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