Julie K. Callaghan
Julie K. Callaghan attempted to rescue 40-year-old Matthew Jarvis from being struck by a train May 26, 2018, in Chilliwack, B.C. Jarvis was in a motorized wheelchair when its rear …
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Stephen Anthony Eberle and James R. Carroll
Stephen Anthony Eberle and James R. Carroll saved Shelton T. Smith from a burning vehicle July 16, 2017, after a nighttime accident in Middletown, Conn. Passing motorists Eberle, 31, power …
Ryan Scott McIlwain
On July 13, 2018, 16-year-old, Douro-Dummer, Ont., high school student Ryan Scott McIlwain responded to a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the Otonabee River in Lakefield, Ont. …
C. Kemp Littlepage and William Bostic
Seventy-year-old C. Kemp Littlepage and 49-year-old William Bostic on June 12, 2018, both responded to a car that had entered a lake after its driver, Brian E. King, 37, suffered …
Kenneth Raye Gooch, Jr., and Michael S. Chandler
On July 19, 2018, 12-year-old Blake Brock was playing in the ocean with his brothers off of Southern Shores, N.C., when a rip current carried him into water that was …
Andrea L. Harris
A water meter reader, Andrea L. Harris, 33, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., entered an overturned and burning car to save 7-month-old Demarcus T. Richardson on July 27, 2018, in Coker, Ala. …
Troy E. Strickland
Troy E. Strickland died July 25, 2018, while attempting to save a girl from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean off of Emerald Isle, N.C. Strickland, 41, public defender’s office investigator …
Exceptional Graduates: Graduating scholarship recipient first to wear Hero Fund honor cord
In the Hero Fund’s Deed of Trust, Andrew Carnegie declared, “For exceptional children exceptional grants may be made for exceptional education.” The members of the Commission are delighted to support …
2018 in review: 71 awards made, more than $845,000 given in grants
By Sybil P. Veeder, Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 2018 was an eventful year for the Commission. The organization awarded and celebrated its 10,000th Carnegie Medal for heroism, …
Board notes: Carnegie Hero Fund stays true to founder’s values
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission What was Andrew Carnegie up to when he created the Hero Fund in 1904? You might think the answer is obvious, but …
Andrew Carnegie’s immigration story appears in Journeys essay compilation
The immigration story of Hero Fund founder Andrew Carnegie – as told by great-granddaughter and Commission member Linda T. Hills – is included in more than 70 essays about journeying …
Friends remembered: Jean B.J. Vautour
Jean B.J. Vautour, 85, of Ottawa, Ont., died Friday, Sep. 14, 2018. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1964 for helping save two workmen from drowning in a hydroelectric …
Historian David Nasaw speaks of Carnegie’s dreams of peace at Hague event
The Carnegie PeaceBuilding Conversations, a three-day program presented by Carnegie institutions worldwide and their partners, was held Sept. 24, 2018, at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Among the event’s …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Heroes Jennifer Lynn Dixon and Aaron Andrew Young
From left, Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren speaks about the heroism of Jennifer Lynn Dixon and Aaron Andrew Young. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to them at …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Cregg Jerri
Carnegie Hero Cregg Jerri, center, holds an official Fresno, Calif., document proclaiming March 21 as the city’s Cregg Jerri Day. His wife, Teri Jerri, left, and Fresno Mayor Lee Brand, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero John E. Meffert
In a surprise ceremony, from left, Francis X. Pisano, shakes the hand of Carnegie Hero John E. Meffert, while Janan Pisano looks on. Meffert attended a dinner party held Dec. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Samantha Olive Barnhouse
Contra Costa County (Calif.) Fire Chief Jeff Carman, right, places a plastic fire hat on Alice, the daughter of Carnegie Hero Samantha Olive Barnhouse shortly after Carman and retired fire …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Benjamin M. Hawkins
U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, left, presents the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Benjamin M. Hawkins in a brief ceremony March 19, 2019, at the Kalkaska County (Mich.) Sheriff’s Office. On Feb. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero Bruce Maynor, Jr.
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, left, presents the Carnegie Medal to Amber Maynor, widow of Carnegie Hero Bruce Maynor, Jr., while, from left, Maynor’s surviving mother, Angela Smith, and daughters Morgan …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie heroes Russell D. Phippen and John Hazelrigg
Carnegie heroes Russell D. Phippen, left, and John Hazelrigg pose for a photograph outside their Massachusetts State Police helicopter used in the rescue of a 24-year-old man clinging to a …