New podcast tells hero stories to wider audience
A year in the making, season one of “Fear on Hold,” a new podcast by the Carnegie Hero Fund, has recently launched. Each short episode features a Carnegie hero who …
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Scholarships honoring Carnegie heroes keep legacies alive
Even after death, some Carnegie heroes are providing for others. Two scholarships have been created in the names of Jessica Lea Embry and Hugh Michael O’Neil. Embry, a 40-year-old fine …
Hero Fund welcomes 2 new board members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the election of two new members at its Sept.19 meeting. Lisa Sylvester is a veteran network news journalist and communications specialist. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robert Cody Moore
Carnegie Hero Robert Cody Moore was presented with the Carnegie Medal during a Bellaire, Texas, city council meeting held Sept. 18, 2023, in Bellaire’s city hall. Moore was having dinner …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Joseph P. Cockerill
Carnegie Hero Joseph P. Cockerill, center, receives the Carnegie Medal presented by Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelley, left, and Nebraska Sen. Beau Ballard at a ceremony held Sept. 11 at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Rayna Michele Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Rayna Michele Montgomery at a Sept. 6 ceremony held at the Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame in …
Overheard: Impulse 74
A hero in every sense of the word. — Father of Katherine M. Wenszell, Carnegie Medal recipient #10143 She didn’t think about herself, she didn’t hesitate, she didn’t think what …
Alabama church observes anniversary of shooting with worship, memorial garden
By Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service June 16 marked one year since three Episcopalians were killed in a shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of …
Hero Fund internship program grows
This summer, two interns have joined the ranks at the Carnegie Hero Fund staff. University of Pittsburgh rising junior John DeSantes joined Claire Skirtirch, an intern since 2021, on the …
Descendants of 2-time Carnegie Medal recipient visit Pittsburgh, Hero Fund
Although Michael O’Neill knew his father was a Carnegie hero, he didn’t know the details. That’s why, after seeing a rerun of the 60 Minutes story detailing the Hero Fund’s …
Impulse 74: Board notes
The Carnegie Hero Fund is blessed to work with a remarkable group of people, the rescuers whose deeds have earned them the Carnegie Medal. Many critically important nonprofit organizations deal …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock
At a Pacific Grove, California, Carnegie Medal presentation held June 25, heroes Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock, right, display the Carnegie Medal while flanking Stephen F. Bruemmer, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Daniel Franz
New York Environmental Conservation Officer Daniel Franz holds the Carnegie Medal that was presented to him during a Carmel, New York, town meeting held July 5. Pictured from left are …
Carnegie Medal presentation in honor of Aden Perry
Sarah Perry, mother of Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry displays the Carnegie Medal while Broward County (Florida) Mayor Lamar P. Fisher, left, and the Broward County Commissioners applaud at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jose M. Pichardo
Carnegie Hero Jose M. Pichardo poses with New Hampshire Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, who presented Pichardo with the Carnegie Medal at a June 20 presentation at the Nashua (New …
Friends Remembered: Odis Lee Jones, JR.
Carnegie Hero Odis Lee Jones, Jr., 84, died Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Okolona, Mississippi. Jones, then a 27-year-old conveyer operator living in Shannon, Mississippi, received the Carnegie Medal after …
Friends Remembered: William Harold Denzer
Carnegie Hero William Harold Denzer, 72, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Germantown, Ohio. He was born Jan. 29, 1951, to William and Marilyn Denzer in Newark, Ohio. Denzer received …
Friends Remembered: Dennis J. Myers
Carnegie Hero Dennis J. Myers, 71, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Leipsic, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Myers was born to Norman and Helen Myers on Dec. 20, 1951, …
Friends Remembered: Gerald M. Forrester
Carnegie Hero Gerald M. Forrester, 82, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Shelton, Washington. Forrester was awarded the Carnegie Medal for saving the life of fellow Carnegie hero Richard Swenson …
Behind the Scenes: Commission elects 2 new members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the recent election of two new members. Duane D. Holloway is a senior vice president, general counsel, and chief ethics and …