E. G. McLaughlin Inducted Into Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation Legacy Society

Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 9:15 AM

By Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation, news release

McLaughlin continues to sponsor Educational Grant Awards through his work with the CIVISTA Charitable Foundation and Betty McLaughlin Endowment.

E.G. McLaughlin. Photo provided.

(Dearborn County, Ind.) - Although not a teacher himself, E. G. McLaughlin, the son of a local teacher, and a continuing sponsor of the Educational Grant Awards through his work with the CIVISTA Charitable Foundation and the Betty McLaughlin Endowment, was recently inducted into the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Legacy Society.

Throughout the years, McLaughlin has helped many local teachers with their innovative and creative projects:

2016—Dustin Mills, East Central High School, Interactive Whiteboard for French Students
2017—Randy Dennis, South Dearborn Middle School, A-Z Books of the Civil War
2018—Barb Katenkamp, North Dearborn Elementary, School-Wide Reading Challenge 2018-- Jennifer Fischer/Heather Billig, Greendale Middle School Mousetrap Cars
2019—Christie Andres and Christina Lecher, Sunman-Dearborn Middle School, The Port Chicago 50 Project
2019-- Peter Brown, South Dearborn High School, Biotechnology
2020—Amanda Sexton, Lawrenceburg High School, The Comprehensible Spanish Classroom
2020—Jamie Gibbs, Aurora Elementary, Document Camera and Headphones
2021—Krista Hutzel, East Central High School, Finch Robots

McLaughlin is a graduate of St. Xavier High School. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and his Master’s degree from Indiana University.

A member of St. Lawrence Church, McLaughlin serves on the Church Finance Committee. He is a YES Board Member and their President, on the local United Way Action Council, a member of the Lawrence Youth Grants Committee at the Dearborn Community Foundation, a Greendale Cemetery Board Member where he serves as Secretary/Treasurer, a Dearborn County Hospital Foundation Board Member, a Lion’s Club member, a Sons of the American Legion member, a United Way SEI Board member, a Past President of the Perpetual Federal Savings and Loan, and Past President of United Community Bank where he continues to serve on its Board.

McLaughlin was a recent recipient of the Dearborn Community Foundation’s Heart of Gold Award for Exceptional Volunteerism. Karen Snyder, Director of the United Way of Southeast Indiana, says “ (E.G.) is always there when you need him. He will help and support in any way….He’s also one of the nicest people I know.”

McLaughlin is involved in many more community activities. Our community would be a much different place without the support of E.G., his sister Mary Beth Hedrick, and his brother Mike McLaughlin, all of whom are following the example set by their parents, Tom and Betty McLaughlin.

It is with great pride that the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation has inducted E. G. McLaughlin into its Legacy Society.