When NBC producers asked Robin DeHaven—who was interviewing for a spot on the hit television show American Ninja Warrior — if he had ever been called a hero, he smiled. …
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “So, you’re from Pittsburgh. What do you think about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike?” Andrew Carnegie created and endowed about 21 …
Ross G. Guy, 67, of Riverside, Calif., died Jan. 14, 2017. Guy was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2003 for his actions of Jan. 10, 2002, by which he helped …
The American Association of Community Colleges honors outstanding community college alumni who have made a positive impact on their communities, the nation, and the world, and 1997 Carnegie Medal awardee …
Thirty-five years after the dramatic rescue of survivors of a jet that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., one of the four men each awarded the Carnegie Medal …
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that the ninth biennial awarding of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy will be held on Oct. 3, 2017, in New York. Inaugurated …
One hundred years ago in April, Antonio Varacalli gave his life while saving a woman from drowning in Seneca Falls, and the residents of this upstate New York town have …
By Alexis Chaine, Ph.D. National Center for Scientific Research Moulis, France It has been nearly a year since I embarked on a project to understand the biological basis of heroism …
All things “Carnegie” came together spring 2017 when Nathan Ryan Reynolds was presented his Carnegie Medal in Carnegie Hall on the campus of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., by one of …
Feb. 23, 2017 was proclaimed “Duncan O. C. Harris Day” by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in honor of the man who was awarded a Carnegie Medal for helping to …
Aberdeen (S.D.) City Council recognized city public works employee Jameson Bartscher of Aberdeen at a council meeting in late January 2017. Bartscher was awarded the Carnegie Medal last September for …
Family and friends gathered in Wilmington, Del., in February 2017 for the posthumous awarding of the Carnegie Medal to Michael J. Manley, Sr., who died Sept. 27, 2015, after saving …
The Hero Fund provides grave markers—bronze medallions cast in the likeness of the Carnegie Medal—at no cost to the families of deceased awardees. One such was provided to the family …
By John Roberts Danvers, Mass. Our mother, June E. Roberts, raised two children while working for more than 30 years for New England Telephone/NYNEX. Somehow she managed and was able …
Richard Raab, left, a trustee of Amboy Township, Ohio, presented R. Wayne Trivette of Metamora, Ohio, his Carnegie Medal after Timothy A. Holtz II, right, of Sand Creek, Mich., was …
Joshua Gary Grimmett, second from right, of Boise, Idaho, says there’s something much better than winning an award. He told a reporter from KTVB that it is the “happy ending” …
Dennis R. McGee, seated, of Greeneville, Tenn., received his late wife’s Carnegie Medal from Charles S. Harris of Ooltewah, Tenn., earlier in 2017. Dinah Keturia McGee, 67, died July 10, …
Carnegie Medal awardee Donald E. Thompson, right, of West Hills, Calif., is one of the newer volunteer presenters of the medal, and in March 2017 he had the opportunity to …
Christopher Chmielnicki, right, of Henryville, Pa., received his Carnegie Medal from Eric P. Zahren, the Commission’s Executive Director, in February 2017. Chmielnicki was awarded the medal in September in recognition …
Thomas Manger, right, chief of the Montgomery (Md.) Police Department, presented the Carnegie Medal to each of his officers who rescued an unconscious man from a burning car after a …
