Dr.
Satya Ranjan Baroova (1919-2004) was the founder Vice-Chancellor of Assam
Agricultural University, Jorhat. Dr. Baroova, a graduate from Allahabad
Agricultural Institute, obtained his Master’s degree in Agriculture from
Banaras Hindu University in 1942 and Ph.D. from University of California in
1947.This distinguished agricultural scientists and administrator started his professional
career as a teacher in Allahabad Agricultural Institute in 1942. Dr. Baroova
also served as Economic Botanist, Special Officer (Food Production); Additional
Director (Agriculture); Deputy Director (Community Development Programme); Director
(Fishery) and Director (Agriculture), Govt. of Assam. He visited many countries
and keenly studied the structure, facilities, course curricula, evaluation and
grading systems, administration and integrated teaching , research and
extension programmes of several agricultural universities of America, Canada,
Europe, Japan and other Asian countries under a fellowship programme of the
Rockefeller Foundation. As Director, Dept. of Extension (GOI) and Joint
Commissioner of Commercial Crops (GOI), he rendered valuable services for
development of those sectors. Besides,
Dr. Baroova served as Commissioner, India; Director (R&D), Motilal
Pesticides (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Consultant, Asian Development Bank in Bangladesh.
Dr. Baroova, a recipient of the National Extension Fellowship of Indian Society
of Extension Education was actively associated with formation of the Field
Management Committees of Assam as the Working President.