Murray attributes her success to great academic programs, important internships, and strong mentoring support along the way. Later, she was introduced to the human factors area of industrial engineering while doing an internship at NASA-Langley. Her mentor there happened to be an NC State alum, who pointed her in the direction of the doctoral program at NC State. Murray now is a software engineer with IBM in Research Triangle Park, where she interned as a graduate student. In the future, Murray hopes to start an educational software program company.
Kids are so into technology.
They also are a tough audience. In the very long distance future, Murray would like to return to academia to teach. I want to bring back to academe what I have experienced and learned in the real world. She says she never tires of learning new things and is always excited when she reaches new levels of achievement. When I went to the book store to pick up my cap and gown and hood, it suddenly hit me.