Friends Remembered: Gerald M. Forrester
Carnegie Hero Gerald M. Forrester, 82, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Shelton, Washington. Forrester was awarded the Carnegie Medal for saving the life of fellow Carnegie hero Richard Swenson …
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Behind the Scenes: Commission elects 2 new members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the recent election of two new members. Duane D. Holloway is a senior vice president, general counsel, and chief ethics and …
From the Archives: 1994 – Modest farmhand saves Quebec farmer from attacking bull
Warren Deacon, a 47-year-old beef farmer from Waterville, Quebec, had begun Nov. 25, 1994, like any other, as he took responsibility for rounding up the cattle on his farm. Located …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 74
Attract the attention of the people. This leads them to think … and finally to stir within themselves the desire to go and do likewise. — May 31, 1905 letter …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kevin Conklin
Carnegie Hero Kevin Conklin, 19, examines the Carnegie Medal with Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, right, while Conklin’s mother Qiang Conklin and stepfather Michael Shaughnessy look on. Hero Fund staff …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kortnie Balls
Carnegie Hero Commission member Arthur M. Scully and Carnegie Hero Kortnie Balls pose for a photo after Scully presented the Carnegie Medal to Balls in an Aug. 2, 2023, private …
A New Century of Heroes to be released July 1
The Hero Fund is proud to announce the July 1, 2023 release of A New Century of Heroes (280 pages • 978-1-4930-7096-1 • $39.95 • Hardback • Lyons Press) – …
Hero reunited with Carnegie Medal 30 years after loss in devastating flood
A son went to extraordinary lengths to reunite his 93-year-old father with the Carnegie Medal he earned 58 years earlier. Harold Nickens, Sr., was 34 when he saved a 49-year-old …
Inside the gallery: 2 Carnegie Medals from the 1970s tell the story of 2 harrowing fire rescues
Every year, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission distributes individually-struck, bronze medals to award recipients or their families with the hope that they will serve as a lasting reminder of the …
Impulse 73: Board notes
In your last Impulse, we discussed two Canadian fishermen who made a dramatic rescue in the turbulent December waters off Newfoundland. Now I’d like to take you to a stretch …
From the Archives: 17-year-old disarms high school shooter in Oregon
Before classes began at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, on May 21, 1998, between 100 and 200 students were milling about in the cafeteria, including 17-year-old student Jacob Russell …
Behind the Scenes: Admin. assistant finds ‘place’ at Hero Fund
I FOUND MY PLACE. When I walked through the doors here at Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, I KNEW. I started at the Carnegie Hero Fund as a temporary employee in …
Friends Remembered: Damion Derobbio
Damion DeRobbio, 43, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home in Poland, Ohio. DeRobbio was born in Pittsburgh on March 29, 1979, to Philip Anthony and Margaret Caitlyn …
Friends Remembered: Charles Noland Pierceall
Charles Noland Pierceall, 89, of Washington, Illinois, died on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Pierceall was born to Carl and Martha Pierceall in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, on Nov. 24, 1933. Pierceall …
Friends Remembered: Joseph B. Coleman
Joseph B. Coleman of Ashland, New Hampshire, died Monday, March 6, 2023. Coleman was born Sept. 10, 1928, in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the son of George V. and …
Friends Remembered: Rogene A. Vartanian
Carnegie Hero Rogene A. (Vartanian) McCorquodale, 79, of Santa Rosa, California, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. She was born March 2, 1944, in San Francisco to Jack and Lorraine Vartanian, …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 73
“In this world we must learn not to lay up our treasures, but to enjoy them day by day as we travel the path we never return to. If …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Darby Bicking
Carnegie Hero Darby Bicking poses with Hero Fund Director of Operations Melissa Brock after Brock presented her the Carnegie Medal in a April 13 ceremony held at the Coatesville (Pennsylvania) …
Hero’s rescue rings installed in southeastern Florida
Officials in Coral Springs, Florida, on Feb. 25, kicked off the installation of more than 70 rescue life rings near bodies of water in city parks in honor of Carnegie …
A supreme sacrifice: Man won Carnegie Medal for selfless heroism
By Jimmy Tomlin/ The High Point Enterprise Dec. 3—HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA — A modest grave marker at Oakwood Cemetery tells the day that Don R. Kirkman died — July …