麻豆传媒社区入口

Jacob Blea III (left) and Shaun Tai

• May 13, 2015

麻豆传媒社区入口 will honor Jacob Blea III as the 2015 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year and Shaun Tai as the Distinguished Young Alumnus of the Year at its annual Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 16. Blea, a judge for the Superior Court of Alameda County, will address graduating honors students with a speech at the ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. at the music building’s University Peristyle on CSUEB’s Hayward campus.

Blea, who earned his B.A. in English and his secondary teaching credential from the university in 1975 before attending law school at UC Berkeley, was appointed to the bench in 1997. He has served the legal community for more than 35 years. In addition to his involvement in several community service endeavors aimed at helping teens and young people, Blea has taught in the University’s paralegal education program for 25 years.

Tai founded the nonprofit Oakland Digital Arts and Literacy Center after graduating with honors from CSUEB in 2002. His seven-year-old organization aims to aid those left behind by the digital revolution in underserved communities and has helped more than 3,000 under-resourced community college students, women entrepreneurs and at-risk youth gain opportunities for employment. He also volunteers his time at CSUEB by participating in several events that enrich campus life, including the Industry Job Panel Keynote Series. Tai received his B.A. in digital arts from CSUEB before earning his B.S. in advertising management and master’s degree in architectural and urban design from San Jose State.