Carnegie Medal presentation to Leyton Page
Bogalusa (La.) Mayor Wendy Perrette, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to awardee Leyton Page, during a May 2, 2017, city council meeting. More than a year earlier, Page, then 16, …
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Carnegie Medal presentation to Timothy Carpenter
The actions of Carnegie Hero Timothy Carpenter epitomize the Carnegie Medal, according to U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, who presented the medal to Carpenter, of Cincinnati, in a ceremony held May …
Nine philanthropists named recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
The Carnegie Corporation of New York, on behalf of the international family of Carnegie institutions, named nine philanthropists as recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recently. The awards will …
15:13: In saving teacher, hero Primitivo Garcia committed himself to greater destiny
As the residents of Kansas City, Mo., absorbed the news that a young man had been shot protecting his pregnant teacher, a billboard went up: “Primitivo Garcia did not hesitate. …
Carnegie Medal exhibit wins awards
Numismatist and medal collector Matthew Campbell of Washington, Pa., has taken his award-winning exhibit about the Carnegie Medal on the road – first to the Central States Numismatic Society’s 78th …
Commission Member visits Carnegie homeland
Carnegie Hero Fund Treasurer Dan D. Sandman, left, with William Thomson, great-grandson of Andrew and Louise Carnegie. In June 2017, Sandman and his wife, Bonnie, of Pittsburgh, traveled to the …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Madison L. Williams
Madison L. Williams, second from right, holding the Carnegie Medal, with her family, from left, grandmother Jan Williams, great-grandfather Carrol McIntosh, and mother Leigh Williams. Williams suggested holding the May …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Joseph B. Hamblin
U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Joseph B. Hamblin of St. George, Utah, during an April 19, 2017, presentation at the St. George City …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Raul Moreno
In the city of Conyers, Ga., Mayor Randal S. Mills, left, declared June 7, 2017, Raul Moreno Day. At a city council meeting held June 7, 2017, Mills presented Moreno …
Service anniversaries recognized
Long and faithful service by four members of the Commission was recognized at its 113th annual meeting in June 2017 – in addition to the celebration of Walter F. Rutkowski’s …
Carnegie Hero John P. Williams receives law enforcement awards
La Crosse County Sheriff’s Sgt. John P. Williams has once again been recognized for life-saving actions while on duty. In May 2017, the La Crosse County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office recognized …
Hero J. Manuel Corral who saved child from well turns 100
By Bret Bloomquist El Paso Times One look at J. Manuel Corral shows a man who has outrun age. The Socorro resident, hero and proud naturalized American turned 100 on June …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Shane S. Mitchell and Lisa Missana
Carnegie Heroes Shane S. Mitchell, left, and Lisa Missana, both of Tampa, Fla., unveil their Carnegie Medals for the first time. Volunteer presenter Ralph Cash Kaschai, of Orlando, Fla., presented …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Jeromy E. Richardson
From left, volunteer presenter Charles S. Harris of Ooltewah, Tenn., looks on as the family of Jeromy E. Richardson, — brother Cory Richardson, mother Robin Richardson, and father Eric Richardson …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Steven Michael Paulus
From left, Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards applauds, as Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards presents the Carnegie Medal to Steven Michael Paulus, while Paulus’ wife Melanie and sons Hunter and …
Special guests attend annual meeting
Two special guests attended the Commission’s 113th annual meeting in June 2017. Louise Hills, of Littleton, Colo., is one of the 32 great-great-grandchildren of Andrew and Louise Whitfield Carnegie and …
Friends remembered: Philip Contreras
Philip Contreras, 55, of Riverside, Calif., died July 27, 2017. Contreras was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1988 after he saved a woman from a burning car on August 27, …
From the archives: Carnegie Medal presented twice to Carnegie Hero Ruby Hattie Lindsay
By Sharon Sanders Southeast Missourian In April 1924, school teacher Marjorie Haines Hobbs and her 15-year-old pupil, Ruby Hattie Lindsay, were enjoying a hike in the woods north of Cape …
David E. Hammond
David E. Hammond saved Stephanie Wright from a burning building in Gulf Breeze, Fla., on July 28, 2016. At night, Wright, 47, who used a wheelchair, was in her bedroom …
Michael Lumahang and Jesse T. Haw
Michael Lumahang died helping to save and Jesse T. Haw helped to save a 12-year-old boy from drowning in Ottawa, Ont., on Aug. 23, 2014. The boy was fishing on …