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The Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson

The Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Global Environmental Activism

To help educate leaders who will build a more sustainable world, the Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Global Environmental Activism awards $100,000 each year to a prominent individual or group dedicated to preserving the planet and its resources. The winner then serves a residency at Dickinson to help students prepare to combat climate change and restore the natural world.

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College Farm interns. Photo by Carl Socolow 77.
Photo of the sun reflecting on solar panels.

 


Global Leader in Sustainability Education 

The Rose-Walters Prize is one of many ways Dickinson is a global leader in sustainability education. From achieving carbon neutrality to regularly being recognized as a Sierra magazine “Cool School,” Dickinson has established a decadeslong international reputation as a premier college for tomorrow’s leaders in environmental activism and advocacy. 


#1
in the nation

No. 1 Overall Top Performer among baccalaureate institutions in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) "Sustainable Campus Index 2022 and 2023"



Ranked

No. 2

by the Princeton Review

Top 50 Green Colleges (2023) 

AASHE awarded a

"STARS Gold Rating"  

as measured by the
Sustainability Tracking,
Assessment & Rating
System (STARS). 

GLOBAL LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

GLOBAL LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

Learn more about how Dickinson is recognized as a global leader in sustainability education.

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Past Rose-Walters Prize Recipients 

Past Rose-Walters Prize Recipients 

The Rose-Walters prize has connected Dickinson students with thought-leaders from the Clean Air Task Force, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other prominent organizations for workshops and seminars on advocacy, behavioral change and environmental law. It’s also brought to campus award-winning artists and writers raising awareness for climate change like Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth Kolbert and Bill McKibben. 

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Rose Walters Prize

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Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Receives Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Receives Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

Katharine Hayhoe, award-winning atmospheric scientist, receives The Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism at Dickinson’s Commencement.

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'Every Decision, Every Step, Has Dominoes Behind It'

Rose Walters Prize winner Tara Houska discusses how communities like Dickinson can make a profound difference in the fight to protect the Earth, its people and our natural resources.

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Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska to Discuss Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work During Residency at Dickinson

Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska to Discuss Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work During Residency at Dickinson

Advocate for environmental and Indigenous rights Tara Houska will discuss her work as a tribal attorney, land defender and founder of the Giniw Collective during a special event at Dickinson.

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Global Environmental Organization Honors Philanthropist Sam Rose ’58

Global Environmental Organization Honors Philanthropist Sam Rose ’58

Sam Rose '58, founder of Dickinson's Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism, received Earth Day Network's Climate Education Champion Award during a high-profile gala in D.C.

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Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate to Receive Dickinson’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate to Receive Dickinson’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

Tara Houska, a devoted environmental and Indigenous rights advocate, will be presented with Dickinson's Rose-Walters Prize for her environmental advocacy work.

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Dickinson College to Host International Climate Symposium

Dickinson College to Host International Climate Symposium

Internationally known climate scientists, ecologists, agronomists, economists, policymakers and other experts  on climate change risks and responses will gather at Dickinson.

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