50th Planning Committees
The 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970 is being planned through a number of university-wide committees. The diverse members of these committees represent a number of academic areas, departments, faculty and students throughout the university. If you are interested in being considered for a committee or want to volunteer, please contact the 50th Commemoration at May4KSU@kent.edu.
Advisory Committee
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ken | Burhanna | Dean, University Libraries |
| Alan | Canfora | Wounded in 1970, Alumnus, Activist |
| Chic | Canfora | Eyewitness, Alumnus Activist, CCO Cleveland Schools |
| Laura | Davis | Emeritus Professor of English |
| Marcello | Fantoni | Associate Provost, Office of Global Education |
| Mindy | Farmer | Director, May 4 Visitor's Center |
| Rod | Flauhaus | Project Manager, 50th Commemoration May 4 |
| Tom | Grace | Wounded on May 4, 1970, Author, PhD History |
| Amoaba | Gooden | Chair Academic Dept. Pan-African Studies |
| Paul | Haridakis | Professor, Communication Studies |
| Brianna | Foraker | May 4 Task Force Faculty Advisor |
| Nick | Kollar | Undergraduate Student Trustee |
| Jerry | Lewis | Emeritus Professor of Sociology |
| Chris | Post | Associate Professor Geography, Kent State University at Stark |
| Amy | Reynolds | Dean, College of Communication and Information |
| Melody | Tankersley | Interim Senior Vice President and Provost |
| Ethan | Lower | May 4 Task Force Chair |
| Uma | Krishnan | May 4 Task Force Advisor |
View summaries of the Advisory Committee meetings.
Programming Committee
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Alan | Canfora | Wounded on May 4, 1970 |
| Carrie | Circosta | Director, Alumni Outreach & Engagement, Alumni Relations |
| Ele | Ellis | Program Director, WKSU Radio |
| Mindy | Farmer | Director, May 4 Visitors Center |
| Rod | Flauhaus | Project Manager, 50th Commemoration May 4 |
| David | Hassler | Director, Wick Poetry Center |
| Adam | Hirsh | Executive Director, Hillel at Kent State University |
| Shay | Little | Special Assistant to the President |
| Dan | Nadon | Associate School Director, School of Theatre and Dance; Professor, Theater |
| Cassie | Pegg-Kirby | Director, Women's Center |
| Swathi | Ravichandran | Associate Professor, Foundation, Leadership and Administration |
| Nate | Ritchie | Vice President, Kent State System Integration and Interim Regional College Dean |
| Mark | Seeman | Professor emeritus, Spearheaded application for National Register of Historic Places |
| Lashonda | Taylor | Executive Director, University Events and Protocol |
| Thomas | Beeler | Student |
| Ethan | Lower | Student |
| James | Mueller | Task Force Community member |
| Cara | Gilgenbach | Head, Special Collections & Archives |
Education Committee
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ken | Bindas | Professor, History |
| Lori | Boes | Assistant Director, May 4 Visitors Center |
| Chic | Canfora | Alumni |
| Karen | Cunningham | Associate Professor, School of Peace & Conflict Studies |
| Rod | Flauhaus | Project Manager, 50th Commemoration May 4 |
| Todd | Hawley | Associate Professor, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies |
| Annette | Kratcoski | Director, Research Center for Educational Technology |
| Jennifer | Kulics | Associate Vice President, Student Affairs |
| Erin | Lafargue | Graduate Student, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Projects and Initiatives |
| Jerry | Lewis | Emeritus Professor |
| Wendy | Tietz | Professor, Accounting |
| Stephanie | Vincent | Faculty, History; Former May 4 Task Force Chair |
| Cara | Gilgenbach | Head, Special Collections & Archives |
Communications Committee
| First Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Rod | Flauhaus | Project Manager, 50th Commemoration May 4 |
| Tom | Grace | Wounded on May 4, 1970 |
| Leigh | Greenfelder | Assistant Vice President, Advancement Communications |
| Barb | Hipsman | Former Faculty, School of Journalism and Mass Communication |
| Lamar | Hylton | Interim Vice President, Student Affairs |
| Bill | Kist | Professor, Teaching, Learning Studies |
| Sara | Koopman | Assistant Professor, School of Peace and Conflict Studies |
| David | Middleton | Professor, Visual Communication Design |
| Rebecca | Murphy | Senior Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications and External Affairs |
| Natalie | Pillsbury | Associate Director of Advancement, WKSU Radio |
| Sonya | Williams | Project Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |