Petersburg Pilot -

Petersburg School District Superintendent Dr. Rob Thomason was awarded a Superintendent of the Year Award last week.

Bruce Johnson, Executive Director for the Association of Alaskan Superintendents, presented the award to Thomason PSD staff during a welcome back school board meeting.

“It is my great honor to announce that your superintendent, Dr. Rob Thomason, is Alaska’s 2014 Superintendent of the year,” Johnson said to an applauding crowd.

Johnson said a selection committee sought nominations from across the state. Nominations could be made by anyone with personal knowledge of an...