Friends Remembered: Duane E. Vanlanham
Duane E. Vanlanham, 59, of Saginaw, Mich., died Friday, June 14, 2019. Vanlanham was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2010 for rescuing a woman from attacking dogs. He immediately ran …
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Carnegie Hero David Michael McCartney saves another life
Inspired by advice from the woman he saved, Carnegie Hero David Michael McCartney, 35, of Darlington, Ind., became a hero once again this year by donating a kidney to a …
A selfless friend: Texas Scouts honor and remember act of heroism
Boy Scouts organized a special ceremony to honor Carnegie Hero and Boy Scout John David McRae and the boy he attempted to rescue, Norman E. Vrba on the anniversary of …
Board Notes: Generations Carry on Founder’s Vision
Andrew Carnegie was a man of mighty visions, and he acted on those visions in a way few men have. He died 100 years ago, and on this centennial anniversary …
Carnegie Hero Charles E. Britt celebrates his 95th birthday
This column, dated April 17, appeared in The (North Augusta, S.C.) Star. Columnist Phyllis Britt is the daughter-in-law of Carnegie Hero Charles E. Britt, who, at the age of 73, …
Friends Remembered: Gladys Mae Willis
Gladys Mae Willis, 96, of Little Rock, Ark., died Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Willis was the widow of Ernest Willis, who died in 1967 attempting to save an 8-year-old boy …
Behind the scenes: Intern has personal ties to Hero Fund
During summer 2019, Saint Vincent College rising senior Anna Zahren interned for the Carnegie Hero Fund alongside returning intern Lauryn Maykovich. Their primary focus is designing and editing the Commission’s …
Hero Fund contributes to Carnegie Corporation’s ‘Dear Mr. Carnegie’ project
A volume of letters written to Andrew Carnegie by today’s leaders of the more than 20 organizations he founded will be published this fall. Carnegie Corporation of New York presented …
Great, great granddaughter marks Louis G. Burkhalter grave
Three-year-old Andrew Graper stands in front of his great, great, great grandfather’s grave site holding his original Carnegie Medal. Louis G. Burkhalter, 27, died July 28, 1912, attempting to …
Overheard: Impulse 58
I think we all wonder if we witnessed such a brutal situation, what we would do. Well that’s been answered for Mr. Ireland. He stepped up and did the right …
Exceptional Graduates: Carnegie Hero Marc J. Ellison earns master’s from BYU
Carnegie Hero and scholarship recipient Marc J. Ellison, 47, from American Fork, Utah, graduated from Brigham Young University in August 2018. In 2007, Marc J. Ellison was awarded the Carnegie …
Commission Board Member Serves Hero Fund for 30 Years
At the Hero Fund’s 115th annual meeting held in June 2019, board member Priscilla “Sibby” J. McCrady was recognized for her 30 years of service on the Commission. A resolution …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to widow of Carnegie Hero Frank Williams, Jr.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, left, hugs Doretha Williams, who accepted her late husband’s posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal. Cantrell and New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell presented the award to …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Nicholas Anderson
During a June 11, 2019 San Francisco Supervisors’ meeting, Carnegie Hero Nicholas Anderson, center, received the Carnegie Medal from San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar, right. Anderson was accompanied by his …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Heroes Eric Martin and Patrick Nolan McCarty
Carnegie Heroes Eric Martin, second from left, and Patrick Nolan McCarty, right, were awarded the Carnegie Medal from Carnegie Hero Fund Commission board chair Mark Laskow, center, and President Eric …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Kali Allen
Carnegie Hero Kali Allen, left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by Broken Arrow (Okla.) Mayor Craig Thurmond during a June 17, 2019, city council meeting. In January 2018, Allen attempted …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Kristian B. Harrison
Kentucky state Sen. Wil Schroder, left, and state Rep. Dennis Keene, right, pose with Carnegie Hero Kristian B. Harrison to celebrate his act of heroism at a special ceremony June …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero John Thomas Prokop
North Cowichan (B.C.) Mayor Al Siebring, left, presented Carnegie Hero John Thomas Prokop with the Carnegie Medal during the municipality’s April 3, 2019, council meeting. Along a city street in …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Joshua Stewart Wright
Previous Carnegie Medal awardee Charles S. Harris, right, adorns Carnegie Hero Joshua Stewart Wright with a Carnegie Hero lapel pin after presenting him with the Carnegie Medal on Friday, June …
From the Archives: Terror in the Fruit Cellar — ‘Where there’s water and electricity, you’ve got problems’
Fifty years ago, on the night of July 4, 1969, stormy weather was brewing in the city of Sandusky, Ohio. During this particular electrical storm, 70 m.p.h. gale winds persisted …