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	*[http://www.uh.edu/president/ Office of the President]		*[http://www.uh.edu/president/ Office of the President]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Renu Khator
| image = Renu Khator.jpg
| order = 8th
| office = Chancellor of the University of Houston System
| term_start = January 15, 2008
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Jay Gogue]]
| successor =
| order2 = 13th
| office2 = President of the University of Houston
| term_start2 = January 15, 2008
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Jay Gogue
| successor2 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|06|29}}
| birth_place = [[Farrukhabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Suresh Khator|1974}}
| children = 2
| residence ={{ubl|Wortham House|[[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.}}
| alma_mater ={{ubl|[[Kanpur University]]|[[Purdue University]]}}
| profession =
| website = {{url|http://www.uh.edu/president/|Office of the President}}
}}
'''Renu Khator''' is the eighth chancellor of the [[University of Houston System]] and the thirteenth [[List of Presidents of the University of Houston|president]] of the [[University of Houston]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uh.edu/president/office/|title=Office of the President|website=www.uh.edu|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> She is the first foreign-born president of the university, and the second woman to hold the position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://media.www.thedailycougar.com/media/storage/paper1206/news/2007/10/16/News/Renu-Khator.Teacher.Poet.Community.Leader-3034801.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.is/20081121165816/http://media.www.thedailycougar.com/media/storage/paper1206/news/2007/10/16/News/Renu-Khator.Teacher.Poet.Community.Leader-3034801.shtml |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |title=Renu Khator: teacher, poet, community leader |author=Thai, Kim |newspaper=[[The Daily Cougar]] |date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=April 7, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Khator is also the first Indian American to lead a major research university in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uh.edu/president/about/|title=About Renu Khator|website=www.uh.edu|language=en|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Prior to moving to the United States, Khator earned a bachelor's degree from the [[Kanpur University]] in 1973 in liberal arts.<ref name="Resume">{{cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/president/about/cv/|title=Curriculum Vitae|publisher=UH Office of the Chancellor and President}}</ref> Moving soon thereafter, she attended [[Purdue University]] and received a Master of Arts in political science and a Doctor of Philosophy in political science and public administration in 1975 and 1985, respectively.

Beginning in 1985, Khator began a 22-year career affiliation with the [[University of South Florida]]. She served in various positions, culminating in her position as provost and senior vice president of the university.

On October 15, 2007, Khator emerged as the sole-finalist for the vacant dual-position as chancellor of the [[University of Houston System|University of Houston System]] and president of the [[University of Houston]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/news-events/archive/nr/2007/10oct/101507khator.html|title=UH - News Releases - USF Provost Renu Khator Named Finalist For University of Houston Top Spot|website=www.uh.edu|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> On November 5, 2007, she was confirmed by the University of Houston System Board of Regents for the dual-position and officially took office on January 15, 2008, and became the third person to hold a dual position of University of Houston System chancellor and University of Houston president.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uh.edu/uhnews/archives/2007/november-2007/110507_renukhator.php|title=UH Mobile - Renu Khator Confirmed as new UH System Leader|website=www.uh.edu|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

=== Board and committee memberships ===

Khator sits on the following public and private boards:
* American Athletic Conference Board of Directors (Chair) <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/president/about/cv/#Board-and-Committee-Memberships-Current|title=Curriculum Vitae|website=www.uh.edu|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
* Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities Council of Presidents <ref name=":0" />
* U.S. Department of Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council <ref name=":0" />
* NCAA Division I Presidential Forum <ref name=":0" />
* Council on Foreign Relations <ref name=":0" />
* Greater Houston Partnership Board of Directors <ref name=":0" />
* Houston Technology Center Board of Directors <ref name=":0" />
* Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Board of Advisors <ref name=":0" />
* Texas Medical Center Advisory Board <ref name=":0" />
* SAGE Publications Board of Directors <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/our-people|title=Our People {{!}} SAGE Publications Inc|website=us.sagepub.com|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
* Camden Board of Trust Managers <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.camdenliving.com/OD|title=Officers & Directors - CamdenLiving.com|website=investors.camdenliving.com|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
* TIAA Board of Overseers <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiaa.org/public/about-tiaa/corporate-governance-leadership/tiaa-overseers-trustees|title=Board of Trustees & Overseers {{!}} TIAA|last=TIAA|website=www.tiaa.org|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

