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    New Year Honours 2021

    This is the New Year Honours list of Northern Ireland award recipients published on 30 December 2020.

    Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

    Mr Derek Alexander Baker

    Permanent Secretary, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Executive. For public service.

    Mrs Fiona Caroline Gail Chamberlain

    Lately Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland. For public service.

    Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

    Mr David Christopher Lindsay

    Lord-Lieutenant of County Down.

    Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Mr William Barry Douglas OBE

    Concert Pianist. For services to music and to community relations in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Sean William Holland

    Chief Social Work Officer, Department of Health, Northern Ireland Executive. For public service.

    Mr Michael Ashton Kuhn

    Lately Board Member, Northern Ireland Screen. For services to the film industry.

    Mr Mark Alexander Larmour

    Political Director, Northern Ireland Office. For services to the peace process in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Bernard Francis McConville (Brian McConville)

    Owner and Chair, MJM Group. For services to the economy and to charity in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Paul Alexander Terrington

    Head of Consulting, PwC UK and EMEA and lately Regional Chair, PwC Northern Ireland. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.

    Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Mrs Geraldine Brereton

    Deputy Director, Universal Credit Operations, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to social security.

    Mr John Dalzell MBE

    For services to fundraising for the Southern Area Hospice, Newry.

    Mr John George Lillywhite

    Chair, Kainos. For services to the technology sector in Northern Ireland.

    Dr Philip Joseph McGarry DL

    For services to mental health and to the community in Belfast.

    Mr Alan John Lindsay Kennedy Moore MBE

    For services to mass incident emergency planning in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Jerome Patrick Mullen

    Director, Newry Chamber of Commerce and the Clanry Group. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland and to Polish-Northern Irish relations.

    Mr William Patrick Thomas O'Hara

    For services to sailing.

    Lord Diljit Singh Rana MBE

    Chairman, Andras House Ltd. For services to business and to the economy in Northern Ireland.

    Dr Oliver Edward Pattison Shanks

    For services to the vulnerable in Northern Ireland.

    Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Mr Alan Henry Black

    For services to the community in South Armagh.

    Ms Anne Blake

    For services to adults with learning disabilities in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

    Mr Michael David Briggs

    Executive Director, East Belfast Community Development Agency.  For services to the voluntary sector and to the community in east Belfast.

    Mr Derek Capper

    For services to young people in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Hazel Carson

    For services to people with genetic high risk of cancer in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Norman David Carson

    For services to charity and to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Philip Cassidy

    Global Executive Vice President, Concentrix. For services to entrepreneurship, to business and to the economy in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Charles Wesley Duncan

    For voluntary service to military veterans.

    Mrs Sarah Ellen Griffiths

    For charitable services to people with disabilities.

    Mrs Florence Margaret Hand

    Health and Wellbeing Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to the homeless.

    Mr Ian Aubrey McDonald Harvey

    For services to agriculture and to charity in Northern Ireland.

    Miss Christine Hayes

    Lately Systems, Analytics and Reward Officer, Ulster University. For services to higher education.

    Mrs Claire Henderson

    Head of Department, Quality, Careers and International Development, South Eastern Regional College. For services to further education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr William Joseph Humphrey MLA

    Member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly for North Belfast. For public service, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.

    Ms Catherine Jane Irwin

    Volunteer, Girl Guides. For services to girl guiding.

    Ms Karen McDowell

    Station Commander, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and to the LGBTQ community.

    Mr John Charles Kenneth McDowell

    Director, Kilwaughter Minerals Ltd. For services to industry and to charity in Northern Ireland.

    Mr William Thompson McElhinney

    Lately Principal, Ashlea Primary School, Londonderry. For services to primary education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr David Alistair McGowan

    For services to sport and to reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Helen Elizabeth McHugh

    For services to education and to the Methodist Church in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Amanda McNamee

    Principal, Lagan College. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Gordon Charles Penrose

    Honorary President, Institute of Roofing. For services to the roof slating and tiling industry.

    Mr Alastair John Rankin

    For public and charitable services in Belfast.

    Mr David John Marshall Robinson

    Chairman of the Trustees, The Robinson Memorial Hospital. For services to the Health Board and the Covid-19 Response in north Antrim.

