By Tom Moore
Dec 30, 2020
(Kent) - There will be a scholarship at Kent State University to honor Alan Canfora, the recently deceased survivor of the May 4, 1970 shooting of students by the Ohio National Guard, who later became the biggest advocate of programs and events commemorating the events of that day.
Canfora s name has been given to the Alan Canfora Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund. It was set up by 1974 KSU graduate Michael Solomon.
“Kent State lost one of its best in the surprising death of Alan Canfora, Solomon said. Surprising, because those like me who knew Alan thought he would live forever. True to his career as a library science major, Alan maintained the most knowledge of anyone about the events and aftermath of May 4, an event that touched and shaped many lives. Alan also carried with him the strongest of opinions about those events. But what endeared Alan to me was his ability to look at things he did, and openly say how he had wished he had done them d
Scholarship established in Alan Canfora s name
Staff Report
A scholarship in Alan Canfora s name has been created to honor his life and legacy by supporting future Kent State University students.
One of nine Kent State University students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings on campus, Canfora, 71, died Dec. 20 following a short illness.
Canfora earned his undergraduate degree in 1972 and a master s in library science in 1980. He was among those wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers who opened fire during a peaceful demonstration on the campus. Four other students Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder were killed during the shooting.