es ▁including ▁Bur ger ▁King ▁and ▁Ste ak ▁and ▁Ale ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Wall in ▁was ▁named ▁chairman ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Med tr onic . ▁Despite ▁Med tr onic ' s ▁troubles ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁re venue ▁increased ▁by ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . He ▁retired ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁device ▁mak er ▁six ▁years ▁later , ▁naming ▁Bill ▁George ▁as ▁his ▁successor ▁and ▁turning ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁phil anth ropy . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Wall in ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁formed ▁the ▁Wall in ▁foundation , ▁later ▁Wall in ▁Education ▁Part ners , ▁which ▁gives ▁financial ▁aid ▁and ▁advice ▁to ▁prom ising ▁Minnesota ▁public ▁school ▁students ▁from ▁low - in come ▁families ▁to ▁attend ▁college . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Wall in ▁Education ▁Part ners ▁had ▁a ided ▁ 4 , 4 0 0 - plus ▁college ▁students ▁through ▁nearly ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁scholar ships ▁and ▁critical ▁guidance ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁named ▁its ▁new ▁medical ▁b ios ci ences ▁building , ▁a ▁key ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁$ 2 9 2 ▁million ▁Bi omed ical ▁Disc overy ▁District , ▁after ▁Wall in ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Max ine ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁lif el ong ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁business people ▁Category :