Kathy Krendl

Kathy Krendl is an American academic administrator and the former President of Otterbein University, located in Westerville, Ohio. She was the first female President of Otterbein, and the twentieth overall.

Biography Krendl was born in Spencerville, Ohio as the fourth of six children. She received a B.A. in English from Lawrence University and then an M.A. in Journalism from Ohio State University, later earning a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Michigan. She served as dean of the College of Communication before becoming provost in April 2005. Her formal inauguration took place on October 23, 2009 during Homecoming Weekend.

Krendl has started a blog describing her new position and her observations regarding Otterbein.