![J. Donald Monan, S.J. and George H.W. Bush in 1982](/content/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/around-campus/remembering-george-hw-bush/_jcr_content/par/bc_image_content/image.img.jpg/1640156952094.jpg)
Boston College conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree upon United States Vice President George H.W. Bush in 1982, the year that his daughter Dorothy graduated from the University with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He is shown above with then-University President J. Donald Monan, S.J., and below with Fr. Monan and then-U.S. District Court Judge and Boston College trustee David Nelson '57, J.D. '60, H’79. (JET Photography)
![J. Donald Monan, S.J.: George H.W. Bush; and U.S. District Judge David Nelson in 1982](/content/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/around-campus/remembering-george-hw-bush/_jcr_content/par/bc_image_content_1189302593/image.img.jpg/1545253443986.jpg)