Carnegie Medal presentation to Justin Scott Slater
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Justin Scott Slater at a Toledo, Ohio, city council meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Zahren spoke to …
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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 …
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 …
Overheard: Impulse 82
The world needs more Pete’s putting others in front of themselves. He’s a true hero. – Best friend of Peter Rosengren, Carnegie Hero #10279 I was very proud to know …
Friends Remembered: Impulse No.82
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. …
2013: Canadian man saves woman from polar bear with shovel
During a cold night on Nov. 1, 2013, 30-year-old Erin A. Greene from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, was walking in a neighborhood with two friends to their temporary residence in Churchill, Manitoba, …
Commission elects new officers at 121st annual meeting
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission met for its 121st annual meeting on June 17, where members unanimously elected the Hero Fund’s 2025-2026 officers. Eric P. Zahren, Thomas L. Wentling Jr., …
Inside the gallery: Carnegie Medal tells story of 1945 rescue inside gas-filled well
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 82: Board Notes
The first thing I see when I walk into my office is a jumbo photograph of a natural gas well blowout in Mississippi. The photo captures the massive column of …
Rescue ring program, in honor of Carnegie hero, has saved lives
When Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry died attempting to save a man from a submerging vehicle, his mother focused her grief on a mission to make sure no other …
First scholarship honoring Carnegie hero given to high school graduate
Although Amari Quarles died in his efforts to save his younger brother from drowning, his legacy will live on through a scholarship in his name at the high school he …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Michelle Archer
Vermont State Trooper Lt. Cory Lozier presented the Carnegie Medal to state trooper Michelle Archer at a small ceremony held at the Williston, Vermont, barracks on Tuesday, June 17. Archer …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kevin Barrett and Cameron Whiting
U.S. Rep. Scott Peters of California presented the Carnegie Medal to Kevin Barrett and Cameron Whiting at a June 20 presentation held at his office in San Diego. Barrett …
Carnegie Medal presentation to John Catania
Carnegie Hero Fund board member Alex DiClaudio presented the Carnegie Medal to John Catania at a June 14 presentation held at the Balance Arts Center in New York City. Catania …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the daughter of Kelly Bailey
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented a posthumous Carnegie Medal to 7-year-old Keeley Bailey, the daughter of Carnegie Hero Kelly Bailey, at a private ceremony held June 25 in …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Albert Evans
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Albert Evans at a private ceremony held June 25 in Lufkin, Texas. Evans received the medal in December …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kenneth Jeremy Davis Jr.
Among all the first-responders that went to the scene of an Owosso, Michigan, accident, Perry (Michigan) Area Fire Rescue Chief Trent Atkins, fourth from right, presented the Carnegie Medal to …