Indian-origin professor is 1st woman & person of colour to be Prez of Penn State University
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Indian-origin professor Neeli Bendapudi has created history as the first woman and person of colour to be named as the president of America's prestigious Pennsylvania State University, the educational institution announced on Thursday. Bendapudi, who was born in Visakhapatnam and came to the US in 1986 fir higher studies, is currently serving as the president and professor of marketing at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
