Carnegie Medal presentation to Dennis D. Swenson
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Dennis D. Swenson in a private ceremony held Aug. 20, 2017 …
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Carnegie Medal presentation to John David Smith
Seattle (Wash.) Police Officer John David Smith, center, was presented the Carnegie Medal by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, right, who represents Washington’s eighth district. With them is Kaarisa B. Karley, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Stephanie Melinda Marino
California Highway Patrol Capt. Barry Koenig, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Stephanie Melinda Marino in an Oct. 24, 2017 presentation held at the highway patrol’s office in Stockton, Calif. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan
From left, recent Carnegie Medal awardees Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan with Ralph Cash Kaschai, a volunteer presenter of the Carnegie Medal who is also a Carnegie Hero, awarded in …
Nine philanthropists honored at Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy event in New York
On a beautiful October afternoon, more than 300 distinguished guests — including Vartan Gregorian, Yo-Yo Ma, and Big Bird — gathered in the Beaux-Arts splendor of The New York Public …
New editor Jewels Phraner helms Commission newsletter
At the age of 10, I started my summer by creating a neighborhood newsletter, formatted on a double-sided, 8.5-by-11 piece of paper. The handwritten, hand-drawn publication mostly included puzzles, a …
Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris releases third book about Civil War relics
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”223″ gal_title=”imp 52 harris book”] A third book written by Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris, a self-proclaimed relic hunter, was released in November 2017. The History and Story of …
Fiancée commits to legacy of Earl Francis Higgins
After her fiancé, Earl Francis Higgins, died aiding a boy who fell into the Los Angeles River, Nancy J. Rigg committed herself to advocacy for improved swift-water rescue training. She …
From the archives: Grave marker of John N. Miller unveiled
It was Thanksgiving Day in 1949 when a fire tore through a house in the village of Aquashicola, Pa., and forever changed the lives of two young families. John N. …
Friends remembered: Berman P. Detty
Carnegie Hero Berman P. Detty, 81, of Frankfort, Ohio, died July 16, 2017. On January 7, 1988, Detty responded to the scene of a burning car that had been involved …
Friends remembered: Ronald W. Miracle
Ronald W. Miracle, 68, of St. Charles, Mo., died May 20, 2017. Miracle was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1991 after he saved a woman from a burning car on …
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 Brennan …
September 2017 edition of imPULSE
The September 2017 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 updates on several awardees, including …
A Web Completed: President Walter F. Rutkowski retires from ‘jewel of an organization’
When Walter Rutkowski walked into the Hero Fund offices in September 1973, as a newly hired field investigator, the future must have gleamed like the resident typewriter keys busy telling …
‘One hell of a guy’ Michael J. Manley, Sr., receives U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medal
Last fall, Michael J. Manley, Sr., was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for attempting to save his step-son, Andrew Short, from drowning one year earlier. Manley drowned in the rough …
Board notes: Legacy of departing president helped organization ‘thrive’
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Organizations that prosper for 113 years must have something special going for them. Walter F. Rutkowski was certainly something special for the …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Sanford Harling III
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Executive Director Eric P. Zahren, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Sanford Harling, Jr. and Dana Henderson, the parents of posthumous Carnegie Hero Sanford Harling III …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Humberto Sanchez III
Carnegie Hero Humberto Sanchez III, left, holding son Jayden Sanchez, walks onto the stage to accept his Carnegie Medal, presented by Stockton, Calif., Mayor Michael Tubbs at a state-of-the-city event …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Steven L. Spurling
St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan, Suzette B. Turyna, Carnegie Hero Steven L. Spurling, and volunteer presenter Paul A. Ansolabehere pose with the Carnegie Medal after Ansolabehere presented it to …
Story of Carnegie Hero Weldon M. Praytor enlivens family reunion
Nearly 85 years to the day that Weldon M. Praytor helped a man escape from the bottom of a well, Praytor’s descendants recognized his heroism at a family reunion held …