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Professor (Mrs) Vijaya Khader, Dean, Faculty of Home Science, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University is Post graduate in Foods and Nutrition from S.V. University, Tirupathi and did her Ph.D. from CFTRI, Mysore in 1976 in the field of utilization of Pulse Protein.  During the academic year 1976-77 she was a Post Doctoral Fellow and worked on formulation and evaluation of infant foods and toxicological studies on petroleum yeast.  She is has specialized in the fields of Food composition and quality, Food processing and nutritive value, Nutrient absorption and utilization, Food Product development, Community nutrition, Mushroom cultivation, Spawan preparation and Toxicological studies.  She has many awards to her credit State Best Teacher Award 1998, Women of the year 1998 and 2000 by American Bibliographical Institute; Bharathamata Award in 2001 by Astrological Research Project, Viswa Jyothi Parishad, Calcutta; Best Citizen of India 2202 by International Publication House, Fellow of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) 2003.  She also received Appreciation Certificate from ICAR in 1998.  She has published 107 research papers in National (93) and International (14) Journals and 122 popular articles, besides publishing several books (8).  A total of 18 adhoc research projects are there to her credit as Principal investigator, funded by various National and International Organization.  As a part of the project funded by NATP in the field of fisheries, she fabricated two equipments viz.  Low cost ice cream freezer and Multiurpose fresh fish vending and display table and patented them, which is first of its kind in ANGRAU, these equipments are further licensed as women Entrepreneur equipments.  A good number of abroad visits are on her record. Visited US State Universities, Michigan, Maryand, Iwoa, Texas and Washington DC and in UK, Universities of Wales, Banger, Nottingham, London, Egypt, Netherlands and Italy.  Apart from this she participated in number of National and International seminars and presented papers. In various capacities, she performed the role of administrator effectively and efficiently for 20 years.  Her zeal for rural women development, directed her towards preparation of print and electronic communication materials. 

Professor V. Vimala was (b. 1945) in Chittoor, has graduated from SIET women’s college, Madras after which she has completed her Post graduation at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh.  She received KoKi Narayanmamma award for standing First in the University at M.Sc. level.  Her career started in 1974 at Acharya N G. Ranga Agricultural University as a research assistant, Associate Dean and Member, Board of management, ANGRAU which is the highest honour in the University.  According to her students, she is a good teacher with excellent communication skills, capable of translating latest research findings into teaching modules.  She has guided 30 M.Sc. and 4 Ph.D. students, some of whom have received highest awards at national level.  A most unassuming university in 1986, state level in 1997-98, and National level during 1996-98 (ICAR award).  She has manned 10 research projects and handed over a 36 lakh project funded by APNL, to her colleagues while retiring in 2005.  She has 90 research papers to her credit both in national in international journals of repute.  In recognition of her experience in Post harvest technology of Food grains, Government of India, nominated her as country expert in Post harvest Bangladesh on “Training of Rural Women in Post Harvest Loss Prevention”, Under Centre of Advanced Studies she was instrumental in conducting and organizing several advanced training programmes in frontiers areas of nutrition for staff of state agricultural universities.  She had the opportunity to visit several universities in Seoul, Srilanka, Thailand, Phillipines and Australia as part of study tours to improve the academic programmes of the Home Science faculty. Her tenure in Angrau has taught her good extension skills by which she has conducted several field level training programmes.  Her operation research goals are very much evident in the interest she showed in pushing the alternative uses of Sorghum in dryland farming areas to uplift their economic and nutritional status.