First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to the Scottish recipients of awards in The Queen’s New Year Honours list.
Professor Francis McCormac, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling, has been honoured with a Knighthood for services to education and to the economy.
Professor Ian Finlay, Professor Bashabi Fraser, Professor Sheila Rowan MBE and Professor Petra Wend will receive CBEs.
Recipients of an OBE include Dr Heather Bacon, Michael Bullock and Michael Tobias.
Those honoured with an MBE include Rosemary Brewster, Christine Campbell, Ronald and Joyce Loveland, Kenneth Macdonald, Abdul Majid, Marie Shevas and Jacqueline Winning.
Amongst those awarded a BEM are Maxine Allan, Desmond Cheyne, Swaran Chowdhary, James Foxley, John Gilfillan, Patricia Holt, Jamie Kinlochan, Jennifer McCartney, Charlotte Park, Mohammed Rakq, Graham Watson and Linda Yule.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “The New Year Honours list highlights the exceptional contributions of the people of Scotland whose outstanding service and dedication has made a lasting contribution to communities the length and breadth of our country. Their service, in fields ranging from the arts, education and sport to charity, community and science, has benefited people right across society.
“The response to the coronavirus pandemic this year has seen countless people bravely and selflessly go above and beyond their usual duties. It is right that many of them are being honoured, and we continue to be incredibly grateful for their actions during this period.
“I also want to extend my congratulations to emergency service personnel who have been awarded The Queen’s Fire, Police or Ambulance Service Medals. Our emergency services deserve our continued gratitude for helping to keep people and communities across Scotland safe every day of the year and, of course, especially in these unprecedented times.”
Commenting on Her Majesty’s New Year Honours list, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: “The Honours list demonstrates the wealth of talent and commitment in Scotland’s science, education, sport and public life. We should all be proud of our country’s outstanding achievements in these fields.
“Her Majesty has also recognised the dedication, compassion and kindness of so many ordinary people up and down the UK. As we all know too well, 2020 has been a year like no other. So many Scots have gone above and beyond in supporting friends, neighbours and their wider community during the pandemic. These are not people who seek the limelight, so I’m very glad that so many of those local heroes have been recognised by Her Majesty.
“My heartfelt congratulations go to the many Scots who have been honoured by Her Majesty.”
Recipients of The Queen’s New Year Honours in Scotland include:
A Knighthood for:
- Professor Francis McCormac for services to education and to the economy
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) include:
- Caroline Gardner for services to the Scottish public sector
- Peter Dawson for services to golf
- Maureen McGinn for services to civil society
- Professor Ian Finlay for services to medical education and training
- Professor Sheila Rowan MBE for services to science
- Professor Bashabi Fraser for services to education, culture and integration in Scotland
- Professor Petra Wend for services to higher education
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) include:
- Michael Bullock for services to the safety and welfare of seafarers
- Philip Archer for services to art and education
- Dr Beverly Bergman for services to veterans in Scotland
- Donalda Bradbury for services to Rugby Union
- Dr Hermione Cockburn for services to public engagement in science
- Richard Paterson for services to the Scotch Whisky industry
- Ann McVie for public service
Among those to be made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) are:
- Paul Miller for services to retail customers during the COVID-19 response
- Colleen Blair for services to swimming
- Rosemary Brewster for services to end of life care
- Professor Geoffrey Codd for services to water quality
- Robert Dick for services to disability sport
- Ronald Loveland and Joyce Loveland for services to foster care in Moray
- Kenneth MacKay for services to the community in Rhenigidale, Western Isles
- Robert Rankin for services to civil engineering and to innovation
- Vinaykant Ruparelia for services to local enterprise, tourism and to the community in Portsoy, Banffshire
- Alexander Watt for services to young people with additional needs and disabilities and to community cohesion in Glasgow
Among those to become a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) are:
- Charandeep Singh for services to charity during the COVID-19 response
- Maxine Allan for services to young people with cancer and NHS front line workers in Ayr during the COVID-19 response
- Jacqueline Campbell for charitable services to the Children’s Hospital Association Scotland, particularly during the COVID-19 response
- Margaret Cook for services to Ayrshire Hospice
- Richard Foxley for voluntary service to the NHS during the COVID-19 response
- William Henderson for voluntary service in the Shetland Islands
- Jamie Kinlochan for services to the vulnerable during the COVID-19 response through Who Cares Scotland
- Paula Morag Lloyd for services to the vulnerable in Inverness during the COVID-19 response
- Mary Nelson for services to Homeless People in Moray
- Charlotte Park for services to the Armed Forces
- Mohammed Usman Rakq for services to education and to students with hearing impairments
- Keith Rutherford for services to the community in Colonsay and Oronsay
- Jackie Stuart for services to law and order and cultural heritage
Recipients of Fire, Police and Ambulance Service medals in Scotland
The recipients of The Queen’s Fire, Police and Ambulance Service medals in Scotland are as follows:
Queen’s Police Medal
- Lindsay Tulloch, Chief Inspector, Police Scotland
- Samantha McCluskey, Detective Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland
Queen’s Fire Service Medal
- Martin Blunden, Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal
- Steph Jones, Acting Head of Clinical Services, Scottish Ambulance Service
- Araf Saddiq, Paramedic, Scottish Ambulance Service
