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	Sophie Coe Prize
		The Prize was instituted by her husband, Professor Michael Coe, who provided a capital sum designed to generate £1000 or more annually.
		The Prize was awarded to ANDREW DALBY for an essay on Alexander's Culinary Legacy.
		The Prize was awarded to RACHEL LAUDAN for A Kind of Chemistry (a study of the relationship between medical science and changes in cookery in 17th and 18th century France and England).
	members.tripod.com /rdeh/sophiecoe.html (640 words)

	Washington College \| Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Chestertown, MD, April 8, 2002 —; The winner of the Sophie Kerr Prize--the largest undergraduate literary prize in the nation--will be announced at Washington College's 220th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2002.
		The Sophie Kerr Prize was established by the will of the late Sophie Kerr, who began her career as a woman's page editor for the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph and Pittsburgh Gazette and as managing editor of the Woman's Home Companion.
		It is believed to be the largest undergraduate cash prize in the country and among the largest literary awards in the world.
	www.washcoll.edu /wc/news/press_releases/02_4_8_sophie_kerr.html (293 words)

	Sophie Information
		Sophie, The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor, née Rhys-Jones, wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex).
		Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek, Countess of Chotkova and Wognin, morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria).
		Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (Princess Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria, wife of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein).
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Sophie (156 words)

	Washington College \| Rose O'Neill Literary House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate prize in the nation, is given annually to the graduating senior who demonstrates the greatest "ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor." Last year's prize was worth over $53,000.
		Overshadowed by the annual spring hoopla given the Prize is what the writer-turned-benefactress wanted to be called the Gift—the other half of the income generated by her endowment.
		By the fall of 1970, the Sophie Kerr Committee had awarded three of its prizes to graduating seniors, had given out a handful of scholarships, and was quickly becoming the major source of funding for student literary publications.
	lithouse.washcoll.edu /sophiekerrprize.php (2340 words)

	Argentinean human rights activist receives the Sophie Prize 2006 (Norway - the official site in the UK)
		The Sophie Prize 2006 is awarded Romina Picolotti for her work in linking problems of environmental destruction to the fight for basic human rights.
		The prize was initiated by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife, Siri Dannevig, in 1997, and is an annual environmental and sustainable award of approx £57,000.
		The annual prize for the environment and development is awarded to an individual or individuals, or an organisation that has in a groundbreaking or innovate manner identified alternatives to our current development and put them into action.
	www.norway.org.uk /policy/news/sophieprize.htm (413 words)

	Kerr_Sophie_md
		Sophie Kerr was born August 23, 1880 to Amanda and Jonathan William Kerr on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
		Sophie Kerr lived a relatively long life that was filled with honors and awards which is the type of life that all of us should live.
		The Sophie Kerr Prize, as I said before is given to the student who excels in the field of literature.
	www.ncteamericancollection.org /litmap/kerr_sophie_md.htm (1092 words)

	Budding artist wins 'Please Touch The Artwork' quiz
		Sophie, who attends Elthorne Park High School, received her prize from designer and installation artist Lucy Algar who was commissioned to produce the exhibition.
		Sophie's prize of acrylic paints and art materials was kindly donated by Ealing Arts and Craft, West Ealing.
		After receiving her prize Sophie said: "I really enjoyed the exhibition because as you walked in everything looked exciting, you saw things in places you didn't expect them to be.
	www.ealing.gov.uk /press_releases/2005/october/pr_585.html (500 words)

	Jostein Gaarder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are twenty-six million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone.
		In 1997, he established the Sophie Prize together with his wife Siri Dannevig.
		This prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000 = 77,000 €), awarded annually.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jostein_Gaarder (221 words)

	Swarthmore College \| Academics \| Course Catalog 2006-2007
		The Drew Pearson Prize of $100 is awarded by the dean on the recommendation of the editors of The Phoenix at the end of each staff term to a member of The Phoenix for excellence in journalism.
		The prize was established by the directors of The Drew Pearson Foundation in memory of Drew Pearson, Class of 1919.
		The John W. Perdue Memorial Prize, established in 1969 in memory of an engineering student of the Class of 1969, is awarded by the Engineering Department to the outstanding student entering the junior class with a major in engineering.
	www.swarthmore.edu /academics/course_catalog/awards_prizes.html (3917 words)

	The Sophie Foundation
		The 2007 Sophie Prize is awarded to Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden between 1996 and 2006, (born 1949) for his political leadership in the field of climate policy.
		The Sophie Prize is one of the world’s most generous environment and sustainable development Prizes.
		The Sophie Prize is established to inspire people working towards a sustainable future.
	www.sophieprize.org (237 words)

	Wesleyan University Writing
		HORGAN PRIZE: Awarded by the Department of English in memory of Paul Horgan, former Professor and Writer in Residence.
		She was the first woman hired as a full-time instructor at Wesleyan (1957), the first woman promoted to a tenured position, and the first woman promoted to the title of full professor.
		SOPHIE REED PRIZE: Established in 1968 by Leon Reed and his sons, S. Chadwick '41, and Dr. Victor Reed, in memory of Mrs.
	www.wesleyan.edu /writing/prizes.html (566 words)

