Slanderous and Quiet but Enchanted My Heart
Quiet and the serious-faced has caused young man named Ahmad Ansori Mattjik was known as cool and bitchy. Such characteristics caused his close friend (who is now become his wife) suggested to break their love. But what was the respond of young Nurhayati on her friends suggestions, "That ignorant and bitchy one has enchanted my heart," said Nurhayati. Prof. Nurhayati did not make wrong choice. When they got married, Nurhayati feels the kindness of Prof. Mattjik, his unchanged loves and cares continues up to both of them sit at their professorial chairs. "But actually the quiet and serious-faced man is very kind, smart, and hard-working. He never takes offends and talks about his jobs at home. The house is a home for him, the place to share love with his family and children," said Prof. Nurhayati when she gave testimony in the event of Purnabakti (Retirement) of both Prof. Ahmad Ansori Mattjik and Prof. Nurhajati Ansori Mattjik, on Saturday, 8 October 2011, at IPB International Convention Center.
The smart of Prof. Mattjik was shown off since his first year student at Bogor Agricultural University. In the two consequtive years he took mathematics exam, the 1965 Alumni of Biometrika, he got the perfect score, 100. Prof.. Mattjik, then was requested by the late Prof. Andi Hakim Nasoetion, not to take he third exam. "You do not have to take the third exam, you’ll destroy the make up scores," says Prof. Mattjik imitated what the late Prof. Andi told him. He continued, unless Prof. Andi did not hold me, I won’t certainly be here now to stand in front of the audience. The best performance achieved by Prof. Mattjik, made the late Prof. Andi decided to offer him to be his assistant to teach at the University. Further, the late Prof. Andi promised to send him abroad to pursue his higher degree. "His promise came true and I finally decided to reject the offer to work at the leading state-owned enterprice “Pertamina” and decided to work as the researcher at Bogor Agricultural University. The late Prof. Andi was very instrumental in determining the choice of my life, "recalled Prof. Mattjjik with glazed.
Not only expert in the field of statistics, Prof. Mattjik also an expert in applying the science of statistics in everyday life, especially when he was Rector of the University, for 2002 -2007 period. Based on “Modeling the Effect of Additive and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI)”, Prof. Mattjik was convinced that the formation of qualified human resources have been influenced by genetic and environmental interactions. "Simbolically, if the best students of 1700 high schools throughout Indonesia are the result of genetics, and Bogor Agricultural University is a conducive environment that makes them qualified human resources, so it can take part in anywhere, especially in agriculture," said Prof.Mattjik. Less alumni of Bogor Agricultural University to take careers in agriculture, according to Prof. Mattjik, because agriculture has not been developed, the government does not pay attention on this field.
The event was started by the testimony read by the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Dr. Hasim and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. Ernan Rustiadi. Then followed by the recorded testimony from Prof. Mattjik daughter and granddaughter from Colorado, the United States, and testimonials from colleagues. (Wied). )
