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    Birthday Honours 2023

    This is the King’s Birthday Honours List of Northern Ireland award recipients published on Friday 16 June 2023.

    Knighthood (Kt)

    Professor Ian Andrew Greer DL

    Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast. For services to education and to the economy.

    Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Professor Vincent Francis Fusco

    Professor, High Frequency Electronic Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast. For services to science and to engineering.

    Professor Giuliana Silvestri

    Clinical Director, Ophthalmology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Clinical Lead, NI Eyecare Network. For services to ophthalmology and eyecare in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Peter Francis Sheridan OBE DL

    Chief Executive, Co-Operation Ireland. For services to peacebuilding.

    Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Mr Michael John Edgar

    Director, Mike Edgar Production Ltd. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    Brigadier John Thomas Graham

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

    Mr Thomas Neill Jackson

    Head of Executive Services, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Mrs Shirley Jones

    Inspector, Department of Education Northern Ireland. For services to education, training and safeguarding young people and adults at risk.

    Mr Derek Irwin Keys

    Founder, Euro Auctions. For services to the economy.

    Ms Roisin Theresa Marshall

    Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education. For services to education and to community reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Elizabeth Anne McCleary

    Lately Director, Social Security Policy and Legislation, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to social security policy and legislation in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Fiona Teresa McDonald

    Principal, Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan, County Armagh. For services to education and voluntary and charitable service in Northern Ireland and abroad.

    Ms Jennifer Gail McKibbin

    Lately Director of EU Exit Operational Readiness, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to EU Exit and COVID-19 contingency planning.

    Mr William Montgomery

    Board Member, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to the Northern Ireland economy.

    Mr Barry Neilson

    Chief Executive, Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland. For services to economic development.

    Mrs Sharon Jane Tennant

    Lately Principal, Sandelford Special School, Coleraine. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Mr Ewan David Anderson

    Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to law and order.

    Mr Raymond Stephen Carroll BEM

    Transport Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Mr Peter Andrew Corry

    For services to music and to the arts in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Ronan Gerard Cregan

    For services to local government and to regeneration in Belfast.

    Dr Nizamuddin Noordin Damani

    Consultant Microbiologist, Southern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to infection prevention and control in Northern Ireland and to the World Health Organisation.

    Mr Séan Joseph Dillon

    Principal, Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland, County Tyrone. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Jonathan Grant Evans

    For services to association football in Northern Ireland.

    Professor Ruth Fee

    Professor Public Services Education, Ulster University. For public service and to higher education in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Janice Rosanne Gault

    Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation. For services to tourism and hospitality.

    Mr Robert Harper

    Volunteer Belfast Lough Sailability. For services to sailing for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Ian Scott Henry

    Group Director, Henry Brothers Ltd. For services to the economy and to charity in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Michaela Anne Hollywood

    For services to people with disabilities.

    Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Humphrey

    Principal, Groggan Primary School, Randalstown, County Antrim. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Mr William Hugh Jack

    Proprietor, Duke of York Public House. For services to the arts and to tourism in Belfast.

    Mr Thomas Jeffers

    For services to local government and to the community in Dundonald, County Down.

    Ms Marcella Leonard

    For services to social work in Northern Ireland and internationally.

    Mrs Julia Margaret Maskery

    Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Belfast Trust. For services to children.

    Mr William Jonathan McArthur

    Emergency Planning Officer, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to emergency planning preparedness, resilience and response.

    Mr Thomas McAuley

    Acting Head, Sign Language Policy Team, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to deaf people in Northern Ireland.

    Mr David Alexander Mervyn McCall

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

    Mr Gerard Joseph McCann

    For services to victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.

    Professor Wilson Glenn McCluggage

    Professor, Queen's University, Belfast. For services to people with gynaecological cancer.

    Mrs Laura Ann McCorry

    Head of Hillsborough Castle, Historic Royal Palaces. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Mrs Mary Katherine McGee

    Business Engagement Officer, Mid Ulster Council. For services to tourism in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Margaret McGuckin

    For services to survivors and victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Martina Elizabeth McKenzie

    Chief Executive, Staffline Ireland and Chair, Policy and Advocacy, Federation of Small Businesses. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Joan Elizabeth McParland

    For services to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis and to their families and carers in Northern Ireland.

    Reverend Tracey Elaine McRoberts

    Rector, Saint Matthew’s Parish and Rural Dean of Mid-Belfast. For services to the community in Belfast.

    Mrs Heather Patricia Miller

    Lately Head of Quality, Excellence and Development, South Eastern Regional College. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Dr Gary George Ernest Mitchell

    Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast. For services to nursing and dementia care.

    Mr Derek Moore

    Community Development Worker, North West Cultural Partnership. For services to the community in Londonderry.

    Reverend John Irvine Morrow

    Chaplain, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For services to prisoners and their families.

