The Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List for Northern Ireland, in full

~Order of the Bath

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

David Robert STERLING Head, NI Civil Service. For services to Government

~Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

William Bingham BARNETT Chief Executive, W&R Barnett Ltd. For services to Economic Development

~Order of the British Empire

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Caron Andrea ALEXANDER Lately Director, Digital Shared Services, Grade 5, Department of Finance. For services to Government and to the IT industry.

Hazel Ruth BELL Chair, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd. For services to Social Housing.

John Kevin CONNOLLY For services to Renal Transplantation 

John Morgan D’ARCY National Director, Open University. For services to Education and to the Arts.

Anne DONAGHY For services to Local Government and the community in County Antrim during Covid-19.

Roland Rennie Alistair EADIE For services to the community in County Fermanagh.

Prof Cathy GORMLEYHEENAN Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact), Ulster University. For services to Higher Education.

Dr Derek John MAGUIRE For services to Dentistry and to the Covid-19 response.

Dr Conall Padraig Joseph MCCAUGHEY Consultant Virologist, Belfast HSC Trust. For services to Laboratory Testing during Covid-19.

Adrian James PETTICREW For services to St John Ambulance (Northern Ireland) during the Covid-19 response.

Prof Paul SEAWRIGHT Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and the Arts.

Dr Mark Gerald TIMONEY Lately Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health. For services to Pharmacy.

~Order of the British Empire

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Lorraine ABERNETHY For services to Paediatric Occupational Therapy and the Covid-19 response.

Sandra May ADAIR For services to Volunteer Development, Management and Training in NI.

Darina ARMSTRONG Chief Executive, Progressive Building Society. For services to Economic Development.

Anne-Marie BAGNALL Children Looked After Champion, Education Authority (EA). For services to Education.

Kenneth Frederick Charles BRUCE For services to charity and the community in Larne, County Antrim.

Leone Catherine BURNS For services to Health and Social care during Covid-19.

Debbie CAULFIELD BEM For services to the community in Londonderry during the Covid-19 response.

Geoffrey Thomas CHERRY Principal, Pond Park Primary School Lisburn. For services to Education.

James Andrew Stewart CURRAN Principal, Harberton Special School, Belfast. For services to Education and Children with Special Educational needs.

Paul DEVLIN Occupational Therapy Service Lead, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to the Occupational Therapy Profession and Healthcare.

Brian GAULT For services to Thalidomide Survivors in Brazil and Children with Disabilities throughout the World.

Susan GAULT Head of Public Health Nursing, Northern Trust. For services to Healthcare particularly during Covid-19.

Michael David Andrew HALL Owner, Kestrel Foods. For services to Economic Development.

Jacqueline Elizabeth HARRIS Service Centre Manager, Belfast Region. For services to the Delivery of Social Security during Covid-19.

Mervyn John HEMPTON For services to the Economy.

Rev Canon David Paul HOEY For services to the community in Eglinton, Londonderry during Covid-19.

George IRVINE For services to Education and to the community in Carrickfergus.

Susan Jill JONES Head of Nursery, Fort Hill Integrated Primary, Lisburn. For services to PreSchool and Primary Integrated Education.

Caroline Mary LEE Head, Clinical Education Centre for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professions. For services to Healthcare during the Covid-19 response.

Thomas Nelson William LINDSAY Senior Coach, Ards Swimming Club. For services to Swimming.

Mark Jeremy Carlo LITTLE Chairman, Police Learning Advisory Council. For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.

Peter Moffit Crawford LITTLE For services to the community in Enniskillen

Donal MCCRISKEN For services to Music, Education and Cross Community Relations.

Elizabeth Joan MCGROGAN For services to the community during Covid-19

Gillian MCKEE Deputy Managing Director (NI) Ireland), Business in the Community. For services to the community.

Colin MILLAR Lately Principal, Killard House Special School, Donaghadee. For services to Education.

John Trevor MONTEITH For services to Adults with Learning Disabilities in Carrickfergus.

Mary MORELAND Chair, War Widows Association. For services to War Widows.

Eamon MULLANEY Professional Manager, Pharmacy Services. For services to the Pharmaceutical Sector particularly during Covid-19.

James Bernard NEILLY For services to Sports Broadcasting and to charity.

Dr Joseph PALMER General Practitioner, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Prison Healthcare.

Therese ROGAN For services to Disadvantaged Young People in Northern Ireland.

Heather Ann RUSSELL For services to Healthcare during Covid-19.

Alan Gordon SNODDY World Cup Finals Referee and Technical Instructor FIFA and UEFA. For services to Association Football.

Rev Dr John Isaac THOMPSON TD DL For services to Her Majesty’s Forces and the community in Cookstown

Siobhan TOLAND For services to Local Government and Environmental Health during Covid-19

Sampson Alfred Kirkpatrick TROTTER BEM For services to Police Welfare.

Caroline Susan Jane TWEMLOW For services to Riding for the Disabled Association.

Alfred Chi Bong WONG Deputy Principal Accountant, Department of Finance, NI Executive. For services to Racial Equality and to the Government in NI 

~Order of the British Empire

Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Herbert John Hastings BAILIE For services to People with Disabilities and Older People in NI.

Stephen George Edwin BAILLIE For services to Education and the Community in County Antrim during Covid-19.

Audrey BARR Project Manager, Women in Sport and Physical Activity. For services to the community in West Belfast.

Muriel Evelyn BARR For services to the Northern Ireland Hospice.

Paul Thomas BRAHAM Volunteer, Newry Lions Club. For services to charity.

