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�鶹��ѡ sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized �鶹��ѡ with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

Nearly five decades have passed since Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a gathering of protesting students on the campus of �鶹��ѡ, killing four, wounding nine and impacting generations.

A portion of �鶹��ѡ’s Kent Campus has taken its place alongside the nation’s most significant historic locations, joining such sites as the Grand Canyon National Park, Pearl Harbor and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at �鶹��ѡ. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.