(RICHFIELD) – The Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Sevier School District has been chosen to replace Dr. Brent Thorne as superintendent. Myron Mickelsen was selected on March 4 after a unanimous decision by the Sevier School District Board of Education over several other candidates. Mickelsen has been serving as Assistant Superintendent since 2002 and prior to that, served as principal of North Sevier High School in Salina. He’s a graduate of North Sevier High School and studied at Utah State University from 1967-1970 and also earned a Bachelor of Science, Biology Secondary degree from SUU in 1985. Mickelsen obtained a Master of Education Leadership degree from BYU in 1994. He and his wife, Joy, reside in Redmond. They have four children and 10 grandchildren. Mickelsen will take over his duties as Sevier School District Superintendent on July 1, 2010. Dr. Brent Thorne announced his retirement a few weeks ago.