Pauline BULLER For services to the community in Aghalee, County Antrim.

Georgina Margaret CALWELL Manager, Adult SLT Team, South Eastern Trust. For services to Speech and Language Therapy particularly during Covid-19.

Barbara Mary CAMERON Manager, Ireland International Ladies’ Outdoor Bowls Team. For services to Lawn Bowls.

Christine CARROTHERS Senior Clerical Officer, McClay Library, Queens University, Belfast. For services to Higher Education.

Aileen Elizabeth CAUGHEY Prison Officer, Her Majesty’s Prison, Magilligan. For services to the NI Prison Service during Covid-19.

Cllr Mark Lawrence COOPER For services to the community in Newtownabbey during Covid-19.

Lloyd James CREANEY For services to Key Workers during Covid-19.

Ruth Helen CREANEY For services to Key Workers during Covid-19.

Norman CROOKS Race Secretary, Cookstown and District Motorcycle Club. For services to Motorcycle Racing.

John Joseph CURNEEN For services Sport and the community in Omagh, County Tyrone.

Raymond Alexander DOWEY Lately Permanent Way Worker, Northern Ireland Railways. For services to Public Transport.

Cllr Paul Samuel DUNLOP For services to the community in County Antrim during Covid-19.

Ryan Alan Robert FARQUHAR For services to Motorcycle Racing.

William Arthur FLEMING For services to Music through Ballyclare Victoria Flute Band.

John Alfred GLENN For services to the community in Londonderry.

Aileen Isabella GRAHAM Deputy Chair, City Growth and Regeneration Committee. For public service.

Desmond Davison GRAHAM For services to the community in Carrickfergus.

Margaret Campbell HAMILTON For services to the community in Cookstown.

Samuel Edwin HARPER Lately Junior Convenor, Holywood Golf Club, County Down. For services to Junior Golf.

Margaret Jacinta HEGARTY Lately Vice Principal, Steelstown Primary School, Londonderry. For services to Education.

Andrew William HIRST For voluntary services to Leukaemia Research and to Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast.

Alwyn Edward HODGETT For services to Community Newspaper Publishing in County Down.

Lowry Noel HODGETT For services to Business in County Down.

William Robert HOWARD For voluntary services to Hockey and Golf

Elizabeth Anne KEYS For services to Road Safety

Richard Andrew KNIGHT For services to the NHS during Covid-19.

John Leonard LAWSON For services to the community in Portaferry.

Brian Irving LOGAN For services to Drama and the Performing Arts.

Eugenia LYLE Customer Experience Colleague, J Sainsbury’s plc. For services to Business and the community during Covid-19.

Terence Hamilton MALCOLM For services to Road Safety.

Leslie Greer MARSHALL For services to the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Parents’ Association.

Alan MCBRIDE For services to Music.

Thomas Robert MCCORMICK Q.P.M. For services to the Boys’ Brigade and to Young People.

John Rodney MCCULLOUGH For services to Maritime and Industrial Heritage in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast.

Marie Therese MCDERMOTT For services to Nursing in NI during the Covid19 response.

James MCILORUM For services to Young People in Newtownards, County Down.

Irene Edith MCKEE Founder and Secretary, Friends of Armagh County Museum. For services to History and Heritage in County Armagh.

Conor MCKEVITT Team Member, WorldSkills UK. For services to the WorldSkills Competition.

Herbert Brian Wesley MONTGOMERY Metro Systems and Performance Manager. For services to Public Transport in NI during Covid-19.

Gloria Alexandra MOORE For services to People with Parkinson’s Disease.

Samuel George NICHOLL For services to the NI Ambulance Service and to the community.

Joy Lorainne PENDLETON Nursery Assistant, Castlereagh Nursery School. For services to Early Years Education.

Jonathan REA For services to Music.

Gail Margaret Elizabeth REDMOND For services to the community in Dromore, County Down.

Emma ROBB Social Enterprise Manager, Resurgam Community Development Trust. For services to the community in Lisburn during Covid-19.

Melissa Mary SHEARER Personal Banker, Danske Bank. For services to the Financial Services sector and to the community in Northern Ireland during Covid-19.

Matthew Martin SHIELDS For services to Running in Northern Ireland.

Mrs Elizabeth Margaret SILLERY For services to the community in Belfast.

Dr Satyavir SINGHAL For services to the community in Belfast.

Mr Andrew Leonard SMITH Catering Senior Officer, HMP Maghaberry. For services to HMP Maghaberry.

Janet Adrienne STEWART For services to the community in Lisburn during Covid-19.

Sarah Elizabeth STEWART For services to the community in Markethill and Mountnorris, County Armagh.

Cllr Nicola Angela VERNER Joint Chief Executive Officer, Greater Shankill Partnership. For services to the community in Belfast during Covid-19.

Nigel John WALKER Prison Officer, Her Majesty’s Prisons, NI. For services to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Alan WARKE For services to the community in Londonderry during Covid-19.

Karen WRAY Executive Assistant, Northern Ireland Judiciary. For services to the Judiciary and charity.

Samuel David YOUNG For services to the community in Castlederg, County Tyrone during Covid-19. 

~Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

Anthony KERR Constable. PSNI

David John SMYTH Constable. PSNI

Dr Simon WALLS Chief Superintendent. PSNI

~Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

Elizabeth Lawrence COULTER Ambulance Service Area Manager, NI.

~ Anyone can nominate anyone for an honour. The public nomination form is available at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/living-northern-ireland/honours-and-anniversaries

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