Background
Shotwell, Willis Allen was born on August 22, 1920 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of William Albert and Alta Clara (White) Shotwell.
Shotwell, Willis Allen was born on August 22, 1920 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of William Albert and Alta Clara (White) Shotwell.
AB, Marshall College, 1941. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944. Doctor of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1954.
Pastor Chaplin (Kentucky) Baptist Church, 1946-1948. Assistant pastor First Baptist Church, Oak Park, Illinois, 1952-1953. Assistant professor Bible Cumberland (Tennessee) University, 1949-1950.
Pastor Bridgeview (Illinois) Baptist Church, 1953-1955. Professor New Testament Berkeley (California) Baptist Divinity School, 1955-1966. Administrator University California, Berkeley, 1966-1985.
Lieutenant, chaplain United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Member Society Biblical Literature.
Married Betty Jane Koch, October 12, 1944. Children: Willis Allen, Kevin Jay.