Carnegie Hero Joshua J. Owen, left, stands as Shawnee (Kan.) Mayor Michelle Distler reads the details of Owen’s heroic actions during a Feb. 12, 2018, presentation of the Carnegie Medal …
Carnegie Hero James Raymond Garvey, Sr., left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by Hero Fund Commission board member, Peter Lambrou, M.D., right, and Somerset County Commissioners Chairman Gerald Walker, during …
Carnegie Hero Justin William Schroepfer, a posthumous Carnegie Medal awardee, was honored on April 3, 2018, at U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy’s district office in Wausau, Wis. Schroepfer, a 24-year-old accountant from …
The family of Carnegie Hero Davis Ilan Zinsenheim accepted the posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal, presented by volunteer presenter Charles S. Harris on April 22, 2018, in Marietta, Ga. Pictured, from left, …
Carnegie Hero René Roy, center, poses with Robert Mercier, left, and Commission board member Nathalie Lemieux, right, after being awarded the Carnegie Medal during a special ceremony on May 12, …
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero John Andrew Ussery on June 1, 2018, in Murphy’s Orlando, Fla., office. From left, are Ussery’s …
Carnegie Hero Noah Hill King, center, holds his Carnegie Medal after a March 16, 2018, ceremony in which U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, right, recognized King. With them is King’s father, …
Starting with the summer 2018 edition, the publication schedule for imPULSE, the Hero Fund’s quarterly newsletter, has changed. The editions will now be designated by season: winter, spring, summer, and …
In summer 2018, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission offered two individuals the opportunity to intern with the Commission throughout the summer. Interns Abby Brady and Lauryn Maykovich delved into communicating …
It is always well to remember that there are giants in our own day, too. — Triumphant Democracy, 1886 Return to imPULSE index. See PDF of this issue.
The March 2018 edition of imPULSE, the Commission’s quarterly newsletter, can be read online. This issue includes resumes of the latest awardees’ heroic acts, as well as a updates on the goings …
By Sybil P. Veeder, Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 2017 marked a year of change, growth, and continued success for the Hero Fund at large, which is reflected …
An Eagle Scout project that was ultimately dedicated to Carnegie Hero Robert W. Eicher was featured recently at a national Boy Scouts of America gala. Completed in August 2016, …
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Abigail Marsh, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University, has written a galvanizing account of her research into the …
When 15-year-old Loren B. Schaller walked into San Francisco’s Creighton’s Bakery on a spring day in 2007, she did not know her life would permanently be changed. Unprovoked, a man …
By the time I was hired to investigate Carnegie Medal nominees, I’d been writing about them for more than 17 years. That stretch of Carnegie Hero reporting began shortly after …
From left, volunteer presenter Paul A. Ansolabehere presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of posthumously awarded Carnegie Hero Jamie Alan Hyatt: mother Geraldine Hyatt and father Robert Hyatt, along …
“The story of Mr. Hammond truly is inspiring,” said U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, right, who presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero David E. Hammond on Jan. 25, 2018, in …
Carnegie Hero Robert Conant, center, received his Carnegie Medal at a Nov. 16, 2017, ceremony at the Ontario Provincial Police department honoring highway safety employees. Police Commissioner J.V.N. (Vince) Hawkes, …
