Donald was elected as vice president of the Union at the 2012 AGM. He was installed as president at the 2013 AGM.
During his long service within Scottish Rugby Donald was the Scotland Team Doctor between 1967 and 1995 and was the Union's Honorary Medical adviser between 1971 and 2003.
In 1983 Donald served as the Doctor on the Lions tour. Donald is a retired Consultant General Surgeon.