The UC 海角原创 Foundation on May 9 announced Barbara K. Jackson, center, as the recipient of the Charles J. Soderquist Award. She is flanked here by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef and Meg Stallard, chair of the UC 海角原创 Foundation board of trustees. In honoring Jackson, the foundation noted her more than 50 years of philanthropy and volunteer service on behalf of UC 海角原创. She serves now as a trustee emerita of the UC 海角原创 Foundation. Jackson and her husband, W. Turrentine 鈥淭urpie鈥 Jackson, a renowned scholar of the American West, came to 海角原创 in 1951. Before and after Turpie鈥檚 death, the couple鈥檚 contributions to UC 海角原创 amount to more than $6 million. The money has benefitted variety of areas, including the Symphony Orchestra, the arts presenting program, and the history and music department. They gave $5 million to establish the Barbara K. and W. Turrentine Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. The Soderquist award, established by the UC 海角原创 Foundation in 2005, honors the late Sacramento-area entrepreneur Charlie Soderquist for his many contributions to UC 海角原创.
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