    Mr Thomas Daniel Robinson

    For voluntary service to education in Larne, County Antrim.

    Ms Lynn Smith

    Civilian Secretary, HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade, Northern Ireland Garrison. For services to defence.

    Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Marilyn Warren

    Lecturer, Southern Regional College. For services to education and children in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Stephen Leslie Weir

    For services to the Royal British Legion and to the community in County Antrim during Covid-19.

    Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

    Mr Hugh Kirkpatrick Paul Bell

    Chairman, Board of Governors, Aughnacloy College. For voluntary service to education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Michael David Black

    For services to the Jewish community in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Donald John Blair

    Volunteer, 1st Greenisland Company, The Boys' Brigade. For services to young people in County Antrim.

    Mr George Ivan Brown

    For services to business and to the community in Omagh, County Tyrone.

    Mr William Brown

    For services to the food economy in Northern Ireland.

    Mr David Terrance Butler

    Access Manager, Translink. For services to public transport in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Margaret Campbell

    For services to pipe bands and Sollus Highland Dancers.

    Mrs Joycelyn Carson

    For services to reserve forces and cadets in Northern Ireland.

    Miss Myrtle Joan Clements

    For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Isabella Daisy Collum

    For services to young people and to the community in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone.

    Ms Annie Irvine Cook

    For voluntary services to older and isolated people in east Belfast.

    Mr Daniel Martin Corr

    For services to martial arts and to community relations in Glengormley, County Antrim.

    Mrs Helen Martha Coulter

    For services to cancer and stoma patients in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Patricia Anne Dallas

    Volunteer and founding member, Ballywillan Girls' Brigade. For voluntary service to young people in Coleraine, County Londonderry.

    Ms Elizabeth Doherty

    Receptionist, Belfast Campus, Ulster University. For services to higher education.

    Mr Thomas Edward Donnelly

    For services to peace and reconciliation in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.

    Mrs Brigid Doyle

    Head of Childcare, Queen's University Belfast. For services to higher education.

    Ms Martyne Girvan

    Higher Officer, Fraud Investigation Service, HM Revenue and Customs.  For services to mental health support during the Covid-19 crisis.

    Mrs Evelyn Graham

    For services to badminton and to the community in County Antrim.

    Mr George Kenneth Graham

    For services to young people and to the community in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone.

    Mrs Karen Joanne Hamilton

    For voluntary service to young people with autism and learning difficulties in Belfast.

    Mrs Denise Hunt (Denise O’Neill)

    For services to the hospitality sector and to the community in Carnlough, County Antrim.

    Mrs Phyllis Brenda Jeffers

    For services to guiding and to young people.

    Mr Stephen Lenaghan

    For services to adults with learning disabilities and to tourism in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Alana Lorraine McAllister

    For services to the community in County Antrim.

    Mr Rhys Joshua McClenaghan

    For services to gymnastics.

    Miss Maureen McKeown

    For services to the community in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

    Mrs Violet McKeown

    For voluntary services to people with cancer and lymphedema in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Jonathan Peter McMillen

    Executive Officer, Syrian Refugee Project, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to refugees.

    Miss Elizabeth O'Donnell

    For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Londonderry.

    Mrs Peggy Margaret Mary O'Dwyer

    For services to the community in Londonderry.

    Mr Arthur Wilfred David Ovens

    For services to peace and reconciliation in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.

    Mrs Sheila Mary McCafferty Palmer

    For services to the community in north Down, Northern Ireland.

    Mr James Hamilton Porter

    For services to cancer research and the community in Castlederg, County Tyrone.

    Mr Christopher James Preshaw

    Chief Technician, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast. For services to higher education.

    Mr William Simpson

    For services to the community in Randalstown, County Antrim during Covid-19.

    Mrs Joan Young Totten

    Manager, North Belfast Alternatives. For services to restorative justice and to community cohesion in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Rodney Watson

    For voluntary service to the scout movement in Counties Down and Armagh.

    Queen’s Ambulance Medal (QAM)

    Mrs Margaret Mary Barclay

    Resource Manager, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

    Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

    Detective Chief Inspector Norman James Lewis

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

    Inspector Mark Roberts

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

    Constable Robert McAllen

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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