Her father, an immigrant from Wales,[2] was an investigator for the Internal Revenue Service when he was killed at age 54 by a drunk driver while on duty in North Carolina in 1941.
[4] Evans was a member of the board of directors of the American Association of University Women from 1963-1967 and received the AAUW Achievement Award in 1971 in recognition of her accomplishments in international law.
[4] She was also co-editor (with John F. Murphy) and a contributor to Legal Aspects of International Terrorism (Lexington, Mass: D.C. Heath & Co.,1978).
ISBN 978-0-669-02185-1 The content of this book was initially prepared for the U.S Department of State under the auspices of the American Society of International Law.
[9][10][11][12] Evans provided that her estate be used to endow student prizes for excellence in international law, including at Duke University, her alma mater.