Although progressive on civil rights, Askew was notably more conservative than most of the other candidates. He was anti-abortion, but failed to win Catholic voters in Iowa; against the nuclear freeze, against the right of gays to work as teachers; and for President Ronald Reagan's invasion of Grenada in October 1983. Askew withdrew on March 1, 1984, after he finished last in the New Hampshire primary. In 1987, he declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. But in May 1988, he withdrew from the contest, citing the need for perpetual fundraising. By that time, Florida voters were increasingly voting for Republican candidates for national office. They had started switching parties beginning in the mid-1960s. In retirement In 1994, former governor Askew was named to the founding class of the Florida DeMolay Hall of Fame. The Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University was named for him. It offers courses in government at several Florida universities. From 1999 until his death, Askew gave a graduate seminar at the school, on topics of state and local government as well as international trade. For the ten years prior to that, Askew lectured and taught at each of the other ten public universities in the state. In 1994, the Reubin O'D Askew Institute on Politics and Society at the University of Florida was established to provide a center for bringing together people to work on state issues. Askew also lectured and participated in conferences there. Death Askew died at a hospital in Tallahassee on March 13, 2014, aged 85, from complications of pneumonia and a stroke. Legacy and honors Widely regarded as an effective governor, Askew was named one of the "Top 50 Floridians of the 20th Century" for his "Tax reform, racial justice and honesty in government." The Student Life Center at Florida State University was renamed as the Reubin O'D. Askew Student Life Center in his honor. The Florida State University Alumni Association awards notable alumni with the Reubin O'D. Askew Young Alumni Award as part of the Thirty Under Thirty program. The library at his high school alma mater, Pensacola High School, was also named after him. Interstate 110 in Pensacola is named the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Parkway. The main terminal at Pensacola International Airport is named the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Terminal. He was designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State in