Renu Khator, the woman who has led more than a decade of transformation at the University of Houston, will soon take on an additional leadership role tackling challenges faced where university academics and collegiate athletics intersect: the NCAA. The NCAA has appointed UH President Renu Khator to serve on its Division I Board of Directors through August 2023. The appointment begins May 1.
The appointment to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors- comprised of 20 presidents, a student-athlete, faculty representative, athletics director and female administrator- comes at a crucial time for the organization that represents more than a thousand schools, 100 conferences and nearly half a million college athletes.