Highline Community College

MEDIA RELEASE

 

DATE:                   December 13, 2007

CONTACT:            Lisa Skari, (206) 870-3705, lskari@highline.edu

 

Toni Castro, dean of students at Highline Community College, has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Service as a Dean.

 

The award is given annually by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Goodnight, a former dean of men at the University of Wisconsin, served as NASPA’s founding president from 1919-1920, and was described by his colleagues as the “Dean’s Dean.” Castro is the second community college recipient of this award in its 12 year history. 

 

            As dean of students, Castro oversees a variety of functions at the college, including registration, student services and programs, and financial aid. 

 

“We’re very pleased that NASPA has selected Ms. Castro for this important award,” said Highline interim president Dr. Jack Bermingham. “Our campus and our students have benefited immensely from her dynamic leadership and dedication to students.” 

 

The Scott Goodnight Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate personal commitment to student affairs administration, high-level competency in administrative skills, innovative response in meeting students’ varied and emerging needs, effectiveness in developing junior staff members, and leadership in community and college affairs.

 

Highline Community College was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. With approximately 9,500 students and 350,000 alumni, it is one of the state’s largest institutions of higher education. The college offers a wide range of academic transfer and professional-technical education programs, with day, evening, on-line, and weekend classes.

 

With the most diverse population of any college in Washington state, Highline takes a multi-cultural approach to education for the success of all its students and the prosperity of its surrounding communities. Alumni include former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, entrepreneur Junki Yoshida and noted author Ann Rule.