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Ryan Thomas Nelson, third from right, was named an awardee of the Carnegie Medal in June for pulling his good friend and college roommate, Matthew J. Heisler, from their burning …
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Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy presented to eight individuals and families
“If it has the potential to do good, then we should do it.”—2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy awardee Paul G. Allen The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, given to those who …
Hero fund recipient of generous Fisher family gift
A generous donation of $25,000 was made to the Hero Fund in October by long-time friend Lilian H. Fisher of Naples, Fla. Mrs. Fisher is the widow of Benjamin R. …
Hero Fund on social media: best of humanity featured
From the very first email sent in 1971 to yesterday’s trending four-second Vine video, the social purpose of the World Wide Web has remained unchanged: To connect people seeking information …
Friends remembered: Jessie Spittal
Jessie Spittal, 76, left, of Dunfermline, Scotland, died Oct. 10, 2015. She became a trustee of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trusts in 1974 and retired from them in …
Carnegie Medal awardee Billy A. Nix recognized by alma mater
Carnegie Medal awardee Billy A. Nix, given posthumous recognition by the Commission in 1972 for his heroic actions at Sullivan’s Island, S.C., was inducted into his alma mater’s athletic hall …
Chris Mintz defies the age of the ‘beta male:’ Hope for courage and selflessness to endure
By John Daniel Davidson The Federalist Among the survivors of the mass shooting at an Oregon community college on Oct. 1, 2015 is one man whose heroic actions have gained …
Nine worldwide hero funds seek to strengthen bonds, sustainability
Representatives of eight of the existing nine worldwide hero funds established more than a century ago by Andrew Carnegie in the U.S. and Western Europe met in New York City in …
Investigations manager Jeffrey A. Dooley recognized
Investigations Manager Jeffrey A. Dooley was recognized on Sept. 17, 2015 for his 30 years of service. As its investigations manager, Dooley starts the awarding process for the Hero Fund …
Carnegie Medal awardee given federal research grant
A fellowship from the U.S. Dept. of Defense is funding a University of Kansas graduate student’s research in nuclear physics and will guarantee him a two-year appointment with a federal …
Carnegie Medal of local man ‘back home’ for display by historical society museum
Alexander James Campbell was awarded the Carnegie Medal after making a heroic drowning rescue nearly a century ago, and his actions continue to receive accolades by his family and the Mt. …
Carnegie Hero Funds World News
In Carnegie Hero Funds World News, Carnegie’s hero fund in the Netherlands—Stichting Carnegie Heldenfonds—is hoping to build a tradition with its first annual “heroes day,” held Oct. 7, 2015, in …
From the archives: 60th anniversary of Chesapeake shipwreck, heroism observed
Aug. 12, 1955: Alarms sounded at about 6 p.m. in North Bay Village, a summer resort town situated on the western coast of the Chesapeake Bay near Fairhaven, Md. Volunteer …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 44
“As I grow older, I play less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” Return to imPULSE index. See PDF of this issue.
Commission member Linda T. Hills speaks of Carnegies’ dynamic legacy
The following remarks were made by Commission member Linda Thorell Hills of Littleton, Colo., during the placement of a memorial wreath on the grave of her great-grandparents, Andrew and Louise …
Carnegie Awardee Ronald LaRue posthumously honored
Carnegie awardee Ronald LaRue was one of 22 individuals recently named as a Carnegie Hero in the Commission’s third award announcement of 2015. LaRue died attempting to save his 5-year-old grandson, …
Commission members welcome Carnegie’s great-great-grandson to meeting
Andrew Carnegie’s Hero Fund Commission is administered carefully to ensure its existence into perpetuity, and a visitor to the Commission’s 111th annual meeting on June 25, 2015 was a symbol …
Carnegie Medal awardee attempts to save best friend
Not only were Ryan Thomas Nelson of Eagan, Minn., and Matthew J. Heisler of Lakeville, Minn., roommates at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, they were best friends …
Carnegie Medal awardee Gale O. Shreffler was hero in war and peace
Carnegie Medal awardee Gale O. Shreffler of Plum, Pa., who died May 31, 2014, at 90, was a certified hero in both war and peace. He compiled an impressive record …
Friends remembered: Philip Bevacqua
Philip Bevacqua, 85, of Totowa, N.J., died May 17, 2015. Awarded the Carnegie Medal at age 77 in 2008, Bevacqua was a police captain for the Paterson, N.J., Police Department, …