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Birthday Honours 2018

This is the Queen's Birthday Honours List of Northern Ireland award recipients published on Friday 8 June 2018.

Companions of the Order of the Bath

Mr George Thomas Alexander Gray

Lately Head, Office of the Legislative Counsel, Northern Ireland. For services to legislation and constitutional law.

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Stanley Robert Brown

Chief Executive, Forensic Science Northern Ireland. For services to science and justice.

Mrs Janet Susanne Burgoyne McCollum

Chief Executive, Moy Park Ltd. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.

Mr Brendan Joseph McGuigan

For services to justice in Northern Ireland.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Dr William Ian Clements

Chair, Health and Social Care Board. For services to healthcare and the community in Newtownards, Northern Ireland.

Mrs Elizabeth Ruth Cuddy

Board member, Radius Housing. For services to the social and affordable housing sector in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Catherine Duffy

Founder, RVH Liver Support Group. For services to people with liver disease and their carers in Northern Ireland.

Mr Norman Frazer Evans

For services to the economy and to charity.

Mr David Peter Gosnell

Executive Chairman, Old Bushmills Distillery. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Brenda Ann Norma Hale

For political service.

Mr Norman James Houston

Director, Northern Ireland Executive Bureau, Washington DC. For services to the promotion of Northern Ireland overseas.

Mr Stephen James Martin QPM

Assistant Chief Constable. For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.

Mr John McRobert

Principal engineer, Department for Infrastructure. For services to engineering in Northern Ireland.

Mr Edward Charles O'Hare

For services to the construction industry and entrepreneurship.

Mr Barry James Allen Charles Valentine

Barrister-at-law. For services to the legal profession and the courts.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr Peter Stewart Agnew

Senior Executive Officer, Ministry of Defence. For public service.

Mr William Ashe

Councillor and lately mayor, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. For services to local government in Northern Ireland.

Ms June Isobel Best

For services to people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.

Ms Sara Jane Booth

For services to women's football.

Miss Margaret Cameron

For services to policing and the community in Belfast.

Mrs Susan Alayne Campbell

Principal, Magherafelt Nursery School. For services to education.

Mrs Linda Chambers

Early Years co-ordinator, Ballybeen Women's Centre Pre-School. For services to education.

Mrs Janice Clarke

For services to health and social care and the community in Northern Ireland.

Mr Robert Scott Drennan

Detective Chief Superintendent. For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.

Dr Heather Mary Dunn

For services to cardiac care in Northern Ireland and voluntary service in Malawi.

Mr Thomas William Givans

Member, Dungannon Rotary Club. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Margaret Isabel Grayson

Chair, Northern Ireland Cancer Research Consumer Forum. For services to cancer research in Northern Ireland.

Mr John William Kelly

For services to the motor industry in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to the community in North Belfast.

Mr Charles Eamonn Magee

Principal, St Patrick's and St Brigid's Primary School and Nursery Unit, Ballycastle. For services to education.

Mrs Jeanie Martin

Scientist, Northern Ireland Kidney Transplant Programme. For services to the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory and to patients.

Mr David McCallum

For services to housing in Northern Ireland.

Mr James McCrum

For services to the Rathfriland Farmer’s Co-op Society Ltd and the farming community in South Down.

Mrs Lynette Valerie McHendry

Fundraiser and educator, Inflammatory Breast Cancer. For services to women in the UK with breast cancer.

Miss Paula McIntyre

For services to food, drink and hospitality sector in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Bernadette Michaelides

For services to community nursing.

Mr Ronald Gordon Nicholl

Firefighter. For services to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.

Mrs Sarah Therese Quinlan

Chief Executive, Children’s Heartbeat Trust. For services to children and young people with congenital heart disease.

Mr William Raymond Semple

Founder, Moyola Precision Engineering Ltd. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Judith Margaret Totten

Managing Director of Upstream Working Capital Ltd. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.

