Background
Devadas, Rajammal Packiyanathan was born on July 15, 1919 in Chengam, Tamil Nadu, India. Daughter of Sornammal Packiyanathan.
Devadas, Rajammal Packiyanathan was born on July 15, 1919 in Chengam, Tamil Nadu, India. Daughter of Sornammal Packiyanathan.
Bachelor of Science, Queen Mary's College, Madras, India, 1944. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1948. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1950. Doctor of Science, University Madras, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Oregon State University, 1994.
Doctor of Science (honoris causa), Chandrasekhar Azad University, Kanpur, India, 1994. Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), Ohio State University, 1994. Doctor of Science (Honorary), University Ulster, 1996.
Postgraduate professor, principal, Sri. Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore, India, 1960-1975, 76-80;
assistant managing trustee, Sri. Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore, India, 1961-1994;
honorary director professor, dean postgraduate studies, Sri.
Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore, India, 1980-1988;
vice chancellor, Avinashilingam Deemed U., Coimbatore, 1988-1994;
managing trustee, chairman, Sri Avinashilingam Education Trust, Coimbatore, since 1994;
chancellor, Avinashilingam Deemed U., Coimbatore, since 1994. Member State Planning Commission, Madras, since 1991, Tamil Nadu Common for Women, India, since 1993, Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India, since 1993. Elected 1st vice president World Food Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1970.
Honorary Colonel National Cadet Corps., Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, 1993. Trustee Gandhigram Institute Rural Health and Family Planning. Member National Literacy Mission, Nutrition Society India (president 1986-1990), Lions Club (honorary), Sigma Xi, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Omicron Nu, Phi Upsilon Omicron.
Married Edward Devadas (deceased January 1988). 1 child, Mohan.