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Kathleen Janette Anderson (1927 - July 5 2002), known as Janette, was appointed depute principle of Edinburgh Napier University in 1983, becoming the first woman to be appointed to such a senior post in Scotland. Professor Anderson was a biologist who was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Institute of Biology, Fellow of the Royal College of Chemistry, Fellow of the Scottish Vocational Education Council and was awarded an OBE in 1987 for services to education. She developed the first interdisciplinary degree course at Napier College (now Edinburgh Napier University) and also significantly contributed to the development of research within the university.

Education

 * Queen's Park School, Glasgow
 * Glasgow University

Academic

 * Lecturer in botany at West of Scotland College of Agriculture
 * Research Fellow and Lecturer in biochemistry
 * Senior lecturer at Napier College
 * Vice-principle at Edinburgh Napier University

Directorship of companies

 * Naiper University Ventures Limited 1988 - 1992
 * Scottish Vocational Education Council 1989 - 1992
 * Sr George's School for Girls 1990- 2000
 * The Royal Observatory (Edinburgh) Trust 1991- 1999
 * The Thomas Telford Trust