On Thursday, May 24th, President Ronald Reagan and Vice-president, George Bush welcomed Mrs. Ann Kerr. wife of AUB's former President, to the White House. Mrs. Kerr was accompanied by her son, Steven, and Najeeb Halaby, Chairman of AUB's Board of Trustees. Halaby had arranged the meeting to coincide with Mrs., Kerr's visit to the Washington/Baltimore area to receive an honorary degree for the late Malcolm Kerr from his Alma Mater, Johns Hopkins University.

Mrs. Kerr first met Vice- President Bush, who extended his condolences and demonstrated a genuine interest in AUB's welfare. He expressed the hope that stability would return to Lebanon and that AUB would survive the surrounding political turmoil. When he asked Mrs. Kerr what help was needed, she responded that the university was In great financial need and asked for his personal assistance in raising funds.