MAY 24 2009 -- At the inaugural commencement exercises of the Elon University School of Law, 107 members of the charter class received their Juris Doctor degrees, marking a major milestone for the school founded on the principle that a legal education should prepare students to be not only excellence lawyers but also leaders in their communities. David Gergen received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the ceremony, and delivered the commencement address. Noel L. Allen, a member of the Elon University Board of Trustees and the Law School Advisory Board, provided welcoming remarks at the ceremony. Melanie Y. Crenshaw delivered the student address. George R. Johnson, Jr., Dean of the Elon University School of Law, presented the first annual David Gergen Award for Leadership and Professionalism to charter class graduate Holly J. Greeson. (Photo by Grant Halverson)

Georgetown U presents J. Edgar Hoover with honorary law degree. Washington, D.C., June 5. Upon the occasion of Georgetown University's celebration of the adoption of the constitution and founding of the University at a sesquicentennial convocation, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was today presented with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the Rev. Arthur O'Leary, president of the university# Creator(s): Harris & Ewing, photographer [19]39 June 5.# Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.