/ UC Davis Foundation Content for UC Davis en /news/uc-davis-foundation-honors-rita-gibson-with-charles-j-soderquist-award <p class="MsoNormal"><span>In a celebration long delayed by the pandemic, the UC Davis Foundation on Feb. 4 honored Sacramento business owner and philanthropist Rita Gibson ’82 as the 2020 winner of the university’s Charles J. Soderquist Award. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The award is given in recognition of philanthropy, volunteerism, leadership and an overall commitment ºìÌÒÊÓƵ, as exemplified by the award’s namesake, a UC Davis alumnus and entrepreneur.</span></p> February 15, 2022 - 12:43pm Dave Jones /news/uc-davis-foundation-honors-rita-gibson-with-charles-j-soderquist-award /news/foundation-presents-charges-j-soderquist-award <p>The UC Davis Foundation recently presented its 2019 Charles J. Soderquist Award to Stephen Boutin, a 1972 graduate of the School of Law. The award is given annually in recognition of philanthropy, volunteerism, leadership and an overall commitment to the university, and is named after the late foundation chair who exemplified all those traits.</p> May 07, 2019 - 12:05pm Dave Jones /news/foundation-presents-charges-j-soderquist-award