State's 19th president. In addition to her discussions with the board, Bendapudi met Thursday, Dec. 9, with University and student leaders, members of the press and others. Bendapudi, president and professor of marketing at the University of Louisville, will take office this spring semester.

After a unanimous vote on Dec. 9 by the Penn State Board of Trustees to appoint Neeli Bendapudi the University's 19th president, Bendapudi thanked the board, campus leaders and others during her introduction to the Penn State community. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Neeli Bendapudi, Penn State's president-elect, center, was joined on stage by Trustee David Kleppinger, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman Matt Schuyler, right. She will begin her term as Penn State's 19th president in the spring. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Neeli Bendapudi, center, spoke to members of student media following her Dec. 9 appointment. Bendapudi, currently president at the University of Louisville, will become Penn State's 19th president in 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Board of Trustees Chair Matt Schuyler, left, joined Penn State President-Elect Neeli Bendapudi at a press conference following her appointment as the University's next president. Bendapudi will succeed Penn State President Eric J. Barron in 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

A view from the control room as Neeli Bendapudi answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Bendapudi, who is president of the University of Louisville, was named Penn State's next president by the Board of Trustees. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, left, joined Penn State student leaders for a discussion on Dec. 9 following her selection as the University's 19th president. Among the student leaders at the discussion was Erin Boas, pictured at right, president of the University Park Undergraduate Association and undergraduate student member of the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, left, joined Penn State student leaders for a discussion on Dec. 9 following her selection as the University's 19th president. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

After a unanimous vote on Dec. 9 by the Penn State Board of Trustees to appoint Neeli Bendapudi the University's 19th president, Bendapudi thanked the board, campus leaders and others during her introduction to the Penn State community. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Neeli Bendapudi, Penn State's president-elect, center, was joined on stage by Trustee David Kleppinger, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman Matt Schuyler, right. She will begin her term as Penn State's 19th president in the spring. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Neeli Bendapudi, center, spoke to members of student media following her Dec. 9 appointment. Bendapudi, currently president at the University of Louisville, will become Penn State's 19th president in 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Board of Trustees Chair Matt Schuyler, left, joined Penn State President-Elect Neeli Bendapudi at a press conference following her appointment as the University's next president. Bendapudi will succeed Penn State President Eric J. Barron in 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

A view from the control room as Neeli Bendapudi answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Bendapudi, who is president of the University of Louisville, was named Penn State's next president by the Board of Trustees. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, left, joined Penn State student leaders for a discussion on Dec. 9 following her selection as the University's 19th president. Among the student leaders at the discussion was Erin Boas, pictured at right, president of the University Park Undergraduate Association and undergraduate student member of the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, left, joined Penn State student leaders for a discussion on Dec. 9 following her selection as the University's 19th president. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

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