- Francine Irving Neff
Francine Irving Neff (born 1925 in
Albuquerque, New Mexico cite web|url=http://www.horatioalger.org/members/member_info.cfm?memberid=nef76|title=Francine I. Neff|author=Horatio Alger Association|accessdate=2007-05-01] ) was the 35thTreasurer of the United States , serving fromJune 21 ,1974 toJanuary 19 ,1977 . She was appointed byRichard Nixon but continued serving as Treasurer throughGerald Ford 's term in office.Neff took office at a time when the role of Treasurer was being reorganized. The Treasurer was named National Director of the Savings Bonds Division for the first time during her term. She was also the first Treasurer to manage a bureau and the first to report to the Undersecretary for Monetary Affairs. [cite web|url=http://www.treas.gov/offices/treasurer/office-history.shtml|author=U.S. Department of the Treasury|title=History of the Treasurer's Office|accessdate=2007-05-01] Neff also oversaw the Treasury-wide bicentennial program.
Neff is a member of the
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans , and holds an honorary doctorate from theNew Mexico State University . [ [http://giving.nmsu.edu/honorarydegreerecipients.php NMSU: Honorary Degree Recipients] . Retrieved onSeptember 1 ,2008 .]References
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