Service anniversaries recognized
Long and faithful service by four members of the Commission was recognized at its 113th annual meeting in June 2017 – in addition to the celebration of Walter F. Rutkowski’s …
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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Category: imPULSE issue 51
Carnegie Hero John P. Williams receives law enforcement awards
La Crosse County Sheriff’s Sgt. John P. Williams has once again been recognized for life-saving actions while on duty. In May 2017, the La Crosse County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office recognized …
Hero J. Manuel Corral who saved child from well turns 100
By Bret Bloomquist El Paso Times One look at J. Manuel Corral shows a man who has outrun age. The Socorro resident, hero and proud naturalized American turned 100 on June …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Shane S. Mitchell and Lisa Missana
Carnegie Heroes Shane S. Mitchell, left, and Lisa Missana, both of Tampa, Fla., unveil their Carnegie Medals for the first time. Volunteer presenter Ralph Cash Kaschai, of Orlando, Fla., presented …
Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Jeromy E. Richardson
From left, volunteer presenter Charles S. Harris of Ooltewah, Tenn., looks on as the family of Jeromy E. Richardson, — brother Cory Richardson, mother Robin Richardson, and father Eric Richardson …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Steven Michael Paulus
From left, Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards applauds, as Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards presents the Carnegie Medal to Steven Michael Paulus, while Paulus’ wife Melanie and sons Hunter and …
Special guests attend annual meeting
Two special guests attended the Commission’s 113th annual meeting in June 2017. Louise Hills, of Littleton, Colo., is one of the 32 great-great-grandchildren of Andrew and Louise Whitfield Carnegie and …
Friends remembered: Philip Contreras
Philip Contreras, 55, of Riverside, Calif., died July 27, 2017. Contreras was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1988 after he saved a woman from a burning car on August 27, …
From the archives: Carnegie Medal presented twice to Carnegie Hero Ruby Hattie Lindsay
By Sharon Sanders Southeast Missourian In April 1924, school teacher Marjorie Haines Hobbs and her 15-year-old pupil, Ruby Hattie Lindsay, were enjoying a hike in the woods north of Cape …