In 2022, the College of Engineering received an unprecedented $5 million pledge from Michele ’68 and Ross ’67 Annable. The Annables were initially inspired after reading an article — posted by the college in 2020 — about a groundbreaking recycling method termed “solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation processing.” Their generous contribution offers remarkable advancements in new recycling technology.
The plastics industry employs more than 43,000 people in Wisconsin. The college’s pioneering sustainability research program and essential scholarship fund will empower solutions that can benefit the nation and the world while educating the next generation of engineers.
“We are incredibly grateful for the Annables’ confidence in our work and the ability to more quickly pursue solutions that can benefit the world,” says George Huber PhD’05, the Richard L. Antoine Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering.
