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Several locally connected people achieved honours in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
Receiving an MBE were E District, PSNI Commander, Sam Cordner for services to Policing and to the community in South Armagh; Mervyn Ferris, 1st Newry (Earl Kilmorey) Scout Group, For voluntary service to Young People in Co Down through the Scout Association and Jasper McKinney, Assistant Director for Student Services, Southern Regional College. For services to Further Education and Student Welfare in Northern Ireland.
The full 2013 New Year Honours List:
Order of the Bath
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Mr Oswyn George Paulin
Head of Government Legal Service, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Government in Northern Ireland and voluntary service through the Scout Association.
Order of the British Empire
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
The Honourable Mr Justice Thomas Alexander Burgess
Lately, Presiding County Court Judge and Temporary High Court Judge and Recorder of Belfast. For services to the Administration of Justice.
ProfessorJoseph Stuart Elborn
Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Consultant Physician, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Professor Eileen Evason
For services to the Disadvantaged in Northern Ireland.
Order of the British Empire
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mrs Wendy Suzanne Blundell
Head, Devolved Regions, Institution of Civil Engineers. For services to the Construction Industry in Northern Ireland.
Professor Martin Eugene Bradley
Lately Chief Nursing Officer. For services to Nursing in Northern Ireland and the UK.
Dr Sarah Anne Geraldine Carville jp
For services to Historical Geography and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Jennifer Ann Cooke jp
For services to Musical Theatre and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Walker George Ewart
Inspector, Education and Training Inspectorate (Grade 6). For services to Education.
Dr Bryan Keating
Entrepreneur. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.
Mr Paul Kinkead
Head of Environment and Protection, Michelin Tyres plc. For services to Environmental Protection in Northern Ireland.
Mr Michael Smith
Chief Executive and Managing Director, Titanic Quarter Ltd. For services to Economic Development and Urban Regeneration in Belfast.
Professor Alan Richard Woodside
Director, Transport and Road Assessment Centre, University of Ulster. For services to Higher Education and Highway Engineering in Northern Ireland.
Order of the British Empire
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Mr Robert James Alexander
For voluntary and community service in Northern Ireland.
MissJoyce Andree Best
For voluntary services to Young People in Ulster though Girl Guiding.
Mrs Joanna Margaret Boyd
Women’s Officer, Derry City Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.
Mr David Bradley
Principal Officer, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For services to Vulnerable Prisoners and voluntary service to the Royal British Legion.
Mr Francis Brady
Managing Director, La Mon Hotel & Country Club. For services to tourism and hospitality in Northern Ireland.
Mr John Arthur Brannigan
Lately, Director of Investigations, Historical Enquiries Team. For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Peter Thomas Simmons Breene
Chair, Board of Governors Finaghy Primary School. For voluntary service to Education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Elizabeth Emma Campbell
For voluntary services to Young People in Ulster through Girl Guiding and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Mr James Nicholas Clarke
Banqueting Operations Co-ordinator, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Maureen Clarke
Founder, Angels of Hope. For services to People with Ovarian Cancer and their families.
Mr Samuel Cordner
Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and to the community in South Armagh.
Dr John Locker Crossle
Founder, Crossle Car Company. For services to Engineering and Manufacturing in Northern Ireland.
Miss Elizabeth Joyce Doherty
For services to Nursing and Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
MrsJennifer Susan Eitel
Chair, Board of Governors, Dungannon Nursery and Sperrinview Special Schools. For services to the Education in Northern Ireland.
Mr Mervyn Ferris
For voluntary service to Young People in Co Down through the Scout Association.
Mrs Jennifer Elizabeth Graham
Assistant Speech and Language Therapist Manager, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland.
Mr Thomas George Hugh Hanlon
For voluntary service to Young People in Co. Armagh through the Boys Brigade.
