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 …
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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 …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Brent Rudy Edwards
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric P. Zahren presented Carnegie Hero Brent Rudy Edwards, center, with the Carnegie Medal at a March 1, 2019, ceremony at Philadelphia Fire Department’s Engine 54 Fire …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Carnegie Hero Eugene Stamsta
From left, Oconto, Wis., City Administrator Sara Perrizo and Mayor Lloyd Heier congratulate Eugene Stamsta during the presentation of the Carnegie Medal during a city council meeting on March 12, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero David Duncan
Carnegie Hero David Duncan, left, poses with Barnstable (Mass.) Police Officer James M. Melia after Melia presented him with the Carnegie Medal on March 13, 2019, at the Barnstable Police …
From the Archives: Strength in Numbers — 12 men awarded Carnegie Medals for mine rescue
April 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of a Salmo mine accident and resulting acts of extraordinary heroism by 12 men, who were awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1972. It is …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 57
It is my privilege to shake hands with those heroes … and to present to them the awards of the Hero Fund, assuring them that the victories of war which …
Friends remembered: Vincent Santaniello
Vincent Santaniello, 58, of Dover, Ohio, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in his home following a year-long, hard-fought illness. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2017, for one year …
Pittsburgh-area high school’s Hall of Fame inducts Carnegie hero
Last Fall, a nephew’s years-long effort to get his uncle, Carnegie Medal awardee Raymond J. Grundler, inducted into the hall of fame of their alma mater paid off. Along with …
Heroism deeply rooted in Kansas family
It took about 109 years to fully recognize, but heroism runs in Deanne M. Kilian’s family. Kilian, now 64, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Munson Army Health Center in Fort …
Tree of life mass shooting intersects with hero fund work
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission The Carnegie Hero Fund works across a broad geography, recognizing heroic acts in the United States and Canada, and collaborating with Carnegie …
Family honors 1926 Carnegie hero
Carnegie Medal awardee Henry W. Meyers died in 1925 attempting to rescue a 14-year-old girl from drowning, and his extended family is making certain his memory is kept alive. In …
Friends remembered: Doug Chambers
Douglas R. Chambers, 75, of Oakmont, Pa., died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. Chambers was hired by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in 2002 as acting managing director and immediately assumed …