Keanon Lowe, the former Oregon wide receiver who disarmed a student that brought a gun to Parkrose High School in Portland, has been awarded the Citizen Honor Award by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Lowe is one of six recipients of the award for 2020, which is given to those who "exemplify the values embodied in the Medal of Honor: courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship, and patriotism." It is the highest civilian honor in the nation. The recipients will be honored at a later date.
In May 2019, Lowe was working as a football coach and security guard when he approached a student who arrived with a shotgun.