Edwards was Chair and CEO of the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane's
World Expo '88. In 1993, he was elected the twelfth
Chancellor of the
University of Queensland, holding the office until 9 February 2009. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university in 1988. In 1984, he was made a
Knight Bachelor and, in 1989, a Companion of the
Order of Australia. Edwards has sat on the boards of a number of publicly listed companies. He was a director of
James Hardie Industries for a decade, and was appointed chairman of the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation, set up by James Hardie to provide financial compensation for victims of
asbestos-related diseases caused by the company's products. He criticised the company for providing insufficient funds for the foundation, stating that it had underestimated the amount of liability for claims. In 2009, the Sir Llew Edwards Building at the University of Queensland's
St Lucia campus is named after him. In 2010, Edwards was named by premier
Anna Bligh as one of six "
Queensland Greats". The citation stated that he was "an outstanding Queenslander who has made exceptional contributions to many fields". On 28 April 2013, a plaque commemorating the 25th anniversary of World Expo 88 and Llew Edward's leadership of the event was unveiled at the
South Bank Parklands (the site of Expo 88) by Brisbane Lord Mayor
Graham Quirk and Queensland Premier
Campbell Newman. == Later life ==