Lone Star College trustees officially appoint Mario Castillo as new chancellor

The Lone Star College board of trustees officially appointed Mario Castillo as the new chancellor during a special meeting Aug. 11.

What happened

Castillo is the fifth chancellor to serve the Lone Star College System. According to a news release Aug. 11, Castillo is following former Chancellor Stephen Head, who retired after serving the college since 2014. Castillo has served Lone Star College since 2015.

• Castillo has served as vice chancellor, general counsel and chief operating officer within Lone Star College.
• He earned a Juris Doctor from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University in Bloomington.
• He received his Bachelor of Arts in government from The University of Texas in Austin.
• Castillo is also a first-generation high school, college and law school student and a first-generation American.

The LSC board of trustees voted unanimously to name Castillo as the sole finalist during a special meeting held July 21. Castillo officially began his duties Aug. 11.

Quote of note

“I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to helping more students realize their dreams,” Castillo said. “I want to thank the board for its unanimous support and the confidence that unanimity gives us moving forward as one Lone Star College.”