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July 31, 2025

An Uncommon Will to Engineer a Better World

Alumni couple activates talent and opportunity through giving, leadership, and vision

Betty Shanahan and Bob Nuber don’t just wish for a better future. They’re making it happen.

Bob Nuber and Betty Shanahan wearing semi-formal attire, standing next to each other, and smiling at the camera
Bob Nuber and Betty Shanahan

Both proud graduates of the College of Engineering, they dedicated their careers to creating a better world — and have never stopped looking for ways to help others succeed.

Though they’ve lived far from East Lansing, they are familiar faces around campus. They served on college and department advisory boards, judged student projects on Design Days and spoke at alumni/student gatherings. Through their estate plans, they created the Bob Nuber and Betty Shanahan Endowed Professorship to support entrepreneurship and diversity in the college.

Now, on the heels of the public launch of the Uncommon Will, Far Better World campaign, this Chicago Spartan power couple has joined the regional campaign committee.

Read more about how these College of Engineering alumni are enhancing opportunity for Spartan engineers.

Original story by Lois Furry was published on the University Advancement website.

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