Alumni News

Mike Coke

Distinguished Alumni Honoree Mike Coke, ’90, Invests in the Future—From Wall Street to the East Bay

Mike Coke, ’90, is a Distinguished Alumni Award honoree from the College of Business & Economics.

May 16, 2025

Don Tirsell

Distinguished Alumni Honoree Don Tirsell, ’87, Connects the Cloud to the World

Don Tirsell, ’87, is a Distinguished Alumni Award honoree from the College of Science.

May 15, 2025

Aristide Collins

Distinguished Alumni Honoree Aristide Collins Jr., ’93, Builds a Legacy of Leadership Rooted in Purpose

Aristide Collins Jr., ’93, is a Distinguished Alumni Award honoree from the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.

May 14, 2025

Rosanna Mucetti

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Rosanna Mucetti, ’05, Champions Equity, Voice and Systemic Change

Rosanna Mucetti, ’05, is a Distinguished Alumni Award honoree from the College of Education and Allied Studies.

May 13, 2025

Kerrington Hendrix

Cal State East Bay Celebrates First-Ever Marshall Scholar: Karrington Hendrix

Karrington Hendrix, a recent Health Science graduate with a concentration in health policy, has been named a 2025 Marshall Scholar.

December 16, 2024

Estuardo Sanchez graduation photograph

Estuardo Sanchez: Perseverance and Finding Community Despite the Pandemic

As 2024 marches on, it's now been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. With schools closed and the abrupt switch to online learning, students like Estuardo Sanchez had to adapt to constant change.

July 15, 2024

Jatinderpal Sahi and family with Assemblymember Liz Ortega

Cal State East Bay Alumna Named Woman of the Year for CA District (AD-20)

Cal State East Bay alumna Jatinderpal Sahi is named Woman of the Year for CA District (AD-20).

July 12, 2024

Ashmita Ahluwalia

How Saying “Yes†Changed Everything for Ashmita Ahluwalia

Ashmita Ahluwalia grew up so shy that even raising her hand in class felt like a humongous task, but despite her reservations, she decided that her time at East Bay would be different and that she would be more involved than she ever was in high school.

June 3, 2024

Melani Avalos

Melani Avalos: Building Her Future on a Strong Foundation

Construction management alumna Melani Avalos shares her story and a lifelong dream.

January 12, 2024

Veronica Collins

Alumna Launches First Endowed Scholarship for Public Health

The Veronica Collins Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who majors in health policy.

December 6, 2022

John Toki 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award winner

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree John Toki

News SummaryDistinguished Alumni Award Honoree John Toki

October 7, 2022

Marv Remmich

Distinguished Alumni Awards Honoree Marv Remmich

Distinguished Alumni Awards Honoree Marv Remmich

October 5, 2022

Anupama Anantharaman

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Anupama Anantharaman

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Anupama Anantharaman

October 4, 2022

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Daryl Camp

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Daryl Camp

Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree Daryl Camp

October 4, 2022

Cat Brewer

Becoming an Advocate for a More Accessible, Inclusive World

Cal State East Bay alumna Cat Brewer’s documentary “Sign the Show†to screen at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Hayward campus on September 15.

September 13, 2022

Fabiola Ornelas

From 'Dreamer' to Dream Come True

Sociology graduate reflects on growing up undocumented and helping others as a substance abuse counselor

May 9, 2022

Woman writing on white board

Meet 5 Cal State East Bay Alumnae Who Now Lead Their Own Businesses

In honor of Women’s History Month, Cal State East Bay is celebrating some of our own history-makers–alumnae who started and lead their own businesses.

March 22, 2022

Three men stand outside a home

A Home for Veterans

Alumnus Tyrell Brown co-founded a non-profit to help veterans and others in need of shelter.

November 12, 2021

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Coding for the Future

Alumna Jeni Williams shares the power of tech with students on the spectrum

October 27, 2021

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Honoring Outstanding Young Alumni

Cal State East Bay and its Alumni Association are celebrating their exceptional young alumni this week at the 40 Under 40 Awards.

October 25, 2021

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Connecting with Technology

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Roberto Hernandez Jr. is a leader and mentor

October 22, 2021

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Dedicated to Community Health

Yvette Radford, a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, is committed to improving the wellbeing of our communities

October 21, 2021

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Leading the Way for Women

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Amy Schioldager is a mentor and advocate for rising female leaders

October 19, 2021

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A Passion for Education

Inspired by her family history, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Christie Carnahan makes a difference in students' lives

October 18, 2021

Headshot of Amy Schioldager, Yvette Radford, Christie Carnahan and Roberto Hernandez, Jr

Announcing the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Cal State East Bay will honor Amy Schioldager, Yvette Radford, Christie Carnahan and Roberto Hernandez, Jr. as its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.

October 1, 2021

Catherine Thirkill stands in cap and gown on campus

Accessible Learning Means Going Virtual

Cal State East Bay eLearning program graduate assists UC Santa Cruz in creating online multicultural course for advisors

June 22, 2021

Fostering Stewardship, Accessibility

Alumna, professor emerita help create first-ever Yosemite Junior Ranger adaptive guide

June 1, 2021

I ulu no ka lala i ke kumu

Cal State East Bay alumna teaches Hawaiian language courses to off-island, remote learners

April 14, 2021

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A Fight for Equity, Equality

Alumni activists look back at their time at Cal State East Bay

January 5, 2021