Editing David T. McLaughlin (section)

{{Short description|American academic administrator (1932–2004)}}
{{Primary sources|date=November 2023}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = David T. McLaughlin
| image       =
| order       = 14th
| title       = [[List of presidents of Dartmouth College|President of Dartmouth College]]
| term_start  = 1981
| term_end    = 1987
| predecessor = [[John George Kemeny]]
| successor   = [[James O. Freedman]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1932|3|16}}
| birth_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2004|8|25|1932|3|16}}
| death_place = [[Dillingham, Alaska|Dillingham]], [[Alaska]]
| education   = [[Dartmouth College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])}}, {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}}
}}
'''David Thomas McLaughlin''' (March 16, 1932 &ndash; August 25, 2004) was the 14th President of [[Dartmouth College]], 1981&ndash;1987.<ref name="Dartmouth Office of the President">{{cite web |url=https://president.dartmouth.edu/people/david-t-mclaughlin |title=David T. McLaughlin |date=2023-06-11<!--date from page source--> |orig-date=Original date 2020-06-01<!--date from page source--> |website=Dartmouth Office of the President |publisher=Trustees of Dartmouth College |access-date=2023-11-13 |archive-date=2023-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113163404/https://president.dartmouth.edu/people/david-t-mclaughlin |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> McLaughlin also served as chief executive officer of Orion Safety Products from 1988 to December 31, 2000.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} He was chairman of the [[Aspen Institute]] from 1987 to 1988 and its president and chief executive officer from 1988 to 1997.<ref name="In Memoriam">{{cite web |url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2004/08/26.html |title=In Memoriam: David T. McLaughlin, President Emeritus of Dartmouth College (1932-2004) |author=Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs |date=2004-08-26 |website=Dartmouth News |publisher=Trustees of Dartmouth College |access-date=2019-07-19 |archive-date=2007-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128100830/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2004/08/26.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served as chairman and chief executive officer of [[Toro Company]] from 1977 to 1981, after serving in various management positions at Toro Company since 1970.<ref name="In Memoriam" /> McLaughlin served as a director of [[CBS Corporation]] from 1979{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} and as chairman in the late 1990s.<ref name="Martin 2004">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/business/david-mclaughlin-72-ex-president-of-dartmouth-dies.html |title=David McLaughlin, 72, Ex-President of Dartmouth, Dies |first=Douglas |last=Martin |date=2004-08-27 |work=New York Times |access-date=2023-11-13 |archive-date=2023-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113172008/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/business/david-mclaughlin-72-ex-president-of-dartmouth-dies.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> He also served as a director of [[Infinity Broadcasting|Infininity Broadcasting Corporation]] until the Infinity merger.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}