Background
Bettis, Joseph Dabney was born on September 19, 1936 in Graham, Texas, United States. Son of Jack and Jo (Dabney) Bettis.
Bettis, Joseph Dabney was born on September 19, 1936 in Graham, Texas, United States. Son of Jack and Jo (Dabney) Bettis.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Southern Methodist University, 1958. Bachelor's Degree cum laude, Drew University, 1961. Master of Arts in Theology, Princeton University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Princeton University, 1964.
Instructor religion, Douglass College, Rutgers University, 1962-1964;
assistant professor religion, U. Alabama, 1964-1966;
associate professor, chair department religious studies, U. Alabama, 1966-1972;
Distinguished professor humanities, scholar in residence, College Public Affairs and Community Svc., U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1972-1973;
associate dean, professor in residence, College Public Affairs and Community Svc., U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1973-1975;
dean, professor, Fairhaven College, Western Washington U., Bellingham, 1975-1978;
professor religious studies, Fairhaven College, Western Washington U., Bellingham, since 1978. Consultant on prisons and corrections Nebraska Committee on the Humanities, 1974, on equal employment opportunities Omaha National Bank, 1974, on human relations Omaha Chamber of Commerce, 1974, on school desegregation Omaha Young Men’s Christian Association, 1974, consultant Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning, 1977, Law Enforcement and the New Religions, San Francisco, 1982. Technical assistance panel consultant Southern region Office of Economics Opportunity/Community Action Program, 1966-1972.
Member Washington Committee on Religious Liberty, 1981.
Education program specialist Equal Employment Opportunity program Office of Education Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1966. Member at large Executive Board Alabama Council on Human Rels., 1966-1970. Chairman Tuscaloosa Council on Human Rels., 1966-1967.
Member of advisory board Tuscaloosa Head Start, 1967. Regional selection committee Danforth Association Program, 1968-1970. Board directors The New School, Omaha, 1973, Institute for Social Encounters, 1974.
Board of judges outstanding young educator Omaha Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1974. Member academic county National Institute on the Holocaust, 1977. Member Omicron Delta Kappa.
Children: David Joseph, Mark Dabney, Daniel Lee. Married Sharon Holmes, May 31, 1986.