The Lone Star College Board of Trustees has chosen five final candidates in its search for a new Chancellor. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC Chancellor, is set to retire Aug. 1.
“Lone Star College conducted a nationwide search to identify and select candidates who are ready to lead the college and continue its focus on student success and service to the community,” said Michael Stoma, LSC Board of Trustees Chair. “We feel it is critically important to have a smooth transition to ensure our students, faculty and staff receive the leadership they deserve.”
The five finalists are Mario K. Castillo, J.D., Lone Star College Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel; Joyce C. Ester, Ph.D., Normandale Community College President; Lonnie L. Howard, Ph.D., former Lamar Institute of Technology President/CEO; Lee Ann Nutt, Ed.D., Lone Star College-Tomball President and David Sam, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., Elgin Community College President and Chief Executive Officer.
“All five finalists have exemplary backgrounds in higher education and I look forward to learning more about each one,” said Jim Cain, Ed.D., LSC Board of Trustee District 9 and Chancellor Search Committee Chair.
LSC enlisted the services of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Searches to conduct a nationwide search using the criteria developed by the LSC Employee Search Advisory Committee. The organization focuses on two-year public community and technical colleges to provide comprehensive search assistance, recruitment of a diverse and high-quality pool of candidates and guidance on a sound process to the Board and the college.
Each candidate will participate in a systemwide forum at the Community Building at LSC-System Office, The Woodlands and conduct campus visits. The forums will also be live streamed via Zoom.
Visit LoneStar.edu/Chancellor-Search to view each candidate’s bio, a schedule of their campus visits and Zoom links to each systemwide forum.
Lone Star College enrolls over 80,000 students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as Chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and has been named a 2022 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education and recognized by Fortune Magazine and Great Place To Work® as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Texas™. LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.