Rosa Tapia, assistant professor of Spanish, is the 2004-05 winner of the Young Teacher Award.
Tapia joined the Lawrence Spanish department in 2002 with research interests
in Spanish Peninsular and Latin American literature, as well as the use
of technology applications in foreign language education. Before coming
to Lawrence, she taught in the Spanish department at Pennsylvania State
University, earning that institution’s outstanding teaching award
for graduate students, one of only five given university-wide.
In honoring her, President Jill Beck said Tapia had “won the hearts and
minds” of
many students.
“Students say you inspired them to do their best work. They recognize and
applaud the high standards you set and express enthusiastic appreciation for
the effort you expend to help them reach those goals,” said Beck. “Your
colleagues, too, express gratitude for your willingness to share teaching strategies,
especially those related to uses of instructional technology in the classroom.”
A native of Ubeda, Spain, Tapia earned a bachelor’s degree in English at
the Universidad de Granada, a master’s degree in Spanish at the University
of Delaware, and the Ph.D. in Spanish at Penn State.
Listen to
Professor Tapia's Freshman Studies lecture on Jorge Luis Borges,
Collected Fictions (requires RealPlayer)
Visit Professor Tapia's home page.