Odette Louise Shotwell, Ph.D. (4 May 1922 – 10 April 1998)[1] was an organic chemist known for her contributions to natural products chemistry of antibiotics and insecticides.

As a chair holder of the education committee of her local NAACP chapter, she led a 40-volunteer initiative to tutor underserved children and the integration of Peoria schools in the 1960s.

[15] Other activity in her local community included consulting on education for an inner city program of the Peoria Area Council of Churches and serving as a board member of a center for the arts and sciences.

[6] In 1980 she received the USDA's Distinguished Service Award for "contributing to the protection of human health by developing identification standards and analytical methods essential to excluding mold toxins from cereal foods, milk and animal feed.

[21] Throughout her career she held many memberships and positions on boards, including president and fellow of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC).