D. Bruce Johnstone

D. Bruce Johnstone

Chancellor, State University of New York
In office August 1, 1988 – February 28, 1994
Preceded by	Jerome B. Komisar (Acting)
Succeeded by	Joseph C. Burke (Acting)
President, Buffalo State College
In office August 16, 1979 – July 31, 1988
Preceded by	E.K. Fretwell, Jr.
Succeeded by	F.C. Richardson

Personal details
Born	January 13, 1941 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Spouse(s)	Gail Johnstone
Children	2
Alma mater	Harvard University, University of Minnesota
Profession	Higher education, Academic administration
Website	http://gse.buffalo.edu/node/2031

Donald Bruce Johnstone, also known as D. Bruce Johnstone, (born January 13, 1941) is an American educator who served as Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), headquartered in Albany, New York; and President of Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. Johnstone is also Professor Emeritus at the University at Buffalo (UB). He was named SUNY Chancellor Emeritus in 2014.

Johnstone was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and earned degrees in Economics and Education at Harvard University. He also earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Minnesota in 1969. He is married to wife, Gail, and has two adult children, a son and daughter.

Johnstone also holds honorary doctoral degrees from American institutions of higher education, including:

In Westport, Connecticut, Johnstone worked as a high school economics and American history teacher.

After working as an administrative assistant to former United States Senator Walter F. Mondale and a project specialist at the Ford Foundation, Johnstone took academic and administrative positions at the University of Pennsylvania.

At the University of Pennsylvania, he was Executive Assistant to the President and Vice President for Administration.

In 1979, Johnstone became the President of Buffalo State College.