Background
Teegen, Evelyn Irene Hoopes was born on November 17, 1931 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Wendell and Laura Nevola (Kennedy) Hoopes.
Teegen, Evelyn Irene Hoopes was born on November 17, 1931 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Wendell and Laura Nevola (Kennedy) Hoopes.
Student, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1953.
Vice president, Teegen & Associations, Minneapolis, 1986-1989; United States ambassador to Fiji, Tuvalu, Tonga, Republic of Kiribati, since 1989.
State vice chair Minnesota Indiana Representatives, 1975-1980. Member Republican National Committee, Minnesota, 1980-1989. Board directors Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime and Justice, Minneapolis, 1982-1989.
Member National Highway Safety Committee, 1982-1985. Member 55 mile per hour study National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1984-1985. Executive director Minnesota Seat Belt Coalition, Minneapolis, 1985-1989, Fiji Association of Women Graduates, 1990, American Women's Association, 1989.
Member Philanthropic and Educational Organization, Woman's Club (Minneapolis), Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club (president Minneapolis chapter 1971-1973), Rotary Club of Suva (1st woman to be inducted 1991).
Married Richard Frank Teegen, August 9, 1952. Children: Susan Elaine, Martha Ellen Teegen Adolph.