    Dr Jennifer Elizabeth Pugh

    Chief Medical Officer, Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board. For services to horse racing in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Norman Victor Reid

    Staff Officer, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to social housing.

    Mr Adam Ernest Reid

    Senior Security Strategic Communications Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Mr Colin Shields

    For services to ice hockey.

    Ms Michelle Gabriel Anita Simpson

    Project Coordinator, St Columb's Park House. For services to young people in Northern Ireland.

    Reverend Robert Stevenson Stockman

    Minister, Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast. For services to peace and reconciliation.

    Mrs Rhoda Jean Walker

    Volunteer, Northern Ireland Rare Diseases Partnership. For services to people with rare diseases in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Claire Elizabeth Woods

    Head Gardener, Hillsborough Castle. For services to horticulture and to the community in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

    Mrs Gail Ann Boyd

    For voluntary services to the community in the Clogher Valley, County Tyrone.

    Mr Francis Michael Callaghan

    For voluntary services to the community in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh.

    Mrs Deborah Chestnutt

    Project Coordinator, Good Morning Ballymena. For services to older people in County Antrim.

    Mrs Kathryn Cleland

    Interim Ward Sister, Paediatric Outpatient Department and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care.

    Mrs Agnes Black Close

    Chair, Baby Haven. For services to the community in Belfast.

    Mrs Mary Catherine Daly

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

    Mrs Kim Diver

    Castle Steward, Hillsborough Castle, County Down. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Sarah Edwards

    For services to rowing.

    Mrs Barbara Anne Ewart

    Lately Public Health Nurse. For services to the community in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Julie Flaherty

    For services to the Northern Ireland Child Funeral Fund.

    Mrs Elizabeth Anne Forde

    For services to community development in Mid-Ulster.

    Mr John Gault

    For services to horticultural industry in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Linda Anne Gillies

    Health and Wellbeing Caseworker, Decorum NI. For services to the veterans community in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Deborah Mary Louise Girvan

    For services to the community in County Down.

    Mrs Pamela Vanessa Glasgow Baxter

    Founder AUsome Kids. For services to children with autism in Cookstown, County Tyrone.

    Mrs Gillian Margaret Gough

    For services to education in County Armagh.

    Mr Edwin John Gray

    For services to choral music in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Veronica Hammersley

    School Crossing Patrol Officer. For services to the community in Glengormley, County Antrim.

    Mr Mark Andrew Hanna

    For voluntary services to the community in County Londonderry.

    Mr James Austin Hetherington

    For voluntary services to police officers in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Simon Kenneth Hylands

    Founder, Building Bridges Community Arts Theatre, Lurgan. For services to the arts and to the community in County Armagh.

    Mrs Genevieve Ann Irvine

    Founder, SWELL - Supported We Live Life. For services to people affected by cancer in County Fermanagh.

    Sister Margaret Una Kelly

    For services to the community in Belfast.

    Mr Aaron William Kerr

    For services to disability awareness and to assisted running in the United Kingdom.

    Mrs Colette Elizabeth Lock

    For services to the community in Warrenpoint, County Down.

    Mr Paul William McBride

    For services to the community in Lisburn, County Antrim.

    Mrs Angela Teresa McCann

    Head of Community Services, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Mrs Dawn McConnell

    For services to cancer patients in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Patrick Gerald McCullough

    Campus Food and Drink, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to higher education in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Jean Patricia McGrogan

    For services to Young Women in Northern Ireland.

    Miss Roberta Ann McMullan

    Leader and Treasurer, 2nd Benburb Boys’ Brigade. For services to young people in County Tyrone and County Armagh.

    Ms Tracey Elizabeth McNickle

    Project Co-ordinator, Carrick Connect. For services to young people and to the community in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.

    Mrs Dorothy Ann Moore

    School Secretary, Crumlin Integrated Primary School. For services to education in County Antrim.

    Mr Martin Francis Mulholland

    Head Concierge, Europa Hotel, Belfast. For services to tourism and to hospitality in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Denis Nicholl

    For services to the Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Peter Solomon Quigley

    For voluntary services to the community in Belfast.

    Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Robinson

    For services to the girlguiding movement in Northern Ireland.

    Miss Margaret Mary Rooney

    Business Support Officer, Patient and Client Support Services, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care.

    Mr Maurice Grahme Shearer

    For services to the community through the YMCA in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.

    Mr Frank Dermott Stevens

    For voluntary services to swimming in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Ernest Reginald Telford

    For services to the Somme Nursing Home, Belfast during COVID-19.

    King’s Police Medal

    Chief Superintendent Darrin Jones

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

    Superintendent Kellie Janine McMillan

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

    Constable Valarie Elizabeth Robinson

    Police Service of Northern Ireland.

    King’s Ambulance Service Medal

    Paramedic Brian Joseph Maguire

    Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

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