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Photo courtesy of Cal State Long Beach.<\/em><\/p>\n Nearly six months after her tragic death during the Paris terrorist attacks, Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) senior design student Nohemi Gonzalez will be recognized as an outstanding graduate during Wednesday\u2019s Alumni Awards Banquet.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old El Monte woman was studying abroad at the Strate College of Design in Paris at the time of her death. She was killed November 13, 2015 while eating with friends at a Parisian bistro<\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n \u201cThis is an opportunity for the university to recognize a student who was able to make such a profound impression on so many people in a relatively short time at CSULB,\u201d said university spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp. \u201cShe will always be a member of The Beach family.\u201d<\/p>\n Within the design department, Gonzalez was known as a hard worker and someone who volunteered her time generously as the first female student shop assistant. Her work included instructing students in Design, Materials and Tools classes, organizing the tool room and running the print lab.<\/p>\n \u201cHer fingerprint is throughout the Department of Design in many large and small projects that continue to impact students,\u201d said Department Chair Martin Herman.<\/p>\n RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n Gonzalez was originally a Spanish major with the hope of becoming a high school Spanish teacher before she found her way to the design department during a work study fair, Herman said.<\/p>\n While working with the department she discovered her passion for design.<\/p>\n \u201cShe felt that she had been brought there for a reason and discovered that design cultivated all of her talents and passions: art, making, and entrepreneurship,\u201d Herman said.<\/p>\n Gonzalez was most interested in designing products that were functional and beneficial to the community. She explored the use of sustainable materials and was on the path of sustainable design practice that served the public good, according to Herman.<\/p>\n While in the semester study abroad program in Paris, Gonzalez was part of a team that won second place in the international biomimicry Global Design Challenge.<\/p>\n Herman said the group designed a 100 percent biodegradable packaged snack pack filled with healthy dried fruits and nuts. The pack came with dehydrated soil and seeds so the user can cultivate a plant after finishing the snack.<\/p>\n She was also a designer in the 2015 Umbra Design Challenge for which she worked on a sponsored class project in modern home decor and accessories, according to Herman.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very honored that Nohemi is being recognized as outstanding graduate from the College of the Arts in 2015 to 16,\u201d Herman said. \u00a0<\/p>\n The gala, slated to take place at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Long Beach Wednesday evening, will recognize outstanding graduates, professors, staff and alumni\u2014including Mayor Robert Garcia, who received a bachelor\u2019s in communication studies in 2002 and a doctorate in higher education educational leadership in 2010.<\/p>\n Gonzalez\u2019s mother and stepfather will be on hand to receive her award, according to Uhlenkamp. Other family and friends are also expected to attend.<\/p>\n In addition to being recognized by the CSULB Alumni Association, Gonzalez will also be acknowledged during the College of the Arts commencement ceremony in a few weeks. According to Herman, she will receive her degree posthumously, making her a first-generation college graduate among her family.<\/p>\n The design department is also in the midst of raising funds for the Nohemi Gonzalez Shop Initiative\u2014a campaign to raise money to refurbish, remodel and rename the department\u2019s lower division shop.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lower division shop is a place where Nohemi invested so much of her passion and her time, not only for her own projects, but also in helping students from all of our Design majors in their work,\u201d Herman stated. \u201cAlthough Nohemi’s journey in Design was tragically cut short, her ideals and her spirit will be kept alive and celebrated through this initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n So far more than $85,000 has been given or pledged\u2014in part through fundraising efforts in collaboration with California Pizza Kitchen. The department\u2019s goal is to raise $150,000. Those interested in giving can click here<\/a>. 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