John R. Halstead

[6] He initiated the “Mansfield Plan,” which established multi-year goals for increasing the university’s enrollment and diversity and strengthening its finances.

Halstead began his presidency of the College at Brockport in August 2005 and was formally inaugurated on April 7, 2006.

[8] During Halstead’s administration, the college launched plans for a new doctoral program in nursing and several green-campus initiatives.

[9] According to the Rochester Business Journal, "During his 10 years at the helm of SUNY College at Brockport, John Halstead oversaw a season of great change at the college—an expansion that included the construction of three new campus buildings [and] the launch of its first major capital campaign, which exceeded its $25 million goal more than a year ahead of schedule.

[14] In 1971 Halstead met Kathleen Tilt while the two were students at Michigan State University.