Being around WKU’s campus for nearly as long as he can remember with band events and engagement in activities presented by the WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Murphey Kilgore, a senior from Bowling Green who studies Electrical Engineering with minors in Systems Engineering and Mathematics, said those early experiences with WKU ultimately helped him decide what he wants to do long term.
Kilgore chose WKU based on its strong cost-value proposition and the many opportunities the campus presents for him to be involved. He is involved in a grand suite of activities focused in music and engineering, including Big Red Marching Band, Phi Mu Alpha, IEEE, Tau Beta Pi and the Center for Energy Systems.
During his time at WKU, Kilgore grew to appreciate that class sizes allow students to really know their professors and vice-versa. He said those relationships truly develop into something impactful. This is the way he started working at the WKU Center for Energy Systems – after being in class with School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor and Founding Director of the WKU Center for Energy Systems Farhad Ashrafzadeh, also known to many students as “Dr. A.”
“The opportunity to be involved made me motivated and interactive. This really changed my perspective on the college experience and helped develop my work ethic,” Kilgore said.
