Shuman earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and entered military service in June 1941 serving during World War II as a weather officer in North Africa and Italy.
Shuman earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana during which time he worked for the Weather Bureau as a junior weather observer at the Indianapolis Airport. He entered military service in June 1941 serving during World War II as a weather officer in North Africa and Italy.