Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Davis Award Winner
Taupouri Tangaro
Hawai‘i
Taupouri Tangaro is an assistant professor and department chair of Hawaiian life styles and humanities at Hawai‘i Community College. He inspires students intellectually and spiritually to strive for excellence in whatever they do. Tangaro sees potential in all his students and takes time to support learning and success in and outside the classroom.
His classes are comprised of Hawai‘i CC and 51²è¹Ý Hilo students, administrators, faculty, staff and community members. Tangaro “is charged with bridging not only generations, but our sister campuses and our community. He is a visionary.” Students that experienced his teaching style and creative genius say that he is “truly a bright and rising star.”
The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognizes dedication and demonstrated excellence as teachers of undergraduate students. It was established as a memorial to the late Frances Davis, who taught mathematics at Leeward Community College and 51²è¹Ý Manoa for 19 years.
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