Francine Irving Neff was the 35th Treasurer of the United States

Treasurer of the United States

The Treasurer of the United States is an official in the United States Department of the Treasury that was originally charged with the receipt and custody of government funds, though many of these functions have been taken over by different bureaus of the Department of the Treasury...

, serving from June 21, 1974 to January 19, 1977. She was appointed by Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...

 but continued serving as Treasurer through Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

'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. Neff also oversaw the Treasury-wide bicentennial program

United States Bicentennial

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Neff was a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

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, and held an honorary doctorate from New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University

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Francine Irving Neff died from heart failure on February 9, 2010 in Pena Blanca, New Mexico

Pena Blanca, New Mexico

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