FINDLAY Ben Sapp has been named the director of the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books at the University of Findlay.
Mr. Sapp, who had been the museum s deputy director since 1995, succeeds Jerry Mallett, an education professor who will take over as museum curator.
In the job, Mr. Sapp will be responsible for managing the first-of-its-kind museum, acquiring new art, organizing and planning events and activities at the Mazza, and teaching and advising students enrolled in the children s illustration major at the university. Mr. Sapp has a bachelor s degree in education and a master s degree in children s literature, both from UF.