Tyler Laureates receive a $250,000 cash prize and a medallion.
The prize is administered by the University of Southern California and was established by John and Alice Tyler in 1973.
[3] Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement was founded in 1973 by John and Alice Tyler and was launched by Ronald Reagan while serving as Governor of California.
[2][4] It was funded with a gift of $5 million by Jack Tyler and was initially administered by Pepperdine University.
[2] Members of this international Committee are selected for their experience in the fields of relevance to the Tyler Prize and are assisted by the Tyler Prize Administrator, based at the University of Southern California.