The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 55
There are a few great souls who can rise to the height of alleviating others to do for them what they would like to do for others. Are you one …
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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Author: Carnegie Hero Fund
Administrative assistant Gloria Barber retires after 16 years
On July 31, 2018, Gloria Barber, administrative assistant with the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, retired after nearly two decades of service to the organization. “My 16 years with the Carnegie …
Two new videos on Hero Fund’s YouTube channel
Two new videos were recently posted on the Carnegie Hero Fund’s YouTube channel — one showing highlights from the June 2018 Power of One event and a second, The Heroic Age, …
Associate professor of psychology Abigail Marsh speaks on ‘The Altruistic Brain’
Abigail Marsh, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University, finishes a presentation on “The Altruistic Brain” at a special luncheon held June 12, 2018, at the Allegheny …
114th annual meeting held in June
Members of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in attendance at the 2018 annual meeting held in June. From left are Ann M. McGuinn, Nathalie Lemieux, Nancy L. Rackoff, Christopher R. …
Overheard: Impulse 55
I said, “We gotta go,” grabbed her arm, and we dashed off. —John Paul Hollyfield, Carnegie Medal awardee #9962, who saved a 6-year-old girl from being crushed by a falling …
From the archives: ‘Boy hero’ receives Carnegie Medal grave marker
After months of searching—which included two newspaper articles, several interviews, and hours of genealogical research—Boy Scouts of America official Gregory Motta could not solve the mystery of who was leaving …
Jennifer E. Emo
Jennifer E. Emo rescued Paisley S. Ervin from burning, O’Fallon, Missouri, August 26, 2017. Paisley, 2, was in the backseat area of a sedan traveling on an interstate highway when …
Sean Zacharey Thayne
Sean Zacharey Thayne died attempting to save London Razo and Brenda N. De Dios from drowning, Provo, Utah, May 29, 2017. London, 4, and her mother, De Dios, 34, entered …
John E. Meffert
John E. Meffert saved Francis X. Pisano from burning, Irvine, California, June 30, 2017. Pisano, 62, was in a twin-engine plane that had taken off from a nearby airport when …
Jay Agli
Jay Agli died attempting to save Kishana M. Rivera from drowning, Haddam, Connecticut, June 11, 2017. Rivera, 19, and a girl were struggling to swim back to a submerged sandbar …
John Hazelrigg and Russell D. Phippen
John Hazelrigg and Russell D. Phippen rescued Revath Than from drowning, Lowell, Massachusetts, January 3, 2018. At night, Than, 24, clung to a rock in the Merrimack River and called …
Liam Bernard
Liam Bernard helped to save Ralph E. Chrisman from burning, Melford, Nova Scotia, September 16, 2016. Chrisman, 68, was the driver of a pickup truck that, following a rural highway …
Delbert G. Blare
Delbert G. Blare died attempting to save Robert E. Shepard, Jr., from drowning, Melbourne Beach, Florida, October 14, 2017. Shepard, 61, was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean when a rip …
Ana Maria Ramirez
Ana Maria Ramirez rescued Jose J. Ramos from attacking dogs, Turlock, California, April 18, 2017. Jose, 12, was walking his family’s dog on a leash in a suburban neighborhood when …
Andrew William Miller
Andrew William Miller rescued John P. Rowley III from assault, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2017. Rowley, 62, exited a train in a subway station and walked toward an exit when …
Jason A. Sigelow and Philip Russell Orzech
Jason A. Sigelow and Philip Russell Orzech helped to save Jose Cruz-Gonzalez from drowning, Irondequoit, New York, August 19, 2017, Sigelow drowning as a result of his actions. Jose, 9, …
Blake Keith Huff and Benjamin M. Hawkins
Blake Keith Huff and Benjamin M. Hawkins rescued Mary Jo Tester from burning, Kalkaska, Michigan, February 22, 2017. Tester, 50, a paraplegic, was in her home’s living room when fire …
Michael Eugene Chestnut
Michael Eugene Chestnut saved John J. Keuper III, Chance E. Augenstein, and Maxwell R. Millbourn, from burning, Foster, Kentucky, August 24, 2017. Sixteen-year-olds John, Chance, and Maxwell were seat-belted inside …
Ronald W. Manning
Ronald W. Manning saved Bridget D. Stogner and Brittany R. Purvis from burning, Bogalusa, Louisiana, July 14, 2017. Stogner, 34, and Purvis, 30, were in the front seats of a …