He later attended Harvard University, studying architecture and graduating cum laude in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts.
Howe Institute and Chief Executives Organization, and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Royal Society of Canada.
[1] During his term as chancellor, he oversaw a period of changes in government funding, and introduced the concept of visiting committees of community leaders invited to tour the campus, a concept he had become aware of via his alma mater, Harvard.
[1] He has donated an area of 40 hectares (99 acres) situated in the Whitemud Creek ravine, the Mactaggart Nature Sanctuary, as well as several pieces of Chinese costumes and art, worth $37 million; to the University of Alberta.
[1][3] In 2010, he moved to the Bahamas with his wife, Cécile for health reasons, after donating his Edmonton home worth $23 million to the University of Alberta.