21 In U.S., Canada To Get Carnegie Medal For Extraordinary Civilian Heroism

News provided by

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

Sep 30, 2014, 08:00 ET

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In its third award announcement of 2014, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 21 individuals as recipients of the Carnegie Medal. The medal is given throughout the United States and Canada to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Three of the heroes lost their lives in the performance of their lifesaving acts.

The heroes announced today bring to 9,718 the total number of awards made since the Pittsburgh-based Fund's inception in 1904. Commission Chair Mark Laskow stated that each of the awardees or their survivors will also receive a financial grant. Throughout the 110 years since the Fund was established by industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, $36.4 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance. The awardees are:

                                    Robert Wayne Knoll               

Ripon, Wis.

                                    Justin Lowell Hanley               

Miles City, Mont.

                                    Tony J. Schmidt                         

Hayesville, N.C.

                                    Brannon Passmore                 

Blairsville, Ga.

                                    Andrew Calvin Zimmer             

Emporium, Pa.

                                    Madison Leigh Wallace, deceased  

Vermillion, S.D.

                                    Lyle Eagle Tail, deceased              

Sioux Falls, S.D.

                                    Donnie Navidad                              

Stockton, Calif.

                                    Perry Hookey                                 

Vacaville, Calif.

                                    Lance O'Pry                                     

Napa, Calif.

                                    Joseph C. Inman                             

Battle Ground, Wash.

                                    Michael Homeier                           

Ellsworth, Kan.

                                    Sean Petersen                            

Topeka, Kan.

                                    Christopher Heleine                    

Brazil, Ind.

                                    Matthew Hare                               

Kelowna, B.C.

                                    Colin D. Fath                               

Schaumburg, Ill.

                                    Graham W. Fath                          

Schaumburg, Ill.

                                    Tyler T. Fredrickson                   

Schaumburg, Ill.

                                    Matthew I. Grammas                  

Schaumburg, Ill.

                                    Gerald A. Madrid                           

Albuquerque, N.M.

                                    Malo Enrique Paul, deceased     

Niceville, Fla.

Resumes of the acts can be found at http://carnegiehero.org/awardees. Fuller information on the Carnegie Medal and the history of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission can be found at www.carnegiehero.org

Contact: Douglas R. Chambers
Toll free: 1-800-447-8900

SOURCE Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

icon3
440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers
icon1
9k+
Digital Media
Outlets
icon2
270k+
Journalists
Opted In
GET STARTED