E. Mark Bezzant collection of Asian artifacts

Dr. E. Mark Bezzant began his work in education long before he was member of the Utah Valley State College faculty. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and a Secondary Teaching Certificate, he began work as a Debate, Economics, and Law teacher at Pleasant Grove High School for about seven years. In 1982, he changed focus and became a counselor for the high school. He later served as the principal for North Sanpete High School for two years. He started his career at Utah Valley State College in 1991, where over the next eighteen years he held five different positions at the school. These positions included: Director of the Utah Valley State College School, College and University Partnership; Executive Director of the Utah Valley State College School, College and University Partnership; Executive Director of Utah Valley State College Strategic Planning and Institutional Research; Assistant Vice President of Utah Valley State College Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, School, College and University Partnerships, and Student Services; and Utah Valley State College Assistant Vice President and Assistant to the President for School, College and University Partnerships. He was able to earn his Masters Degree in Educational Administration and his Doctorate Degree in Educational History and Reform from Brigham Young University while working at Utah Valley State College. He also took an interest in the history of the school. He began to collect papers and photographs that were of significance to the school and to interview faculty and staff that played a major role in the school's history. By the time he retired, he was commonly known as the unofficial historian of the school.