The Hero Fund saw increased interest in the Carnegie Medal and its heroes in the months after CBS’ news magazine 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie heroes in Fall …
On Nov. 7, 2021, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment about Carnegie Heroes — focusing on three awardees: TerryAnn E. Thomas, Peter F. Pontzer, and David Michael McCartney, as well …
Terryann E. Thomas rescued Tammy K. Walter from assault in Topeka, Kan., on July 10, 2015. Walter, 50, was punched by a man in a public waiting room of a …