Bellarmine College Preparatory recognized four distinguished alumni at its Hall of Fame ceremony the evening of Saturday, August 28, 2021.
The individuals honored, and their respective categories, are Jeb Ivey, Class of 1999 (Athletics); Tomás Durán, Class of 1992 (Business); Jim Beall, Class of 1970 (Public Service); and Dr. Andrew Schechtman, Class of 1985 (Science & Medicine).
Jeb Ivey was one of the most outstanding basketball players to come through Bellarmine, earning WCAL Most Valuable Player honors as a senior and guiding the Bells to the CCS title. Jeb played two seasons at Portland State and ranked among the top free throw shooters in the nation. He enjoyed a successful 16-year professional career in Europe and retired from basketball in 2019, having played more than 500 career games, scored over 6,000 points, and dished out more than 1,500 assists.
Tomás Durán has devoted his career to creating opportunities and space for people from low-income communities to grow wealth for themselves and their families. He currently works for Community Health Councils, Inc. in their Social Change Institute, partnering with community leaders to build equitable systems. Tomás is also a partner at Concerned Capital, a social benefit corporation dedicated to helping private companies create and save jobs in Southern California.
Jim Beall has used his status in California politics to advocate for underrepresented members of society. He was the youngest person ever elected to San Jose City Council. As a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, he launched the county's Children's Health Initiative, aiming to achieve affordable and comprehensive health coverage for low-income children while reducing public medical costs. As a California Assemblyman, Jim worked tirelessly to make programs more efficient and effective, and in the State Senate, Jim authored bills to allow youth in foster care to stay with their families through their college years, and improve California’s air quality, among many others.
Dr. Andrew Schechtman, family medicine physician, also serves as Associate Director of the Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Schechtman worked with Project USA in North and South Dakota on American Indian reservations in 1997 and 1998, then traveled abroad to assist with Hurricane Mitch Relief Effort in Guatemala. He spent two years working with Doctors Without Borders treating families in war-torn regions of Uganda and Liberia in 2002 and 2003, and he took a year-long clinical sabbatical with his family to the Amazonian jungles of Peru in 2017 to serve the local population.
The Hall of Fame awards ceremony took place on the Bellarmine campus in the Main Stage Theatre of the Sobrato Center for Humanities and the Arts, followed by an outdoor reception on the Leo J. and Mary G. Lucas Quad.