Florida officer Patrick J. Hopkins IV cited for house-fire rescue
Proud father and grandfather Patrick J. Hopkins III of Jacksonville, Fla., says this photo of his son showing his Carnegie Medal to his own son “looks like a scene from …
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Competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ awardee uses medal to keep perspective
When NBC producers asked Robin DeHaven—who was interviewing for a spot on the hit television show American Ninja Warrior — if he had ever been called a hero, he smiled. …
Board notes: ‘Homestead question’ lingers, but is apart from Carnegie’s philanthropy
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “So, you’re from Pittsburgh. What do you think about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike?” Andrew Carnegie created and endowed about 21 …
Carnegie hero cited for making ‘positive impact’
The American Association of Community Colleges honors outstanding community college alumni who have made a positive impact on their communities, the nation, and the world, and 1997 Carnegie Medal awardee …
Carnegie hero is ‘witness to history’ as rescuer of Air Florida crash survivors
Thirty-five years after the dramatic rescue of survivors of a jet that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., one of the four men each awarded the Carnegie Medal …
Latest Medal of Philanthropy awardees to be named in June
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that the ninth biennial awarding of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy will be held on Oct. 3, 2017, in New York. Inaugurated …
100 years later, posthumous awardee is still a hero in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
One hundred years ago in April, Antonio Varacalli gave his life while saving a woman from drowning in Seneca Falls, and the residents of this upstate New York town have …
Heroes’ experiences surprise biologist studying heroism
By Alexis Chaine, Ph.D. National Center for Scientific Research Moulis, France It has been nearly a year since I embarked on a project to understand the biological basis of heroism …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Nathan Ryan Reynolds
All things “Carnegie” came together spring 2017 when Nathan Ryan Reynolds was presented his Carnegie Medal in Carnegie Hall on the campus of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., by one of …
Former Navy pilot Alvan C. Hirshberg heroic in civilian aircraft crash
The Hero Fund provides grave markers—bronze medallions cast in the likeness of the Carnegie Medal—at no cost to the families of deceased awardees. One such was provided to the family …
1968 awardee still a ‘real-life hero’ to her family and those she serves
By John Roberts Danvers, Mass. Our mother, June E. Roberts, raised two children while working for more than 30 years for New England Telephone/NYNEX. Somehow she managed and was able …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Calvin Bradley Stein
Calvin Bradley Stein, right, took quite a beating last July when he was run over and dragged by a team of runaway ponies while saving a small girl from their …
March 2017 edition of imPULSE
The March 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 a review of the Commission’s …
Angel in heaven, hero on Earth
Angel in heaven, hero on Earth. Those words were engraved in stone to memorialize Kiera Vera Larsen, who died at age 10 in 2016 while saving a toddler from being …
2016 in review: 93 given Carnegie Medals as Hero Fund extends founder’s vision
In late 2016, 1973 Carnegie Hero William R. Whitacre of Salinas, Calif., returned his medal to the Hero Fund’s office with a request for assistance in enhancing its presentation. The …
Board notes: From selfish genes come better angels
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission The Carnegie Hero Fund is dedicated to telling the stories of the heroes who have earned the Carnegie Medal. But, why? Is …
Beloved little brother still makes her laugh
By Deborah Badgett Wilcox Greensboro, N.C. When I was a teenager it was my job to clean up the dirty dishes after dinner. And it was “my job” to pick up …
Carnegie Hero visits Commission office
Carnegie Medal awardee Paul J. Archambault and his wife, Jacquelyn, center, of Corona, Calif., are fans of Pittsburgh’s football and hockey teams, and in early December 2016 they planned a …
Hero with service dog profiled in new show
Liane Heather Wood recounted her role in a 2013 river rescue in Ontario for a new documentary series chronicling the positive effect of service animals. Wood and her service dog, …
Awardees’ graves marked with Hero Fund medallions