=== Research interest ===
Khator has published five books as well as various chapters and articles on global public administration, environmental issues, and South Asian politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/president/about/cv/#Research-Publications|title=Curriculum Vitae |website=www.uh.edu|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

== The University of Houston System ==
As chancellor of the University of Houston System, Khator oversees four institutions of higher learning serving close to 71,000 students.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uhsystem.edu/chancellor/bio/|title=Office of the Chancellor - University of Houston System|website=www.uhsystem.edu|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> Composed of the University of Houston, University of Houston-Downtown, University of Houston-Clear Lake, and University of Houston-Victoria, the UH System has an annual budget over $1.7 billion and results in a $6 billion-plus impact on the Greater Houston area each year.<ref name=":2" />

=== The University of Houston ===
As president of the University of Houston, Khator is the CEO of the UH System flagship university. The oldest and largest institution in the UH System, the University of Houston enrolls approximately 44,000 students and awards over 9,200 degrees each year. Khator was able to open new UH school of medicine in 2020.

Under Khator's leadership the University of Houston has made several achievements.
* UH has undergone an extensive era of construction under a $1-billion campus construction program, resulting in the 40,000-seat TDECU Stadium, increased student residence hall capacity to 8,000, and an $80-million expansion and renovation to the student center<ref name=":1" />
* In 2015 UH was awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society<ref name=":1" />

==Personal life==
Khator was born in [[Farrukhabad|Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh]] (India). Through a traditional arranged marriage, she married her husband, Suresh, in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/16/news_pf/Hillsborough/Longtime_USF_administ.shtml |title=Longtime USF administrator is leaving |author=Colavecchio-Van Sickler, Shannon |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=April 7, 2008}}</ref> Suresh—another Purdue graduate—holds a doctorate in engineering, and is a professor and associate dean of the University of Houston's [[Cullen College of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grayson |first1=Audrey |title=Researchers Improve Power Grid Reliability During Hurricanes With NSF Award |url=https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201409/researchers-improve-power-grid-reliability-during-hurricanes-nsf-award |website=UH Cullen College of Engineering |access-date=1 May 2020 |language=en |date=30 September 2014}}</ref> The Khators have two daughters, Pooja and Parul, who are both ophthalmologists, and two grandchildren.<ref name=":1" /> As chancellor of UH System and president of the University of Houston, she takes residence in the Wortham House provided for her and her family in the [[Broadacres, Houston|Broadacres]] neighborhood of Houston.<ref>{{cite news |title=University of Houston Chancellor living large |url=https://abc13.com/archive/6804334/ |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=ABC13 Houston |date=May 9, 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

== Notable awards ==
Khator has received many awards over the length of her career. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, she received the Excellence in Leadership Awards from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, she received the President of the Year Award from the Association of College Unions International, and the President's Award from the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, at the Valedictory Session of the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ‘Engaging Diaspora Connecting Across Generation’ (4).jpg|thumb|Khator receives [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] from [[President of India]]]]
Khator also was awarded the [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] from the [[President of India]], the highest honor given to overseas Indians.<ref name=":1" />

Purdue University honored Khator with a Doctor of Social Sciences degree, ''honoris causa'', and Swansea University awarded her with a Doctor of Letters, ''honoris causa''.<ref name=":1" />

In 2020, Khator has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions in the fields of education and academic leadership.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/indian-american-woman-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-1671451-2020-04-27|title=Indian-American woman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences|date=April 27, 2020|work=indiatoday|access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas|Biography}}
*[http://www.uh.edu/president/ Office of the President]
*{{C-SPAN|Renu Khator}}

{{University of Houston System chancellors}}
{{University of Houston presidents}}

{{Texas Women's Hall of Fame}}

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