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Dr. Rodney Lee, former Deputy Superintendent at PWSD, was recognized at the October 30th Board Meeting as the recipient of this year’s Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta (PSBAA) Special Contribution to Public Education Award.

Dr. Lee has been a proactive influence in public education for more than 36 years, the last 25 of which have been with PWSD. He has been active on numerous committees and task forces. He was a leader in the original development of School Councils. Beyond retirement from public education, Dr. Lee continues to lecture at Grande Prairie Regional College in the area of Ethics and the Law in Education. 

The award was officially announced during the PSBAA’s 2014 Annual General Meeting in Edmonton on October 17. Dr. Lee will receive the award at PSBAA’s Spring General Assembly in May, 2015.

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Photo caption: L-r: Superintendent Sheldon Rowe, Dr. Rodney Lee and Board Chair Dana McIntosh.