Namulau’ulu Gaugau V. TavanÄ, Ph.D.
Responsibilities
- Special Assistant to the Director of Student-Athlete Academic Center
- Academic counselor for baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s golf
- Counseling emphasis: intrinsic value, self-efficacy, attribution and self-responsibility
Education
- Ph.D. in education administration (Most Outstanding Doctoral Studies AERA 1995)
- MED in curriculum and instructional science
- BS cum laude in teaching and learning
- NZDipEd in mathematics and science teaching – Auckland, New Zealand
Prior to BYU
- Lecturer for advanced language and culture courses at BYU
- Professor of business management at the Stevens-Henager College of America
- Director of Education NTBG in partnerships with the University of Hawaii
- Director/administrator/teacher at the Church Schools Samoa
- Chairman of Professional Development at the National University of Samoa
Hometown
- Saipipi, Fa’asalele’aga, Savai’i, Samoa
Personal/Family
- Married to Fiapapalagi of New Zealand
- Has seven children – Fao, Lupe, Dennis, Justina, Delsa, Futi and Devin
- Holds the Samoan Chiefly Title of Namulau’ulu