▁res igned ▁from ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁nom ination ▁as ▁the ▁Republican ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate . ▁She ▁lost ▁the ▁nom ination ▁to ▁L t . ▁G ov . ▁James ▁C . ▁Gard ner . ▁ ▁Ho oper ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁N . C . ▁Committee ▁on ▁F etal ▁Al co hol ▁Sy nd rome , ▁the ▁N . C . ▁Car ing ▁Program ▁for ▁Children , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁on ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁on ▁A ging . ▁ ▁Among ▁other ▁awards , ▁Ho oper ▁was ▁named ▁Bur ke ▁County ▁Woman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁Mars ▁Hill ▁College ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Al um na ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁community ▁service ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Times - News : ▁Ruby ▁Ho oper ▁ob itu ary ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Times - News : ▁Services ▁for ▁Ho oper ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Sal uda ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : N orth ▁Carolina ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Gre ens bor o ▁al umn i ▁Category : D iet iti ans ▁Category : American ▁women ▁nut r ition ists ▁Category : American ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁politics