Susanne Saur Evens Honored by the German American Heritage Society of Saint Louis
St. Louis – The president of the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities, Susanne Saur Evens, was honored by the German American Heritage Society of Saint Louis on Saturday 2 March 2013 with the organization’s Friedrich Hecker Freedom Award at their 23rd annual black-tie dinner at the historic Racquet Club - St. Louis.
2013 Freedom Award recipient, Susanne Saur Evens (photo by M. Rambo)
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Evens is also the founder and president
of AAA Translation, a St. Louis-based foreign language translation & global
consulting firm. She was born in Aalen,
Baden-Württemberg, where her parents owned and ran restaurants. Evens obtained her college degree in
International Business in Aalen, as well
as a Foreign Language Correspondent degree at a private school in Ulm.
She moved to the US in 1992 and became a
dual German-American citizen in 2008. When she began to miss her German
culture, Evens became actively involved in German-American organizations.
As president of the St. Louis-Stuttgart
Sister Cities, Evens helped organize the celebration of the international group’s
50th anniversary in 2010. She also
serves on the boards of the German American Heritage Society of Saint Louis (GAHS);
the German-American Committee; and on the board, as well as the executive board
of the World Trade Center - St. Louis.
She serves on the marketing committee of
Immigration Innovation St. Louis and is on the BusinessWeek Alliance/Market
Advisory Board; is a Council Member with the Gerson Lehrman Group and an
Associate Member of United Success.
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For
more information, contact Lansing Hecker at gahs-stlouis@earthlink.net or
314-567-4601
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