Board Notes: The Hardest Cases
It is truly wonderful to serve the Carnegie Hero Fund. We deal with the best of people doing the best a human can do. There are hard parts, though, such …
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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Author: Carnegie Hero Fund
Granddaughter marks Herman D. Sigal’s headstone
Gregory Mann adheres a grave marker to the headstone of his wife’s grandfather, Herman D. Sigal, who died in 1944. In 1929, Sigal saved a 58-year-old lawyer from being struck …
Overheard: Impulse 59
It was just instinct. God led the way. — Vickie Tillman, Carnegie Medal awardee #10000 I thank God for allowing me to be in that position and not allowing me …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Ryan Scott McIlwain
From left, Carnegie Hero Ryan Scott McIlwain, 17, of Douro-Dummer, Ont., shakes the hand of Provincial Parliament member Dave Smith, while Douro-Dummer Mayor J. Murray Jones looks on during a …
100 years since his death, Andrew Carnegie’s legacy strong as steel in Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh’s building lights commemorated centennial anniversary of his death
Hero Fund officials travel to Scotland to honor Carnegie’s worldwide legacy
Carnegie Hero Fund officials spent time in Andrew Carnegie’s hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland, in August as the final celebrations of the centennial of Carnegie’s death took place. The Andrew Carnegie …
Scholarship allows student to focus on grades, extracurricular activities
Hero Fund Commission scholarship recipient Niya Townsend, 22, from Detroit, will graduate with a degree in entrepreneurship and a minor in youth studies from Central Michigan University in December. She …
Friends Remembered: Leslie M. Hough
Leslie M. Hough, 64, of Selden, N.Y., died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Patchogue, N.Y. Hough was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1999 for rescuing a 31-year-old woman from a …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the widow of Carnegie Hero Steven B. Wahler
Tami Wahler, right, the widow of posthumously awarded Carnegie Hero Steven B. Wahler, spoke to audience members at the Owensboro (Ky.) City Commission meeting held June 4, 2019. “Our hearts …
Carnegie Medal presentation to surviving parents of Carnegie Hero Bradley Eugene Murphy
From left, Foley (Ala.) Mayor John Koniar presents the Carnegie Medal to Mary Dueitt and Fred Murphy, the surviving parents of Carnegie Hero Bradley Eugene Murphy during a July 15 …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero David J. Connelly
Photo by Lisa McGlothlin. Photo by Lisa McGlothlin. D. J. Connelly is seen admiring his dad’s Carnegie Medal after a July 14, 2019, ceremony in which Carnegie Hero awardee Glenn …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Peter C. Di Pinto, Sr.
First responders showed up en masse to show their support for longtime Brookhaven (N.Y.) firefighter Peter C. Di Pinto, Sr., center, who was presented the Carnegie Medal by Hero Fund …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Marvin George Dixon
Connecticut state Sen. Matt Lesser, left, presents Carnegie Hero Marvin George Dixon, right, with the Carnegie Medal at a ceremony while, background, from left, state Rep. Christie Carpino and U.S. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Arcangelo F. Liberatore
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Arcangelo F. Liberatore during a July 19, 2019, ceremony at the Irvington (N.Y.) Town Hall. Irvington Police Officer …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Christopher Schafer
Two years ago, Carnegie Hero Christopher Schafer, a local tax assessor of Hayti, S.D., helped save a 16-year-old farmer from a burning semi-truck after an Aug. 17, 2017, accident in …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 59
Andrew Carnegie, left, and Louise Whitfield Carnegie on a city street in 1910. We should all prefer to start low that we should rise than to begin high that we …
From the Archives: Hostage forfeits chance to escape to save colleagues
The events leading up to the 1959 heroism of Louis Gorman in behalf of seven other men held hostage at their workplace for several hours began with a hunt for …
Kote Mhitari
On March 4, 2018, Kote Mhitari, 54, of Sandy, Utah, attempted to rescue his adult son, Georgi Davidov, 28, from drowning in the Pacific Ocean, while the family was vacationing …
Darren M. Smith
Golf professional Darren M. Smith, 31, of Vero Beach, Fla., saved a 17-year-old girl from burning after she was trapped inside an overturned sport utility vehicle following a nighttime highway …
David Covington
The late David Covington, 72, of Rockingham, N.C., intervened as two dogs attacked a 6-year-old girl who had just gotten off her school bus Jan. 9, 2019, in Rockingham. Two …