Victor M. Ortiz
Victor M. Ortiz saved a man from being struck by a train, Secaucus, New Jersey, August 26, 2016. The man went to a point between the rails of a track …
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Dennis Joseph Michel
Dennis Joseph Michel died assisting in an attempt to save Jacob B. Seeman from drowning, Camdenton, Missouri, August 1, 2016. Seeman, 40, jumped from a dock in the Niangua Arm …
Stephanie Melinda Marino
Stephanie Melinda Marino saved Anthony H. Ortiz from being struck by a train, Manteca, California, June 8, 2016. Ortiz, 27, was the passenger in a sport utility vehicle that left …
Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan
Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan rescued Cheryle D. Coons from burning, Vero Beach, Florida, March 23, 2016. Coons, 58, was the driver of a car that, at a rural …
Brett Bailes, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Dennis Wilson
Brett Bailes, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Dennis Wilson saved Nathaniel A. Wissink from burning, Omaha, Nebraska, February 26, 2016. Wissink, 28, was unconscious and trapped in the front passenger seat …
Kenneth R. Atkinson
Kenneth R. Atkinson died rescuing Elizabeth L. Lyons from assault, Centennial, Colorado, April 4, 2016. Lyons, 44, was shot by her husband after she fled through the front door of …
Sean C. Randles
Sean C. Randles died attempting to save Melanie L. Kushnir from falling, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 28, 2016. Kushnir, 42, was hiking down a sandstone mountain at Red Rock National …
Florida officer Patrick J. Hopkins IV cited for house-fire rescue
Proud father and grandfather Patrick J. Hopkins III of Jacksonville, Fla., says this photo of his son showing his Carnegie Medal to his own son “looks like a scene from …
Competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ awardee uses medal to keep perspective
When NBC producers asked Robin DeHaven—who was interviewing for a spot on the hit television show American Ninja Warrior — if he had ever been called a hero, he smiled. …
Board notes: ‘Homestead question’ lingers, but is apart from Carnegie’s philanthropy
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “So, you’re from Pittsburgh. What do you think about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike?” Andrew Carnegie created and endowed about 21 …
Friends remembered: Ross G. Guy
Ross G. Guy, 67, of Riverside, Calif., died Jan. 14, 2017. Guy was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2003 for his actions of Jan. 10, 2002, by which he helped …
Carnegie hero cited for making ‘positive impact’
The American Association of Community Colleges honors outstanding community college alumni who have made a positive impact on their communities, the nation, and the world, and 1997 Carnegie Medal awardee …
Carnegie hero is ‘witness to history’ as rescuer of Air Florida crash survivors
Thirty-five years after the dramatic rescue of survivors of a jet that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., one of the four men each awarded the Carnegie Medal …
Latest Medal of Philanthropy awardees to be named in June
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that the ninth biennial awarding of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy will be held on Oct. 3, 2017, in New York. Inaugurated …
100 years later, posthumous awardee is still a hero in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
One hundred years ago in April, Antonio Varacalli gave his life while saving a woman from drowning in Seneca Falls, and the residents of this upstate New York town have …
Heroes’ experiences surprise biologist studying heroism
By Alexis Chaine, Ph.D. National Center for Scientific Research Moulis, France It has been nearly a year since I embarked on a project to understand the biological basis of heroism …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Nathan Ryan Reynolds
All things “Carnegie” came together spring 2017 when Nathan Ryan Reynolds was presented his Carnegie Medal in Carnegie Hall on the campus of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., by one of …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Duncan O. C. Harris and Peter F. Pontzer
Feb. 23, 2017 was proclaimed “Duncan O. C. Harris Day” by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in honor of the man who was awarded a Carnegie Medal for helping to …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jameson Bartscher
Aberdeen (S.D.) City Council recognized city public works employee Jameson Bartscher of Aberdeen at a council meeting in late January 2017. Bartscher was awarded the Carnegie Medal last September for …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Michael J. Manley
Family and friends gathered in Wilmington, Del., in February 2017 for the posthumous awarding of the Carnegie Medal to Michael J. Manley, Sr., who died Sept. 27, 2015, after saving …