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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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2025 Rose-Walters Prize Recipient: Environmental Defense Fund

2025 Rose-Walters Prize Recipient: Environmental Defense Fund

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is accelerating the transition to affordable, clean, reliable, and low-carbon energy solutions to create a safer and healthier world for people, nature and the economy.

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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. 


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1 in the nation
No. 1 Overall Top Performer among baccalaureate institutions
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) "2024 Sustainable Campus Index"

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10
Top 50 Green Colleges
the Princeton Review
AASHE awarded a "STARS Gold Rating"
as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE)

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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Dickinson to Host Panel on Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition

Dickinson to Host Panel on Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition

Dickinson will welcome leaders from Environmental Defense Fund for a public conversation, “Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition to Low-Carbon Solutions,” on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in ATS.

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Environmental Defense Fund Receives Dickinson

Environmental Defense Fund Receives Dickinson's Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

The annual prize is awarded to individuals or organizations significantly impacting responsible action for the planet and its people.

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Renowned Climate Scientist Meets With Students to Help Them Combat Climate Change

Renowned Climate Scientist Meets With Students to Help Them Combat Climate Change

Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, visits campus as the 2024 recipient of the Sam Rose '58 and Julie Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism.

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Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe to Discuss Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change

Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe to Discuss Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change

Award-winning atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe will discuss how to build hope in the face of the devastating impacts of climate change during a special event at Dickinson College.

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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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