Ms Jannine Waddell

Managing Director, Waddell Media. For services to independent television production in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Hilda Margaret Winter

Proprietor, Dan Winter's House, Loughall.  For services to the community in County Armagh.

Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Mrs Siobhan Mary Allister

For charitable services.

Mr Joseph Henry Berry

For services to music and the community in Newry, County Down.

Mr Denis Henry Black

Firefighter. For services to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in County Tyrone.

Mr James Arthur Bowron

For services to cricket in County Antrim.

Mr John Maurice Chambers

For services to equestrian sport.

Mr Keith John Clarke

For services to charity and the community in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Eleanor Marshall Deans

For services to the community in Londonderry.

Ms Cliona Donnelly

For services to music and young people in Northern Ireland.

Mr Lowry Alexander Ferguson

For services to the community in County Tyrone.

Mrs Margaret Ellen Gray

For services to the Ulster Garden Scheme.

Mr William Arthur Gribben

For services to the Ulster Branch, Irish Rugby Football Union and to disability sports.

Mrs Evelyn Elizabeth Hanna

For services to the community in County Down.

Ms Frances Hannaway

For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Maureen Hawe

For services to the community in Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone.

Mr James Somerville Henderson

For services to the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Northern Ireland) and to the community in Ballinamallard and Trillick.

Mrs Margaret Iris Henderson

For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Mr Ivan Hunter

National Charter and Rules advisor, The Royal Naval Association. For voluntary service to naval personnel.

Mr James Richard Johnston

For services to Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Association, County Armagh.

Mrs Noreen Elizabeth Kavanagh

For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Dr Colin Kenny

For services to diabetes care in Northern Ireland.

Mr Samuel David Briers Larmour

For services to boxing and community relations.

Miss Margaret Kathleen Livingston

Secretary, Bronte Society, Irish Section. For services to literary culture in Northern Ireland.

Ms Jenifer Elizabeth Sara Livingstone

For services to the community in County Armagh.

Ms Patricia Lock (Gilmore)

Senior clerical officer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Miss Margaret Rose Marley

For voluntary service to the community in Londonderry.

Mr John David Mathers

Proprietor, Newforge House, Magheralin. For services to hospitality and tourism in Northern Ireland.

Dr Kelvin John McCracken

For voluntary service to the community in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland.

Mr William Hugh McFetridge

For services to sport.

Mrs Mary McLean

For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

Mr James Ronald McMurray

For services to education.

Mr Robert Morrow

For services to the community in Glenarm, County Antrim.

Mr Walter Bruce Mullan

For services to the Boys’ Brigade in Stewartstown, County Tyrone.

Mrs Jacqueline Neill

For services to education and the community in Northern Ireland.

Ms Geraldine Ann O'Kane

For services to peace building and community development in Whitewell, Northern Ireland.

Mr Robert Alfred Parke

For services to the community in Eglinton, County Londonderry.

Mr Thomas John Patrick

For charitable service to the community in Northern Ireland.

Mr Kenneth John Hilary Pullin

For services to archaeology and heritage in Northern Ireland.

Mr Matthew Ritchie

For services to older people in Larne, County Antrim.

Mrs Patricia Morven Roulston

Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing.

Mrs Diana Rudd

For services to Girlguiding and young people in Londonderry.

Mrs Marie Louise Skelton

Executive officer, Northern Ireland Court Service. For charitable and voluntary service.

Mrs Rhona Phylis Stanex

Chair and events organiser, The Belles of Belmont Ladies Club. For services to the community in East Belfast.

Mr George Markby Thornton

For services to cross community relations in Bellanaleck, County Fermanagh.

Mrs Anne Veck

For services to figure skating. 

Mr Paul Wallace

Head gardener, Queen's University Belfast. For services to higher education and to the community in Belfast.

Mr John Samuel York

Volunteer, Young Witness Service, NSPCC. For services to children.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Inspector Andrew Glen Archibald

Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Lately, Detective Superintendent Noel Christopher Mullan

Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Detective Constable Paul Stanton Slaine

Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Queen's Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

Mr Richard Bendall

Paramedic, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

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