Successfully combining education and community service
For Sally Biglin ’95, adversity has been presenting challenges since she was in 8th grade when she was stricken with epilepsy. While at SHS, she participated in Junior Achievement and was a member of the choir. She also volunteered with Safety Town and was a candy striper at Shelby Hospital.
After graduating she earned an associate degree at North Central Technical College in early childhood education in 1997. At Ashland University in 2002 she earned a bachelor’s degree in education of the handicapped pre-K through 12th grade.
From age 16 through college Sally worked part-time at Marvin Memorial Library. Sally taught for two years and then worked three years at Mansfield’s library. During those five years her epileptic seizures were increasing in frequency.
In more recent years, since 2017, Sally has been volunteering at Shelby Hospital. She greets visitors and, if they need help finding their way, Sally, accompanied by her service dog, leads them to their destination. When visitors need a wheelchair, she does the pushing. She has seizures most days, sometimes two or three. Her doctors continue trying medicines.
Says a fellow alum, “Sally’s determination to keep working and helping others is inspiring.”