	ATM30
		She is the latest winner of the Sophie Kerr Prize, the richest undergraduate literary award in the world.
		Sophie Kerr (1880-1965) was a self-professed author of "light fiction" whose work was fairly popular in the 1930s.
		Sophie Kerr's will, after all, merely specifies that the prize should go to the one "having the best ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor." And "literary endeavor" can mean starting a literary magazine or chairing an MFA program as well as dirtying your hands with actual writing.
	www.thirdlion.com /ATM30.html (4923 words)

	Pilger wins prize for 'uncovering lies'. 06/05/2003. The Space: Arts News.
		Australian journalist John Pilger has won the 2003 Sophie Prize for his work in helping the public to examine the real causes of the war in Iraq.
		The Sophie Prize was founded in 1997 by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder, author of the best-selling philosophical novel, Sophie's World.
		It is one of the world's biggest environment and development prizes, recognising those 'working to inspire people working towards a sustainable future'.
	www.abc.net.au /arts/news/artsnews_848519.htm (158 words)

	Sophie Prize awarded Liao Xiaoyi (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		The Sophie Prize, awarded annually by a Norwegian-based environmental organization, was presented in Oslo June 14 to Liao Xiaoyi, a Chinese journalist, for her pioneering efforts to combat pollution in China.
		The Sophie Prize recognizes an individual or group for outstanding achievement in the field of international development and environmental protection.
		In particular, the Sophie Prize is designed to highlight those who have meet their goals in an innovative and special way.
	www.norway.org /News/archive/2000/200002prize.htm (355 words)

	Pilger wins prize - theage.com.au
		Australian journalist John Pilger was today awarded the 2003 Sophie Prize, a Norwegian award honouring environmental or development efforts, for his work which helped the public examine the real causes of the war in Iraq.
		The Sophie Prize was founded in 1997 by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder, author of the bestselling philosophical novel Sophie's World.
		Last year, the prize went to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I. Pilger, who is based in Britain and writes for several publications, will formally receive the award from Norwegian Environment Minister Boerge Brende at a ceremony in Oslo on June 12.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/05/07/1051987733996.html (254 words)

	Concours Rostropovitch - historique
		In 1994, at the age of 17, she was awarded the second prize at the ARD Competition in Munich as well as the Bunkamura Orchard Hall Award, that included a concert tour in Japan.
		In 2000 she was awarded the second prize at the International Pablo Casals Cello Competition in Kronberg and the first prize at the Izuminomori Cello in Japan.
		Sophie Shao began studying piano at the age of five with her mother, a well-known keyboard pedagogue in Taiwan.
	www.civp.com /rostro/rostrogb/ahistgb.html (1872 words)

	Washington College \| News and Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The awarding of the Sophie Kerr Prize, given annually to the graduating senior who demonstrates the greatest "ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor," has in recent decades been a highlight of the commencement ceremony at the 224-year-old liberal arts college.
		The Sophie Kerr Prize is the namesake of an Eastern Shore woman who made her fortune in New York, writing women's fiction during the 1930s and 1940s.
		In accordance with the terms of her will, one-half of the annual income from her bequest to the College is awarded each year to the graduating senior demonstrating the best potential for literary achievement.
	news.washcoll.edu /press_releases/2006/05/21_sophiekerrprize.html (624 words)

	Manchester City Galleries - Press Office - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The prize for Manchester artists, consists of up to £5,000 towards producing an exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery in January 2007, with additional funds to produce a publication of the artwork.
		Manchester born artist and Goldsmiths College graduate Sophie MacCorquodale was overwhelmed when told she had won the prize and said, "This is a priceless opportunity and the prospect of being financed to produce new work and a publication towards a solo exhibition is amazing".
		Enrico commented "Among the very interesting applications for the prize, Sophie MacCorquodale's work stood out with its very sensitive and personal approach to the social and human themes she is concerned with.
	www.manchestergalleries.org /html/press/press_details.jsp?id=1180 (546 words)

	English @ Wesleyan
		Most of these prizes are awarded on the basis of writing samples.
		On a separate sheet, please indicate which prize you are applying for, the title of your submission, your name, class, email address, post office box number, and Wesleyan ID number.
		The prize, awarded by the Writing Program, provides financial support for a junior who wishes to undertake an independent writing project during the summer between junior and senior years.
	www.wesleyan.edu /english/prizes.html (1116 words)

	Edge Life: a holisitic journal
		Citing her "stand at the front of the fight to promote ecologically viable social, economic and cultural development in Kenya and Africa," the Nobel committee established a number of precedents.
		Maathai is the first African woman to receive the prize and it is the first time that the environment has been considered as part of the struggle for peace.
		Dr. Maathai is the winner, among many other awards, of the Goldman Prize, the Golden Ark award, the Africa Prize for her work in preventing hunger and the Right Livelihood award.
	www.edgenews.com /issues/2005/04/nobel.html (1138 words)

