Impulse 77: Board Notes
Most of these articles focus on the Carnegie heroes themselves, on the risks they take, and on the price they often pay for their heroic acts. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. …
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First female Hero Fund investigator retires after 34 years
Susan M. Rizza became the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s first female case investigator in August 1989. Rizza grew up in Cheswick, Pa., near the site of the Harwick Mine Disaster. …
Hero Fund celebrates 120 years
The Carnegie Hero Fund turned 120 on April 15. At 3:30 p.m. on that date in 1904, Hero Fund President Charles L. Taylor called the inaugural meeting of the Hero …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Ryan Pasborg
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, left, presented the Carnegie Medal for Heroism to Ryan Pasborg at a ceremony held at the Governor’s residence in Cheyenne on April 27, 2024. Pasborg was …
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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Alan H. Mackie
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren traveled to Canada to present the Carnegie Medal for Heroism to Alan H. Mackie at a presentation held April 14 at the Grand Valley …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to the family of Thomas Lee Hawk
The family of Thomas Lee Hawk gathered to accept his posthumous Carnegie Medal for Heroism at the Morgan County Public Safety Complex in Madison, Georgia, on April 4. Rep. Mike …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Tu Anh Tran
Lincoln police officer Tu Anh Tran was presented with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism on March 22 by Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly at a presentation held at the Lincoln, …
Carnegie Medal Presentation to Heath Martin
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Springboro (Ohio) police officer Heath Martin Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Springboro Council meeting. “While we recognize with gratitude …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jordan B. Kurtzer
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, right, presented the Carnegie Medal for heroism to Jordan B. Kurtzer at a ceremony held Feb. 7 at the Lincoln, Nebraska, State Capitol building. Kurtzer …
Carnegie Medal presentation to JaCora Morris and Jasmine Lashale Morris
The Henderson/Morris family poses with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst who presented sisters JaCora Morris and Jasmine Lashale Morris with the Carnegie Medal for heroism on Feb. 23 at a presentation …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Sean Patrick Kalletta
Suffolk police officer Sean Patrick Kalletta was presented with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism on Feb. 22 by Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine and acting Commissioner Rob Waring at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to David Philip Duffey
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, along with Slippery Rock University President Karen Riley, presented Carnegie Hero David Philip Duffey with the Carnegie Medal at a March 7 private event on …
New England priest devotes life to helping those in crisis situations
On the morning of March 27, 1966, 7-year-old Catherine L. Waters and her 11-year-old sister Janet were getting ready to go to morning mass in a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode …
More than a century later, recalling a dizzying account of bravery
By Jim Buchanan//The Sylvia (North Carolina) Herald Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of The Sylvia Herald and is reprinted with permission. It’s been more …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 76
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.” — Andrew Carnegie, Gospel of Wealth, 1889
Overheard: Impulse 76
I know he died a hero and that gives me comfort, and I said, ‘He earned his wings for sure that day.’ — Widow of Scott Kilburn, Carnegie Medal recipient …
Impulse 76: Board Notes
Perhaps there are some everyday takeaways in the stories of the Carnegie heroes. Not something that will send you running into a burning building or plunging into swift, icy waters, …
Friends Remembered: Arnold Warren Parrett
Arnold Warren Parrett, 85, of Hamilton, Kentucky, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. He was born to Neal and Pearl (Manning) Parrett on Oct. 15, 1938, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Parrett received …