LIFE@Lynchburg | Developing the Polio Vaccine: Recognized & Unrecognized Heroes

Name: LIFE@Lynchburg | Developing the Polio Vaccine: Recognized & Unrecognized Heroes
Start: 2025-11-12T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-12T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall

Schedule

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Sydnor Performance Hall | Lynchburg, VA

Join us for an insightful discussion about the development of the polio vaccine, the work of Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, and the vaccine’s experimental use on mentally disabled persons.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Edward A. Polloway '00 HAA, '18 DEd, served as the Rosel H. Schewel Chair of Education at the University of Lynchburg, where he taught for over 40 years. He was also the vice president for community advancement, dean of graduate studies, and dean of the School of Education. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia and his baccalaureate degree from Dickinson College.
He served twice as president of the Division on Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children and served on the board of directors of the Council for Learning Disabilities. He is a fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Polloway is the coauthor of 32 books and over 100 journal articles in the field of special education and disability studies.