Donna Pope
{{Short description|American politician (1931–2023)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Donna Pope
|image = Donna Pope - 51st District - Ohio House of Representatives 109th General Assembly - DPLA - 5586be78567b1fe89fca76f0a79cfcb8 (page 10) (cropped).jpg
|office = 33rd Director of the United States Mint
|termstart = September 10, 1981
|termend = August 1991
|predecessor = Stella Hackel Sims
|successor = David J. Ryder
|president = Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
|office1 = Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
|constituency1 = 12th district
|term_start1 = January 2, 1973
|term_end1 = May 13, 1981
|preceded1 = Bill Mussey
|succeeded1 = Edna Deffler
|constituency2 = 51st district
|term_start2 = January 5, 1972
|term_end2 = December 31, 1972
|preceded2 = Gertrude Polcar
|succeeded2 = Tom Gilmartin
|birth_date = {{birth date|1931|10|15}}
|birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|23|1931|10|15}}
|death_place = Colorado, U.S.
}}
Donna Pope (October 15, 1931 – June 23, 2023) was an American politician and civil servant who served as the Director of the United States Mint, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.{{Cite book|last1=States|first1=United|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8yPbaL3pzmcC&q=Donna+Pope+george+h+w+bush&pg=PA14|title=Nomination of David J. Ryder: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of David J. Ryder, of Virginia, to be Director of the Mint for a Term of 5 Years, Vice Donna Pope, Term Expired, November 22, 1991|last2=Affairs|first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban|date=1992|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-037293-3|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Ronald|first=Reagan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=duTcAwAAQBAJ&q=Donna+Pope+mint+college&pg=PA369|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981|date=1982-01-01|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=978-1-62376-932-1|language=en}}
Career
Pope served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1972 to 1981. After being chosen to serve as Director of the United States Mint, she resigned from the House on May 13, 1981 to work for the Mint as a consultant while she waited to be confirmed by the United States Senate. On September 10, 1981, she was officially sworn in as Director.{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBNPAAAAIBAJ&dq=edna+deffler&pg=PA4&article_id=6264,1980633|title=Woman Fills Vacant Seat In Ohio House|date=May 14, 1981|work=The Blade|accessdate=January 30, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taxJAAAAIBAJ&dq=donna+pope&pg=PA8&article_id=1107,2911000|title=Former Ohio Legislator Becomes Mint Director|date=September 11, 1981|work=Youngstown Vindicator|accessdate=January 30, 2024}}
During her time as the Director of the United States Mint, she oversaw the establishment of gold coins, which were the first since 1933.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-09-09-8603070408-story.html|title=U.S. Mint Again Going for the Gold|website=Chicago Tribune |date=9 September 1986 }} After leaving the United States Mint in 1991, she served as the Director of U.S. Market Activities for the International Olympic Committee's centennial coin program.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-09-08-9103070641-story.html|title=U.S. Treasurer and Ex-Mint Director Comment on Coins|website=Chicago Tribune |date=8 September 1991 }}{{Cite web|title=Six Women Who Have Led the Mint {{!}} U.S. Mint|url=https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/six-women-who-have-led-the-mint|website=www.usmint.gov|date=13 June 2016 |access-date=2020-05-26 |last1=Hain-Kararakis |first1=Phaedon }}
Death
Donna Pope died on June 23, 2023, at the age of 91.{{cite web |title=Donna Marie Pope obituary |url=https://www.horancares.com/obituaries/donna-pope |website=www.horancares.com/obituaries/donna-pope |access-date=10 July 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://ohioladiesgallery.org/PublicOfficial.aspx?personId=108202 Profile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727141942/http://www.ohioladiesgallery.org/PublicOfficial.aspx?personId=108202 |date=2011-07-27 }}
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{{s-bef | before=Stella Hackel Sims}}
{{s-ttl | title=Director of the United States Mint | years=July 1981 – August 1991}}
{{s-aft | after=David J. Ryder}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Ohio
Category:Directors of the United States Mint
Category:Reagan administration personnel
Category:George H. W. Bush administration personnel
Category:20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:20th-century American women politicians
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