114th annual meeting held in June
Members of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in attendance at the 2018 annual meeting held in June. From left are Ann M. McGuinn, Nathalie Lemieux, Nancy L. Rackoff, Christopher R. …
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Overheard: Impulse 55
I said, “We gotta go,” grabbed her arm, and we dashed off. —John Paul Hollyfield, Carnegie Medal awardee #9962, who saved a 6-year-old girl from being crushed by a falling …
From the archives: ‘Boy hero’ receives Carnegie Medal grave marker
After months of searching—which included two newspaper articles, several interviews, and hours of genealogical research—Boy Scouts of America official Gregory Motta could not solve the mystery of who was leaving …
The Heroic Age
In June 2018, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission celebrated the awarding of the Carnegie Medal to its 10,000th and 10,001st heroes at a gala held in Pittsburgh. Carnegie heroes Vickie …
Event gathers 300, celebrating 10,000 heroes
On the evening of June 12, 2018, more than a decade after the centennial celebration of the founding of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission by Andrew Carnegie, 275 invited guests …
15:13: Teen safety patrol captain shielded students from on-rushing car
While the Hero Fund saw to it that John Minadeo be recognized for his courage, Pittsburgh school leaders ensured he would be remembered by his community. John became a hero …
Board notes: ‘Unsuccessful’ rescues are also deserving of the Carnegie Medal
The summer 2018 issue of imPULSE brims with stories of the 10,000th and 10,001st Carnegie Medal awards, covering the rescuers, their rescues, and the joyful ceremony at which Vickie Tillman and …
‘Music to the Rescue’ symphony concert recognizes local Carnegie heroes
The Washington Symphony Orchestra opened its Feb. 18, 2018, “Music to the Rescue” concert at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa., with a presentation on Washington County Carnegie heroes numbering …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Hilton Quintana and Kyle Van Note
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner, center, poses with, left, Hilton Quintana and Kyle Van Note, right, after Quintana and Van Note were presented the Carnegie Medal at a March 13, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Matthew John Kalafat
In a June 13, 2018, ceremony, Carnegie Hero Matthew John Kalafat, center, received the Carnegie Medal presented by Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Margaret Dolan, left, and school principal Mary Asfendis, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero Austin Craig Welch
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Treasurer Dan Sandman, U.S. Rep. Thomas J. Rooney, and Polk County Commissioner Melony M. Bell presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Austin Craig …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Mark Rich
Carnegie Hero Mark Rich, left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by U.S. Rep. Mark Walker on March 12, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C. Rich, a 52-year-old arborist from Randleman, N.C., helped …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Angel Darlene Fiorini and Matthew Paul Burson
Carnegie heroes Angel Darlene Fiorini and Matthew Paul Burson were presented the Carnegie Medal by Spokane County Commissioner Mary Kuney on March 6, 2018, in Spokane, Wash. Fiorini, 32, of Newman Lake, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero Dmitriy A. Bondarenko
On behalf of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Shakopee (Minn.) Mayor Bill Mars presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Dmitriy A. Bondarenko, who was posthumously awarded, during a …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Joshua J. Owen
Carnegie Hero Joshua J. Owen, left, stands as Shawnee (Kan.) Mayor Michelle Distler reads the details of Owen’s heroic actions during a Feb. 12, 2018, presentation of the Carnegie Medal …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero James Raymond Garvey, Sr.
Carnegie Hero James Raymond Garvey, Sr., left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by Hero Fund Commission board member, Peter Lambrou, M.D., right, and Somerset County Commissioners Chairman Gerald Walker, during …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero Justin William Schroepfer
Carnegie Hero Justin William Schroepfer, a posthumous Carnegie Medal awardee, was honored on April 3, 2018, at U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy’s district office in Wausau, Wis. Schroepfer, a 24-year-old accountant from …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero Davis Ilan Zinsenheim
The family of Carnegie Hero Davis Ilan Zinsenheim accepted the posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal, presented by volunteer presenter Charles S. Harris on April 22, 2018, in Marietta, Ga. Pictured, from left, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to René Roy
Carnegie Hero René Roy, center, poses with Robert Mercier, left, and Commission board member Nathalie Lemieux, right, after being awarded the Carnegie Medal during a special ceremony on May 12, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Carnegie Hero John Andrew Ussery
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero John Andrew Ussery on June 1, 2018, in Murphy’s Orlando, Fla., office. From left, are Ussery’s …