	Boston.com / A&E / Celebrity news / Kenyan activist wins environmental prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The $100,000 prize was created in 1997 by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife, Siri Dannevig.
		The prize is intended to foster work aimed at improving the environment and sustainable development.
		The prize will be presented by Norwegian Environment Minister Boerge Brende at a ceremony in Oslo on June 15.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2004/03/29/kenyan_activist_wins_environmental_prize (349 words)

	Sophie Coe Prize
		The Prize was instituted by her husband, Professor Michael Coe, who provided a capital sum designed to generate £1000 or more annually.
		The Prize was awarded to ANDREW DALBY for an essay on Alexander's Culinary Legacy.
		The Prize was awarded to RACHEL LAUDAN for A Kind of Chemistry (a study of the relationship between medical science and changes in cookery in 17th and 18th century France and England).
	www.members.tripod.com /~rdeh/sophiecoe.html (640 words)

	Washington College \| Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Sophie Kerr Prize is the legacy of the late Sophie Kerr, a writer from Denton on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
		Kerr was a prolific writer who began her career as a woman’s page editor for the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph and the Pittsburgh Gazette, served as managing editor of the Woman’s Home Companion, and authored more than 100 stories and 23 novels.
		“The fact is that we have a Sophie Kerr blessing that continues to enrich our campus culture and gives many a young writer a leg-up on their after-college literary pursuits.” Former Sophie Kerr Prize winners are now published novelists, poets, journalists, editors, university professors and teachers, he notes.
	www.washcoll.edu /wc/news/press_releases/05_05_17_kerr_prize.html (458 words)

	Printable Version
		The Sophie Prize, which is valued at US $100,000, is international and is awarded annually to individuals or an organization that has created awareness to alternatives to modern-day development or has initiated such alternatives in a pioneering or inventive manner.
		The Prize was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig.
		The Sophie Prize will be awarded to His All Holiness in ceremonies in Oslo, Norway on June12, 2002, shortly after the completion of the Symposium on the Adriatic Sea.
	www.goarch.org /en/news/NewsDetail.asp?printit=yes&id=44 (449 words)

	Sophie Prize winner honoured in Oslo (Norja - virallinen sivusto)
		Argentinean lawyer and human rights activist Romina Picolotti received the Sophie Prize in Oslo 15 June from Norwegian Minister of International Development Erik Solheim.
		The Sophie Prize is a USD 100 000 annual award handed out for the ninth time in 2006.
		It was founded by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife, Siri Dannevig, and goes to an individual or organisation that, in a pioneering or a particularly creative way, has pointed out alternatives to the present development and put such alternatives into practice.
	www.norja.fi /policy/peace/sophieprizeaward.htm (370 words)

	WCN: Christian World #23
		The prize, sponsored by the Norwegian Sophie Foundation, includes an award of US$100 000--one of the most generous in the field of the environment and sustainable development.
		The Ecumenical Patriarch was awarded the prize in recognition of his "pioneering efforts in linking faith to the environment", the Sophie Foundation said in announcing the award.
		The prize was established in 1997 by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder, author of the best-selling novel "Sophie's World," a novel about the history of philosophy (available from WCN).
	www.ywam.org /wcn/christian_world/cw_23.htm (441 words)

	Tree planter wins enviro prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Oslo - Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, the founder of an organisation that has planted more than 30 million trees in Africa, was on Monday awarded the 2004 Sophie Prize, a Norwegian award for environmental or development efforts.
		Maathai, a biologist and the first eastern African woman to earn her doctorate and become a professor, is also an ardent human rights advocate in Kenya, where she is politically active.
		The prize, which comes with a $100 000 cheque, last year went to Australian journalist John Pilger.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-11-1447_1505146,00.html (255 words)

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		The prize is intended to foster environmental and sustainable development efforts.
		The annual prize was presented by Norwegian Environment Minister Knut Arild Hareide.
		She went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo later in the year.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20050615/inuit_environment_prize_050615/SciTech (230 words)

	Sophie - NeoDex
		Sophie is a Green Ixi introduced on June 16, 2005 through the Neopets TCG Lost Desert expansion and shown fully in Neopets: The Darkest Faerie on November 15, 2006.
		Later the same year another Random Theme called Sophie and Friends occurred on December 6, 2006, which featured even more items, a selection in the Art Gallery, new NeoGreetings, and an Advent Calendar animation showing an old Christmas gathering she and the rest of the family shared in Neovia before it was cursed.
		The Neopet TCG card Sophie (http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=11andid=18) says she is a hero, contrary to the card Sophie the Swamp Witch (http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8andid=17) which states she is a villain.
	www.pinkpt.com /neodex/index.php?title=Sophie&redirect=no (712 words)

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