Carnegie HERO Project Spotlight: Sanford Harling III
Oftentimes when I need to look away from the computer screen during work, I find myself reading through A New Century of Heroes, a book about the Carnegie Hero Fund’s history and …
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Carnegie HERO Project Spotlight: Daniel Elwood Stockwell
A conversation that comes up often in the Hero Fund office are the stories of six Carnegie heroes who received the Carnegie Medal not once, but twice. The Carnegie Medal …
Carnegie HERO Project Spotlight: Christine Dawn King
The following was written by RDS student worker Devon Smith. In my role at the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, I am working on aspects of the HERO Project, which aims …
Carnegie HERO Project Overview
The following was written by RDS student worker Devon Smith. The Carnegie HERO (Hero-Inspired Education and Research Outreach) Project is an exciting new collaboration between the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (Hero Fund) and …
New project will shine light on extreme human altruism exhibited by acts of heroism
The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund and the University of Pittsburgh’s Responsible Data Science Initiative will collaborate on a project that aims to make the Hero Fund’s 121 years of data …
A New Century of Heroes available through the Hero Fund
A New Century of Heroes (Lyons Press) – the updated and expanded edition of A Century of Heroes (2004, University of Pittsburgh Press) — is available at the discounted rate …
Friends Remembered: Impulse No. 80
Friends Remembered is a collection of tributes to Carnegie heroes, beneficiaries, and others we have lost since the last edition of Impulse. They are listed chronologically by date of passing. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Clarence McCallister
Carnegie Hero Clarence McCallister was honored at a recent Hero Fund board meeting in downtown Pittsburgh. Hero Fund staff and board members on Dec. 10 honored McCallister with a presentation …
Pittsburgh’s Thomas Wentling elected as Hero Fund Chair
At its annual meeting on June 18, 2024, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission elected Thomas L. Wentling, Jr., to serve as the Commission’s chair, effective immediately. Mr. Wentling replaces Eric …
The Heroic Age
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 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 …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Christine Dawn King
Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented Carnegie Hero Christine Dawn King with the Carnegie Medal at a Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Council Meeting held Feb. 26. Pictured is Zahren, King, and her …
Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to the family of James G. David
The family of Carnegie Hero James G. David was presented with his Carnegie Medal by Congressman Dan Kildee and Hero Fund President Eric Zahren at a Jan. 26 presentation held …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kendall Reyes
Hero Fund Commission member Nancy Rackoff presented Carnegie Hero Kendall Reyes with the Carnegie Medal during a Palm Beach, Florida, Police Department award ceremony held Dec. 1, 2023. In June, Reyes …
Hero Fund welcomes 2 new board members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the election of two new members at its Sept.19 meeting. Lisa Sylvester is a veteran network news journalist and communications specialist. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robert Cody Moore
Carnegie Hero Robert Cody Moore was presented with the Carnegie Medal during a Bellaire, Texas, city council meeting held Sept. 18, 2023, in Bellaire’s city hall. Moore was having dinner …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Joseph P. Cockerill
Carnegie Hero Joseph P. Cockerill, center, receives the Carnegie Medal presented by Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelley, left, and Nebraska Sen. Beau Ballard at a ceremony held Sept. 11 at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Rayna Michele Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Rayna Michele Montgomery at a Sept. 6 ceremony held at the Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame in …
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 …