Mrs Deirdre Elizabeth Hilton
Former National President, UK and Irish Dexter Society. For services to the conservation of Dexter cattle in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Wilhelmina Elizabeth Houston
Staff Officer, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Greenmount College and to the community in Ulster.
Mr Charles Hutchison
Principal, Charles Hutchison Consulting. For services to Health and Safety in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Barbara Judge
Teacher Tutor, South Eastern Regional College. For services to Further Education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Vera Elizabeth Kelso
Lead Midwife, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Nursing in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Dianne Margaret Leeman
Manager, Belfast City Tour Service, Belfast City Council. For services to Local Government and Tourism.
Mrs Geraldine Price Linford
For voluntary service to Young People in Northern Ireland through the Girl Guides and Millennium Volunteer Programme.
Mr Brian McDowell
Voluntary receptionist Lagan Valley Civic Centre Lisburn. For voluntary services to the community in Lisburn.
Mr Dennis PatrickMcKeever
For services to the Drama and Music in Northern Ireland.
Mr Howard William (Jasper) McKinney
Assistant Director for Student Services, Southern Regional College. For services to Further Education and Student Welfare in Northern Ireland.
Dr Ian McMorris
Chairperson of the Board of Governors, Lagan College. For voluntary service to Integrated Education in Northern Ireland.
Mr Charles William McMurray
Treasurer, Building Preservation Trust Movement. For services to Built Heritage and to Conservation in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Sylvia Flora Agnes McRoberts
Member, Armagh City and District Council. For services to Local Government and to the community.
Dr Gerry Millar
MillarGeneral Practitioner and Macmillan Facilitator. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Mr Thomas Millar
Broadcaster, BBC Radio Ulster. For services to Pipe Band Music in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Catherine Lynn Myers
Ms Patricia O'Hagan
Managing Director of Core Systems (NI) Ltd. For services to the Northern Ireland Economy.
Mrs Elizabeth Rosemary Pearce
For her services to the Samaritans and to Cruse Bereavement Care in Northern Ireland.
The Venerable MrWilliam John Scott
For voluntary service to the Air Training Corps in Northern Ireland.
Kenneth James Sharkey
Farmer and Member, Livestock and Meat Commission. For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.
Mr Gary White
Lately Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and to the community in North and West Belfast.
Mr John Hampton Wilson
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Order of the British Empire
British Empire Medal (BEM)
MrRonald Victor Cathcart
Committee member, Co. Armagh Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Association. For voluntary services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Kate Clarke
For services to Young People in Co Down through the Kircubbin Youth Club and After Schools Club.
Mr Ian Alexander Coulter
Charity Fundraiser. For services to charitable fundraising in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Mary Margaret Dale
For services to charity and to the community in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.
Mrs Georgina Dickson
For services to the community and charitable fundraising in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland.
Mr Charles Patrick Friel
For services to the Railway Preservation Society of Northern Ireland.
Mrs Mary Graham
For voluntary service to Healthcare.
Mr Lindsay Hanna
Chairman, Laurelbank Carriage Driving for Disabled Group. For People with Physical and Mental Disabilities through the Riding for the Disabled Association.
Mrs Rachel Hemphill
Honorary Chair, Cancer Research UK Castlederg Fundraising Committee. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Wesley William Lewis jp
For services to Young People in Belfast through the Boys Brigade.
Mrs Ethel McIvor
Leader, Lollipop Playgroup, Donaghamore. For services to the development of Early Years Education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Bridget Philomena Meyler
For services to Music in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Maureen Neely
Administrator, Altnagelvin Hospital. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Northern Ireland.
MrsMargaret Reid
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Valerie GwendolineRobb
Member, Downshire School Parent Teachers Association, Carrickfergus. For services to Education in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
Mrs Mary Rose Paula Scott
Complementary Therapist, Northern Ireland Hospice. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)
Mr Steven ATKINSON
Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Mr James Richard HARKNESS
Temporary Detective Chief Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Mr Philip MENARY
Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
