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Carnegie Medal

Carnegie Medal

The Carnegie Medal is awarded by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, known simply as the Hero Fund. The perfect candidate must be a civilian who voluntarily risked his or her life to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the life of another person. Valid evidence is required; the deed should be brought to the Commission’s attention within two years. The award was inspired by Selwyn M. Taylor and Daniel A. Lyle, who perished in rescue attempts following a mine disaster in Harwick, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Medal is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. With this announcement, the Carnegie Medal has been awarded to 10,440 individuals since the inception of the Pittsburgh-based Fund in 1904. Each of the recipients or their survivors will receive a financial grant. Throughout the 120 years since the Fund was established by industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, nearly $45 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance.

SlName CountryFlagYearAwarded For
11Annie Bilotta, Tisch Schmidt-Williams, Aune Tietz & Erica WolfUnited States2024people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
10John ParksUnited States2024people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
9Christopher and Joseph NovecoskyCanada2023people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
8Sara SchallerUnited States2023people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
7Christopher Bischoff & Kelsey SchwuchowUnited States2023people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
6John ChengUnited States2022people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
Billy ChangTaiwan2022people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
5Daniel L. WeissUnited States2022people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
4Daniel Rose & David ChapmanUnited States2022people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
3Antwaun M. JacksonUnited States2022people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
2Rolando Rene CaballeroUnited States2021people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others
1Kevin James SchellUnited States2020people who risk serious injury or death while saving or attempting to save the lives of others

Carnegie Medal Laureates (2030 ~ 2021)

John Parks

Carnegie Medal 2024

Sara Schaller

Carnegie Medal 2023

Daniel L. Weiss

Carnegie Medal 2022

Antwaun M. Jackson

Carnegie Medal 2022

Rolando Rene Caballero

Carnegie Medal 2021

Carnegie Medal Laureates (2020 ~ 2019)

Kevin James Schell

Carnegie Medal 2020