Sonja Ströbl died February 25, 2023, aged 95.
The Technical University of Munich joins the Joseph and Sonja Ströbl Foundation in mourning the loss of their patron Sonja Ströbl, who died on February 25 at 95 years of age.
Sonja Ströbl was distinguished with Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit, the Bavarian Order of Merit, and the Bavarian State Medal for Internal Security. She established the Joseph and Sonja Ströbl Foundation at TUM in 1991 in memory of her husband Joseph, newspaper editor with the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and as an extension of his life’s work in road safety. She personally supported the Foundation for almost thirty years and helped to select its annual award winners.
The Technical University of Munich and Board of the Foundation are very grateful to Sonja Ströbl for her generous engagement and will actively continue to develop the Foundation in accordance with her wishes.