Distinguished German-American of the Year
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Since 1987, the Distinguished German-American of the Year Award has provided national recognition for outstanding leadership and achievement of an American of German-speaking ancestry in business, the arts, education, science, politics, and society.
The Distinguished German-American of the Year Award is presented annually at a special event of the Council of 1000. The Council of 1000 is a special donor recognition level of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
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The Distinguished German-American of the Year Award is presented annually at a special event of the Council of 1000. The Council of 1000 is a special donor recognition level of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA is a national non-profit organization that promotes German language, culture, and heritage in the United States and works toward preserving the history of Americans of German ancestry in the building the United States...
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Distinguished German-American of the Year
- 2011 Robert B. Zoellick
- 2010 Paul VolckerPaul VolckerPaul Adolph Volcker, Jr. is an American economist. He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987. He is widely credited with ending the high levels of inflation seen in the United States in the 1970s and...
- 2009 William R. TimkenWilliam R. TimkenWilliam Robert Timken, Jr. is an American industrialist and businessman and former ambassador. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany 2005–2008. He has served at The Timken Company as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO...
- 2008 Dr. Jesco von PuttkamerJesco von PuttkamerJesco Freiherr von Puttkamer is a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig.He belongs to a widely extended noble family, von Puttkamer...
- 2007 Margrit B. Krewson
- 2006 General H. Norman SchwarzkopfNorman Schwarzkopf, Jr.General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf KCB , also known as "Stormin' Norman" and "The Bear", is a retired United States Army General who, while he served as Commander of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991.-Early life:Schwarzkopf was born in Trenton, New...
- 2005 Dr. Günter BlobelGünter Blobel-Biography:Blobel was born in Waltersdorf in the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. In January 1945 his family fled from native Silesia from the advancing Red Army. On their way to the West they passed through the beautiful old city of Dresden, which left deep impressions in the young boy...
- 2004 Albert Wurz
- 2003 Walter Brand
- 2002 Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann
- 2001 Detlef "Ted" Hierl
- 2000 John Patrick Schmitz
- 1999 C. John Muller
- 1998 Dr. Otto I. Walter
- 1997 Gerald R. Kainz
- 1996 Bruno Karnas
- 1995 Hon. William Hetzler
- 1994 Doris Meissner
- 1993 Dr. George J. Beichl
- 1992 Heinz C. PrechterHeinz PrechterHeinz Prechter a German born entrepreneur who founded the American Sunroof Company was a quintessential entrepreneur, legendary visionary, community leader and philanthropist. He was a close friend and avid fundraiser for the Bush Family .-Early life:Born in 1942 in Kleinhöbing, Germany, Mr...
- 1991 Albrecht Maier
- 1990 Eric BraedenEric BraedenEric Braeden is a German-American film and television actor, best known for his role as Victor Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless and as John Jacob Astor IV in the 1997 film Titanic...
- 1989 Werner Fricker
- 1988 Hon. Ruth E. Denk
- 1987 Karl Ehmer
See also
- German-American Heritage Foundation of the USAGerman-American Heritage Foundation of the USAThe German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA is a national non-profit organization that promotes German language, culture, and heritage in the United States and works toward preserving the history of Americans of German ancestry in the building the United States...
- German Americans
- List of famous German Americans
- German in the United StatesGerman in the United StatesAround 1.38 million Americans speak German. It is the second most spoken language in two states: North Dakota and South Dakota.In the United States, German is third in popularity after Spanish and French in terms of the number of colleges and universities offering instruction in the language.-...
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- Carl SchurzCarl SchurzCarl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...