LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed will receive the National Educational Administrator of the Year award.

Breed is set to receive the award Thursday at the National Association of Educational Office Professional’s annual conference in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Nebraska’s affiliate of the national association, comprised of about 200 educational office employees statewide, nominated Breed for the national award.

Breed is only the second state education commissioner to receive the award since 1973, when it was first established. Nancy Grasmick, from Maryland, was the first in 1992.