 He stepped down from these posts in 1997, and retired from the Chair in 1998, but maintains his involvement in the University, mainly within its Alumni and Development Office.He chaired the fundraising committees for the University Medical School's new teaching accommodation, the Wolfson Medical School Building, completed in 2002, and for the Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, completed in 2005.He is currently leading the appeal for the Beatson Pebble Appeal's new facilities at the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre at the University's Garscube Estate.