Sudjiran Resosudarmo

They raised four children: Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih (Indonesian Minister of Health, Oct 2009 – May 2012),[4][5][6] Marlinda Budiningsih, Budy P. Resosudarmo,[7] and Damaryanti Suryaningsih.

[14] In 1960s, Sudjiran played an important role in developing East-West Center (EWC)’s activities in Indonesia.

He helped them prepare for study in Indonesia, and, once there, his extended family welcomed them into their homes; often during trying economic times.

Determined, however, he continued on to a teacher training school for "natives" (Hollandsche Indische Kweekschool or Sekolah Guru Bantu); embarking upon an academic road which led to an undergraduate degree in Jakarta and on to the East-West Center (EWC) and graduate degree programs in the United States of America.

[16] The title of his dissertation is Climatic Water Balance and Agricultural Production in the Northern Plain of West Java.

During his older days till he died on 15 February 1985,[19] he regularly played tennis.

[20] Since 2003, this tradition of sport competitions among teacher training universities has been replaced by the biannual LPTK Cup.