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MSU Science Campus Named for Alumnus Gene Wells Ray

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Murray State Alumnus Dr. Gene Wells Ray recently visited MSU for homecoming festivities and to attend the dedication of the "Dr. Gene Wells Ray Science Campus."

Dr. Ray is a scientist, entrepreneur and corporate leader. He is the recipient of a Kentucky OAK award (Outstanding Alumnus of Kentucky) in recognition of his professional work, achievements and support of his alma mater and is an MSU Distinguished Alumnus. A 1960 graduate of MSU, Ray is a trustee on the MSU Foundation board.

Ray and his wife, Taffin, have donated generously to both academics and athletics at Murray State and have provided significant gifts for the university including support for the new basketball practice facility, which houses a practice arena and office suites for the coaching staffs of both teams (and is also named for Ray), the Telecommunications Systems Management Program of Distinction, the college of science, engineering and technology, and Racer basketball.

In the interview above, Chad Lampe speaks with Ray about his career and love for Racer Basketball.

Chad Lampe, a Poplar Bluff, Missouri native, was raised on radio. He credits his father, a broadcast engineer, for his technical knowledge, and his mother for the gift of gab. At ten years old he broke all bonds of the FCC and built his own one watt pirate radio station. His childhood afternoons were spent playing music and interviewing classmates for all his friends to hear. At fourteen he began working for the local radio stations, until he graduated high school. He earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Murray State, and a Masters Degree in Mass Communication. In November, 2011, Chad was named Station Manager in 2016.
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