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New editor Jewels Phraner helms Commission newsletter

Jewels Phraner

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Carnegie Hero Fund

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 …

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September 2017 edition of imPULSE

September 2017 edition of imPULSE

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

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 …

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Carnegie Hero John P. Williams receives law enforcement awards

John P. Williams

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Carnegie Hero Fund

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 …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Larry J. Koos

carnegie medal presentation

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Larry J. Koos, left, of La Motte, Iowa, is a Jackson County, Iowa, supervisor, and it was at a supervisors meeting on Sept. 9, 2014, that he charged after a …

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The Hero Fund in the classroom

hero fund in the classroom

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Fifth-grade teacher Reed Chambers of Colter Elementary School, Jackson, Wyo., gave a presentation of the Hero Fund to about 200 fourth-graders in April 2016.  The students were starting a study …

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Carnegie Medal presented to Matthew L. Tranel and Cory Alan Simonson

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Carnegie Medal volunteer presenter John P. Williams presented two Carnegie Medals Tuesday March 22, 2016, at a ceremony held at the Maquoketa (Iowa) Volunteer Fire Department.  Williams is also a Carnegie …

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2015 in review: Hero Fund attested to ‘genuine article’ of modern heroism

modern heroism

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Carnegie Hero Fund

By Sybil P. Veeder, Ph.D., Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission When six men, including three Americans, subdued an armed assailant aboard a Paris-bound train in August 2015, The …

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Carnegie Medal presentations

carnegie medal presentations

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Ryan Thomas Nelson, third from right, was named an awardee of the Carnegie Medal in June for pulling his good friend and college roommate, Matthew J. Heisler, from their burning …

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Medal presentations for Dean Ronald Nelson and Christina Alicia Wilson

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Carnegie Hero Fund

Several awardees of the Carnegie Medal volunteer their services for medal presentations to newly named awardees.  Two such presentations were made in May 2015 to awardees announced earlier this year. Fire …

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Medal presentation from one awardee to another

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Carnegie Hero Fund

A Carnegie Medal presentation was held Aug. 16 in Eagan, Minn., in which Ryan Thomas Nelson received the award from Carnegie Medal awardee John P. Williams of LaCrosse, Wis., one of the …

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