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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

Category: imPULSE Issue 50

Friends remembered: David Anderson Young

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

David Anderson Young, 70, of Murrayville, Ga., died Dec. 31, 2016.  He was awarded the medal in 1967 for attempting to save three Boy Scouts and their leader after leaked …

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Friends remembered: Henry L. Hillman

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

Henry L. Hillman, 98, of Pittsburgh died April 14, 2017.  He was a former member of the Commission, having been elected in 1951 and remaining on the board for 24 …

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Friends remembered: James R. Ussery, Jr.

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

James R. Ussery, Jr., 69, of Havelock, N.C., died Feb. 15, 2017.  “Bob” was awarded the medal in 1982 to cite his actions of Aug. 15, 1981, by which he …

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Friends remembered: Raymond L. Robinson

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

Raymond L. Robinson, 50, of Chicago, Ill., died Feb. 22, 2017.  He was a recent awardee of the medal, having received it last August in recognition of his heroic actions …

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Friends remembered: Robert D. Reinhart, Jr.

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

Robert D. Reinhart, Jr., 61, of East Petersburg, Pa., died Feb. 19, 2017.  He was awarded the medal in 1997 for rescuing a woman from a man who was stabbing …

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Friends remembered: Jack Markowitz

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Jewels Phraner

Jack Markowitz, 85, of Pittsburgh died April 4, 2017.  He was a friend of the Commission, having written A Walk on the Crust of Hell (The Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, …

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Florida officer Patrick J. Hopkins IV cited for house-fire rescue

hopkins

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Proud father and grandfather Patrick J. Hopkins III of Jacksonville, Fla., says this photo of his son showing his Carnegie Medal to his own son “looks like a scene from …

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Competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ awardee uses medal to keep perspective

American Ninja Warrior

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

  When NBC producers asked Robin DeHaven—who was interviewing for a spot on the hit television show American Ninja Warrior — if he had ever been called a hero, he smiled. …

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Board notes: ‘Homestead question’ lingers, but is apart from Carnegie’s philanthropy

departing president

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “So, you’re from Pittsburgh. What do you think about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike?” Andrew Carnegie created and endowed about 21 …

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Friends remembered: Ross G. Guy

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Ross G. Guy, 67, of Riverside, Calif., died Jan. 14, 2017.  Guy was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2003 for his actions of Jan. 10, 2002, by which he helped …

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Carnegie hero cited for making ‘positive impact’

positive impact

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

The American Association of Community Colleges honors outstanding community college alumni who have made a positive impact on their communities, the nation, and the world, and 1997 Carnegie Medal awardee …

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Carnegie hero is ‘witness to history’ as rescuer of Air Florida crash survivors

witness to history

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Thirty-five years after the dramatic rescue of survivors of a jet that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., one of the four men each awarded the Carnegie Medal …

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Latest Medal of Philanthropy awardees to be named in June

Medal of Philanthropy

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that the ninth biennial awarding of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy will be held on Oct. 3, 2017, in New York.  Inaugurated …

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100 years later, posthumous awardee is still a hero in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Seneca Falls

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

One hundred years ago in April, Antonio Varacalli gave his life while saving a woman from drowning in Seneca Falls, and the residents of this upstate New York town have …

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Heroes’ experiences surprise biologist studying heroism

heroism

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

By Alexis Chaine, Ph.D. National Center for Scientific Research Moulis, France It has been nearly a year since I embarked on a project to understand the biological basis of heroism …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Nathan Ryan Reynolds

Carnegie Medal presentation

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

All things “Carnegie” came together spring 2017 when Nathan Ryan Reynolds was presented his Carnegie Medal in Carnegie Hall on the campus of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., by one of …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Duncan O. C. Harris and Peter F. Pontzer

Carnegie Medal presentation

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

  Feb. 23, 2017 was proclaimed “Duncan O. C. Harris Day” by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in honor of the man who was awarded a Carnegie Medal for helping to …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Jameson Bartscher

Carnegie Medal presentation to Jameson Bartscher

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Aberdeen (S.D.) City Council recognized city public works employee Jameson Bartscher of Aberdeen at a council meeting in late January 2017.  Bartscher was awarded the Carnegie Medal last September for …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Michael J. Manley

Carnegie Medal presentation to Michael J. Manley

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Family and friends gathered in Wilmington, Del., in February 2017 for the posthumous awarding of the Carnegie Medal to Michael J. Manley, Sr., who died Sept. 27, 2015, after saving …

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Former Navy pilot Alvan C. Hirshberg heroic in civilian aircraft crash

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

The Hero Fund provides grave markers—bronze medallions cast in the likeness of the Carnegie Medal—at no cost to the families of deceased awardees.  One such was provided to the family …

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