This is a list of awards, honors, and memorials to George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.

Presidential library

The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is the nation's tenth presidential library which was built between 1995 and 1997. It contains the presidential and vice presidential papers of Bush and the vice presidential papers of Dan Quayle. It was dedicated on November 6, 1997, and opened to the public shortly thereafter; the architectural firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum designed the complex.

The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is located on a site on the west campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, on a plaza adjoining the Presidential Conference Center and the Texas A&M Academic Center. The Library operates under NARA's administration and the provisions of the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955.

The Bush School of Government and Public Service is a graduate public policy school at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, which was established in 1995. The graduate school is part of the presidential library complex, and offers four programs — two master's degree programs (Public Service and Administration, and International Affairs) and three certificate programs (Advanced International Affairs, Nonprofit Management, and Homeland Security).

Other memorials

Bush is commemorated on a postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on June 12, 2019 at a first day ceremony held at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. While stamps honoring deceased individuals are customarily issued only after three years have passed since the death of the person, guidance by the U.S. Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee advises that stamps honoring deceased presidents should be issued as soon as possible. The stamp design is centered on a portrait of Bush by Michael J. Deas and is non-denominated.

In 1999, the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, was named George Bush Center for Intelligence in his honor.

The George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, is named for Bush.

Two elementary schools are named after him: George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School in Addison, Texas, operated by the Dallas Independent School District George H. W. Bush Elementary School in Midland, Texas, operated by the Midland Independent School District, opened in 1989.

Scholastic

University degrees

Location Date School Degree 1948 Yale University Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships Location Date School Position 20002001 Timothy Dwight College at Yale University Chubb Fellow

Honorary degrees George H. W. Bush received honorary degrees from several American and international universities, including: Year School and location Degree 1981 Howard University, Washington, D.C. Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1981 Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1982 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1982 Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1983 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) 1983 Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) 1989 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Doctorate 1990 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Doctor of Economics 1990 Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia Doctor of Humanities (HH.D.) 1990 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1991 Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1992 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1995 College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1998 University of Miami, Miami, FloridaDoctor of Public Service 1998 Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1998 Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Doctorate 1999 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 1999 Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland Doctor of Public Service (D.P.S.) 1999 Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Doctor of Philosophy 2000 Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 2008 Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island Doctor of Humane Letters 2009 University of Macau, Macau, China Doctor of Social Sciences 2011 Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 2014 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 2016 National Intelligence University, Bethesda, Maryland Doctor of Strategic Intelligence

Awards and honors In 1990, Time magazine named him the Man of the Year. In 1991, the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Bush its Lone Sailor award for his naval service and his subsequent government service. In 1993, he was made an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1995, Poland's President Lech Wałęsa awarded Bush the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for his support in helping Poland become a democratic state. In December 2001, Hungary's President Ferenc Mádl awarded Bush the Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. In 2009, he received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame two years later. In 2011, Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor in the United States—by President Barack Obama.For the transcript of Obama's remarks honoring Bush, see The (CVN-77), the tenth and last supercarrier of the United States Navy, was named for Bush.

In 2004, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presented the Profile in Courage Award to Bush and Mount Vernon awarded him its first Cyrus A. Ansary Prize.Baker, Peter, "Bush 41 Reunion Looks to Burnish His Legacy", New York Times, April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014. The Ansary prize was presented in Houston with Ansary, Barbara Lucas, Ryan C. Crocker, dean of the Bush school since January 2010, Barbara Bush, and Curt Viebranz in attendance with the former president. Bush directed $50,000 of the prize to the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, and $25,000 to fund an animation about the Siege of Yorktown for Mount Vernon. Viebranz and Lucas represented Mount Vernon at the presentation.Senior staff, mountvernon.org. Viebranz is identified as president and CEO of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved June 14, 2014."Presidents Day 2014 — Barbara Lucas" , mountvernon.org. Lucas is identified as regent of Mount Vernon's Ladies' Association. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

Awards

Location Date Institution Award 1983 Governor of Indiana Sagamore of the Wabash 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association Theodore Roosevelt Award 1990 Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2005 International Rescue Committee Freedom Award 2006 National Constitution Center Philadelphia Liberty Medal 2007 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Ronald Reagan Freedom Award 2014 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Profile in Courage Award 2014 European Parliament Robert Schuman Medal

National honors Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters 15 February 1945 Distinguished Flying Cross 1945 Presidential Unit Citation 1945Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with five battle stars 1945American Campaign Medal 1945World War II Victory Medal 21 April 1954 Air Medal 5 February 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom

Foreign honors Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters 15 April 1993 Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great 30 November 1993 Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB 30 January 1994 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grand Cross Special Class) 21 July 1995Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1st Class) 17 November 1999Order of the White Lion (1st Class) 28 November 2001Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 19 December 2001Order of Friendship (1st Class) 2001Order pro Merito Melitensi Kosovo 12 June 2004Order of Freedom 9 May 2005Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" 15 September 2005Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class)

See also Presidential memorials in the United States

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