2012 New Year Honours

NORTHERN IRELAND

I wish to express my delight and felicitations to Lord Erne, whose seat is Crom Castle, on the most senior award to be given in Northern Ireland in the 2012 New Year Honours.

The second highest Honour goes to Judith Hill CBE, who becomes Dame Judith Hill DBE.

The Royal Victorian Order

KNIGHT COMMANDER - KCVO

The Rt Hon Henry George Victor John [Crichton], Earl of Erne.  Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh.

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of Bath (CB)

Mrs Carol Patricia Moore, Lately Director, Justice Policy, Northern Ireland Executive

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire - DBE

Professor Judith Eileen Hill CBE, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hospice. For services to people receiving palliative care in Northern Ireland.

Commanders of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Bell, Deputy Secretary, Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland Executive.
• Professor Jack Crane, State Pathologist, Northern Ireland State Pathologist's Department.  For services to forensic pathology.

Officers of the Civil Divsion of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Mr David William Best, Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing.
• Mr Darren Christopher Clarke, For services to golf.
• Mr James Dobson, Managing Director, Dunbia. For services to business in Northern Ireland.
• Mr James Stephen Foster, Head of Corporate Real Estate and Sourcing, EMEA, JP Morgan Chase. For services to the financial services industry in Northern Ireland.
• Mr David Alexander Gibson, Senior Lecturer, Enterprise Education, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland.
• Mr David Dunbar Mawhinney, Managing Director, Equiniti-ICS. For services to the Information and Communications Technology industry in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Fionnuala McAndrew, Director of Children and Executive Director for Social Work, Health and Social Care Board. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland.
• Professor James Andrew McLaughlin, Professor, Advanced Functional Materials, University of Ulster. For services to research and economic development in Northern Ireland.
• The Reverend Wilfred John Orr, Minister, Newtownbreda (St John’s) Presbyterian Church. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Miss Shelagh Rosemary Rainey, Chair, Belfast Education and Library Board. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
• The Reverend William Alexander Shaw, Director, 174 Trust. For services to the community in North Belfast.
• Ms Joanne Stuart, Director, Attrus Ltd and former Chairman, Institute of Directors, Northern Ireland Division. For services to business in the community.

Members of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

• Mrs Esther Robina Yvette Anderson, Musical Director, Police Service of Northern Ireland Ladies Choir. For services to music and to the community.
• Mr Philip Moore Bolton, Director of Music, Royal Belfast Academical Institution. For services to music in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Beverley Eleanor Ann Burns, Trading Standards Service, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Civil Service.
• Dr Samuel John Burnside, For services to the arts in Northern Ireland.
• Dr Linda Margaret Caughley, Consultant Histopathologist. For voluntary services to Northern Ireland Cancer Registry.
• Mr Brian Dorman, For voluntary services to children overseas.
• Mr Jeffrey Edward Anthony Dudgeon, For services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Northern Ireland.
• Dr Charles Herbert Gerard Gould, Chairman, Board of Governors, Carrickfergus Grammar School. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Robert James Haughey, For services to the fishing industry in Northern Ireland.
• Dr Raman Kapur, Chief Executive, Threshold. For services to people with mental illness in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Eileen May Kenny, Head of Quality, South West College. For services to Further Education in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Lily Kerr, Head of Bargaining and Representation for UNISON. For services to industrial relations in Northern Ireland.
• Mr George Gordon Archibald Knowles, Welfare Officer, Disabled Police Officers' Association. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Renée Alice Logan, Volunteer, North West Ulster Group, Institute of Advanced Motorist. For services to road safety in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Flora Magee, For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Rosemary Magill, For services to Women’s Aid Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Anne Marie Marley, Respiratory Nurse Consultant, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Henry Irwin Mayne, Social Worker, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to visually impaired people in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Ann McCrea, Breastfeeding Co-ordinator.  For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Patricia McDermott, For services to people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Patrick McGonagle, Managing Director of Pakflatt Ltd. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Rory McIlroy, Golfer. For services to sport.
• Mr William James McKittrick, For services to the community in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
• Ms Maura Muldoon, For public service.
• Mrs Robina Parkes, For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Mr James Peel JP, Lately Assistant Senior Education Officer, South Eastern Education and Library Board. For services to young people in Northern Ireland.
• Alderman John Mervyn Rea, Alderman, Antrim Borough Council. For services to local government and the community.
• Mrs Agnes Mary Reilly, Chairman, Belfast Titanic Society. For services to maritime and industrial heritage in Northern Ireland.
• Mr David Robinson, Founder, Northern Ireland Transplant Association. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Robert Moore Robinson, Principal, Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Richard Michael Sherry, For services to the publishing industry and to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Mr David Smith, Director, Customer Support, South Eastern Regional College, For services to Further Education in Northern Ireland.
• Councillor Marion Smith, Councillor, North Down Council. For services to local government in Northern Ireland.
• Mrs Eileen Watson, Lately Teacher, Ashfield Girls High School, Belfast.  For services to education in Northern Ireland.
• Mr Thomas Joseph Welsh, For services to the sport of athletics in Northern Ireland.
• Mr John Victor Williamson, Owner, Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown. For services to tourism in Northern Ireland.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

• Ms Kim McCauley, Detective Chief Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Alexander Penney, Acting Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Russell Vogan, Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland