McLaughlin, W. Earle

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McLaughlin, W. Earle

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        [19-] - 1991

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        W. Earle McLaughlin was appointed Chancellor at the September 17, 1981 Board of Governors meeting. His five-year term began on January 1st, 1982. A former chief executive officer of the Royal Bank of Canada, McLaughlin was installed as Chancellor at the Spring 1992 Convocation Ceremony. He was a member of several Board sub-committees, including the Executive, Finance, Audit, and Graduation Ceremonies committees. Citing health reasons, McLaughlin stepped down from his role at the end of his term, on December 31, 1986. He was named Chancellor Emeritus at the inaugural induction ceremony of the honorific title held October 18, 1989. McLaughlin passed away in 1991.

        • W. Earle McLaughlin received an honorary Doctorate of Law degree (LL. D.) at the Fall 1988 Convocation ceremony.
        • In 1991, W. Earle McLaughlin was honoured by a plaque placed in the Concert Hall foyer that reads: The Foyer of the Concert Hall was made possible through the generous contribution of Royal Bank of Canada in honour of W. Earle McLaughlin (1982-86). McLaughlin was unable to attend ceremony due to illness.

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        Concordia University. Office of the President and Vice-Chancellor (1974 -)

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        CUOPVC1

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        Dates of relationship

        1981 - 1986

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        Chancellor of Concordia University

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        2022-01-26

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            ‘’Appointments’’, Concordia University Magazine, November/December 1981, January 1982, p. 6
            ‘’Royal Banker is new chancellor’’, The Thursday Report, September 24, 1981, p. 2
            Minutes of the Board of Governors meeting of September 17, 1981
            ‘’Concordia mourns Chancellor Emeritus W. Earle McLaughlin’’, Concordia’s Thursday Report, November 7, 1991, p. 2
            ‘’Chancellor McLaughlin to step down’’, The Thursday Report, November 27, 1986, p. 1
            ‘’W. Earle McLaughlin: A royal chancellor’’, The Thursday Report, June 3, 1982, p. 5
            ‘’Plaque to honour Chancellor Emeritus McLaughlin unveiled in Concert Hall Foyer, Concordia’s Thursday Report, October 24, 1991, p. 11
            ‘’A grateful Concordia says Thank You to W. Earle McLaughlin’’, The Thursday Report, November 26, 1987, p. 1
            ‘’Emeritus honour conferred on distinguished Concordians’’, The Thursday Report, November 2, 1989, p. 2
            ‘’News briefs’’, Concordia University Magazine, January 1988, p. 5

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