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Dr.
David W. Orr
Chair
and Professor of Environmental Studies, Oberlin
College
David W. Orr was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was
raised in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He holds a
B.A. from Westminster College (1965), a M.A. from
Michigan State University (1966), and a Ph.D. in
International
Relations from the University of Pennsylvania
(1973). He and his wife have two sons and two
grandchildren. David Orr is currently Professor and
Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at
Oberlin College.
He is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on
environmental literacy in higher education and his
recent work in ecological design. He raised funds
for and spearheaded the effort to design and build a
$7.2 million Environmental Studies Center at Oberlin
College, a building described by the New York Times
as "the most remarkable" of a new generation of
college buildings and selected as one of 30
"milestone buildings" in the 20th century by the
U.S. Department of Energy.
He was awarded a Bioneers Award in 2002, a National
Conservation Achievement Award by the National
Wildlife
Federation in 1993, a Lyndhurst Prize in 1992
awarded by the Lyndhurst Foundation "to recognize
the educational, cultural, and charitable activities
of particular individuals of exceptional talent,
character, and moral vision," the Benton Box Award
from Clemson University for his work in
Environmental Education (1995). He holds three
Honorary Doctorates and has been a distinguished
scholar in residence at Ball State University (1995)
and Westminster College in Salt Lake City (1996). In
a special citation, the Connecticut General Assembly
noted Orr's "vision, dedication, and personal
passion" in promoting the principles of
sustainability. The Cleveland Plain Dealer described
him as "one of those who will shape our lives."
David Orr is the author of five books, including:
The
Fifth Revolution: Ecological Design and the
Making of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center (MIT
Press, 2006);
The
Last Refuge: The Corruption of Patriotism in the
Age of Terror (Island Press, 2004)
The
Nature of Design (Oxford, 2002); Earth in Mind
(Island, 1994)
Earth
in Mind: Essays on Education, Environment, and
the Human Prospect (Island Press, l994). Tenth
Anniversary edition, expanded, summer, 2004.
Ecological Literacy and the Transition to a
Postmodern World (State University of New York
Press, 1992).
He has also
served as co-editor of:
The
Campus and Environmental Responsibility, edited
with David Eagan (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
1992)
The
Global Predicament: Ecological Perspectives on
World Order co-editor and contributor with
Marvin
Soroos (Chapel Hill: University of North
Carolina Press, l979).
In addition,
he has published over 125 articles in scientific
journals, social science publications, and popular
magazines.
Click here to see Dr. Orr's
Curriculum Vitae.
Dr. Orr is contributing editor of Conservation
Biology. He is a Trustee of the Educational
Foundation of America and the Compton Foundation. He
serves on the Boards of the Rocky Mountain Institute
(CO), Second Nature (MA), the Center for Ecoliteracy
(CA), and the Center for Respect of Life and
Environment. He is also an advisor and consultant to
the Trust for Public Land, the National Parks
Advisory Committee, and other organizations. He is a
frequent lecturer at Schumacher College (UK) and has
lectured at hundreds of colleges and universities
throughout the U.S.
Back to Earth
Day 2006
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