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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |