Education
Schoville received his Bachelor from Milligan College in 1956, his Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in 1969.
Schoville received his Bachelor from Milligan College in 1956, his Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in 1969.
He was Instructor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at UW-Madison from 1968-1970, and was then promoted to Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, a position he held from 1970-1995. He also and served as the Chairman of the department. He was the president of the Near East Archaeological Society, and Vice-President of the American Oriental Society"s Midwest Section.
He was the Editor for Hebrew Studies Volumes 24 and 25.
His work investigated the origins of writing and the alphabet and served as Project Director for an exhibition named Sign, Symbol and Script: An Exhibition on the Origins of Writing which was exhibited at eight locations in the United States. accompanied by a series of 21 public lectures. He was a co-host of the radio program Book and the Spade for 30 years.
In the 1980s, he was one of the University of Wisconsin faculty who presented public lectures in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on various academic topics from a Christian perspective.