Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef eulogizes businessman, philanthropist, conservationist and author -- an avid bridge-builder between the campus and the business sector -- Charlie Soderquist, who was remembered April 23 during a tribute that drew some 500 people to Mondavi Center. Soderquist died March 2. During Friday's ceremony, he was posthumously awarded the UC Davis Medal -- the highest honor the campus accords to individuals for their contributions to the university or the broader community. A recent article in the Sacramento Business Journal underscored Soderquist's loyalty to campus: "At the heart of all of his activities, however, was an abiding devotion to UC Davis ... toward which he felt intense gratitude. He served on the UC Board of Regents, chaired the UC Davis Foundation, was president of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association, served as faculty at the Graduate School of Management, and served on the GSM Dean's Advisory Council."