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When his term as president ended in 1961, Shoda left Osaka University but suddenly returned as a professor in the Faculty of Engineering Science founded that year, and was appointed its first dean. After retirement from Osaka University, he still worked to improve the Japanese educational system in
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Shoda is remembered by the students and alumni of Osaka University as the founder of the Shoda Cup, which is given for the winning team of five people in an athletics contest. Shoda worried that most students were lacking in physical education and paid too little attention to it. With this Cup, he
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After his death, his family contributed a part of his legacy to some academic institutions including Osaka University. Osaka University used the money to make a small garden near to two of his former workplaces: the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering Science and named it after him.
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In 1955, Shoda was appointed as President of Osaka University, a role in which he remained for six years. His achievements as president include foundations of two new faculties: the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Engineering Science, both based at
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On March 20, 1977, Shoda died unexpectedly while driving with his family. He was posthumously raised to the second degree in the official order of precedence, and awarded the Grand Cordon of the
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attempted to invoke interest for sporting activities among students. It succeeded and the Shoda Cup has been contested yearly by many students.
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The decades from the 1930s were a hard time for Japanese researchers. However, Shoda continued to apply himself to learning. After
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in recognition of his fine achievements. Also that year he was elected the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Osaka University.
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In 1925, in his second year at the Graduate School of Tokyo University, Shoda got a scholarship which allowed him to study in
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region, to promote industries in Osaka, therefore focusing on natural science, engineering and medicine in particular.
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to a wealthy family. He was the second son of Teiichiro Shoda, who was the founder of Nisshin Flour](
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Kenjiro Shoda married twice. His first wife was Tami Hirayama, the daughter of astronomer
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in 1946, when the predecessor was divided into the Mathematical Society of Japan and the
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until he finished junior high school. He went to the National Eighth High School in
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In 1933, Shoda was appointed as professor in the Faculty of Science at
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in Tokyo and became its president. In 1969, he was awarded the
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After Shoda finished the Eighth High School, he returned to
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Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class
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