European Hero Funds
On September 21, 1908, just over four years after the establishment of the Pittsburgh-based Hero Fund, Andrew Carnegie expanded the concept to his native land with the establishment of the …
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Hero Fund scholarships push student to follow filmmaking dream
Madeline Baker, 23, graduated from the University of Central Arkansas film program in spring 2020. Her interest in video production and editing piqued early in life. “At 8 years old, …
Power of One Archive: Hero Fund Awards 10,000th Carnegie Medal
On the evening of June 12, 2018, more than a decade after the centennial celebration of the founding of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission by Andrew Carnegie, 275 invited guests …
Tree of life mass shooting intersects with hero fund work
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission The Carnegie Hero Fund works across a broad geography, recognizing heroic acts in the United States and Canada, and collaborating with Carnegie …
Nine worldwide hero funds seek to strengthen bonds, sustainability
Representatives of eight of the existing nine worldwide hero funds established more than a century ago by Andrew Carnegie in the U.S. and Western Europe met in New York City in …
Board notes: Carnegie’s nine hero funds advance a compelling mission
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Little did I suspect when I joined the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in 1992 that I would one day travel to Norway …
Impulse 71: Board notes
It was 29 years ago that the late, great Tom Hilliard asked me to become a member of the Hero Fund Commission. I didn’t have a clear idea of what …
Carnegie heroes appear on CBS’ 60 Minutes
The Hero Fund saw increased interest in the Carnegie Medal and its heroes in the months after CBS’ news magazine 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie heroes in Fall …
Friends remembered: Ernest Lee Krueger
Ernest Lee Krueger, 72, of Spokane, Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, after a tough battle with stomach cancer, with his beloved dog Piper by his side. Krueger was born …
60 Minutes feature on Carnegie Heroes
On Nov. 7, 2021, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie Heroes — focusing on three awardees: TerryAnn E. Thomas, Peter F. Pontzer, and David Michael McCartney, as well …
Terryann E. Thomas
Terryann E. Thomas rescued Tammy K. Walter from assault, Topeka, Kansas, July 10, 2015. Walter, 50, was punched by a man in a public waiting room of a police station, …
Peter F. Pontzer
Peter F. Pontzer helped to save a boy from drowning, Emerald Isle, North Carolina, July 28, 2015. While swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, a 13-year-old boy was caught by a …
David Michael McCartney
David Michael McCartney helped to rescue Elizabeth A. Testerman from burning, Atlanta, Indiana, January 9, 2006. Testerman, 54, was the driver of a sport utility vehicle that left the roadway, …
Raymond F. Gooch
Raymond F. Gooch saved Jack B. Dezember and two others, and attempted to save Harry A. Mortis, Jr., from drowning, Cypress, Indiana, November 3, 1940. A rowboat, in which Gooch, …
Exceptional Graduates: Carnegie Hero first in family to attend college; will pursue career in industrial chemistry
This past spring, Robert Hart Morgan graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor of science degree in chemical and biological engineering. He was the first member of his family …
Impulse 65: Board Notes
Vartan Gregorian is no longer with us. For a quarter of a century he has been the energetic center of the world of philanthropy created by Andrew Carnegie. The power …
Impulse 63: Board Notes
Is the Carnegie Hero Medal unconstitutional? Well, no, of course not, that’s preposterous. Yet at a time when Americans are focused on the Constitution and the Supreme Court, the question …
Impulse Index
Aakvik, Helmer M., 64:8–9 Abbey Park House, Dunfermline, Scotland, 10:4 Abbott, David, 2:6 Abbott, Hezekiah, 2:6 Abbott, H. James, 2:6 Abbott, Lori Michelle, 7:5, 8:2, 20:5 Above & Beyond Citizen …
Media Coverage
Sept. 12, 2023: Fear on Hold podcast July 1, 2023: Rowman & Littlefield — A New Century of Heroes Jan. 22, 2023: CBS 60 Minutes — The lasting effect of …
History
Pittsburgh steelmaker Andrew Carnegie realized the importance of recognizing heroes decades before the disaster that served as the impetus for the creation of the Hero Fund. The first hero he …