Ronald Wayne Murray grew up in the Galena, KS area and attended school with the class of 1975. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he first got a degree in Petroleum Engineering and later his second degree in Mechanical Engineering. It was with that degree that Ron started working with Toshiba in Houston, Texas and did an extensive amount of global traveling. He retired from General Electric in Iowa after 15 years. He spent those later years on his Harley before passing in 2023 at 66.
Amount of award(s): TBD (up to 2 installments, fall and spring)
Number of recipients: TBD
Eligibility criteria
- Graduating senior from: Galena High School (USD 499)
- GPA (on a 4.0 scale): 2.5+
- Attending a four-year educational institution
Selection considerations
(from most to least consideration as described in application process)
- Mechanical, electrical, or petroleum-engineering degree
- Other engineering degrees
- Other degrees