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Birthday Honours 2006

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

  • Mr Douglas Kinloch Bain TD, Downpatrick,

    Lately, Director of Services, Northern Ireland Prison Service
  • Mr William Brian Turtle, Newtownards,

    Director and Chief Executive, Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education. For services to Further Education and to Lifelong Learning.
  • Mrs Lynda Wilson, Belfast,

    Director, Barnardo's Northern Ireland.  For services to Children and Families.

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

  • Mr Richard George Black, Belfast,

    Chief Executive, North and West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust.  For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr David James Clement, Antrim,

    Honorary Treasurer, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action.  For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Joseph Cowan, Londonderry,

    Chair, Enterprise Ulster.  For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Edmund Russell Curran, Belfast,

    Lately Editor, Belfast Telegraph.  For services to Journalism.
  • Mrs Adeline Gilmore Dinsmore, Belfast,

    Principal, Ashfield Girls' High School, Belfast.  For services to Education.
  • Mrs Patricia Gretton Gibson, Dromore,Co Down,

    Director of Investigation, Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman.
  • Miss Francesca Marion Graham, Bangor,

    For public service.
  • Mr William Graham, Bangor,

    Principal Officer, Housing Division, Departmental for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.
  • Dr Christine Harriott Kennedy, Donaghadee,

    For services to Agriculture and to the Dairy Industry in Northern Ireland.
  • Ms Agnes Philomena Lunny (Mrs Roberts), Bangor,

    Chief Executive, Positive Futures.  For services to Disabled People in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Jonathan Margetts, London,

    Grade A,  Northern Ireland Office.
  • Mrs Helen May McClenaghan, Portadown,

    Chief Executive, Southern Education and Library Board. For Services to Education in Northern Ireland.
  • Professor Margaret Elizabeth Mullett, Belfast,

    Director, Institute of Byzantine Studies and Director of the Gender Initiative, Queen's University, Belfast. For services to Higher Education.
  • Mr James Nicholson, Newtownards,

    Chairman, Down Royal Corporation of Horsebreeders.  For services to Horse Racing in Northern Ireland.
  • Miss Marnie O'Neill, Belfast,

    Head, Corporate Relations, BT, Northern Ireland.  For services to the Arts.

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

  • Mrs Margaret Armstrong, Belfast,

    For services to the Arts in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Michael Charles Baird, Belfast,

    For public service.
  • Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Bicker, Ballynahinch,

    Chair, Belfast Music Society.  For services to Music in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Martie Boyd, Belfast,

    Executive Director, Ulster Garden Villages Ltd. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr William James Braniff, Newtownards,

    For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr William John Brown, Newtownards,

    Chairman, Engineering Training Council.  For services to the Engineering Industry in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Margaret (Mae) Isobel Burke, Bangor,

    Director, Academic and Information Services, Stranmillis University College, Belfast.  For services to Higher Education.
  • Dr Christopher John Butler, Armagh,

    Lately, Research Astronomer, Armagh Observatory. For services to Science.
  • Mrs Joan Dales, Bangor,

    For services to Nursing in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Adrian Matthew Donaldson, Belfast,

    Chief Executive, Castlereagh Borough Council.  For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Myrtle Drury-Dalzell, Ballynahinch,

    For services to the Community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Joseph Henry Eagleson, Lisburn,

    Chief Executive, Enterprise Ulster. For services to Training and to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Alexander Wilson Elliott, Enniskillen,

    Chair, Killesher and Cleenish Community Care Association.  For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Kenneth Desmond Forbes, Lurgan,

    Director, Environmental Services, Banbridge District Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Hugh Morrison Foster, Newtownabbey,

    President, Northern Ireland Cycling Federation and Manager, Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2006 Cycling Squad.  For services to Sport.
  • Mr Hugh Gilgunn, Ballynahinch,

    Technician, East Down Institute of Further and Higher Education. For services to Further Education and to Training in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Brian Goodfellow, Ballymena,

    Director, Safeguard Health and Safety Limited.  For services to Health and Safety in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Catherine Beatrice Winifred Hart, Carrickfergus,

    Home Help, Homefirst Community Trust.  For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Ms Tracy Hegarty, Londonderry,

    Board Member, Women in Enterprise.  For services Business in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Arthur Thomas Henderson, Larne,

    Chairman, Board of Governors, Linn Primary School, Larne.  For services to Education in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr William Johnson, Newtownards,

    Founder and Treasurer, Kircubbin, Portaferry and District Ploughing Society.  For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr John Kennedy, Ballymena,

    For services to Music in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Kathleen Linnegan, Omagh,

    For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr William Leslie Lyness, Lisburn,

    For public service.
  • Mrs Irene Margaret Magee, Belfast,

    For public service.
  • Mrs Caroline Ruth Martin, Limavady,

    Lately Domestic Assistant, Limegrove Special School, Limavady.  For services to Education in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Olwyn McCarthy, Hillsborough,

    Head Chef, Hillsborough Castle.
  • Mr Peter McCrea, Antrim,

    Library Assistant, Belfast Library.  For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Robert William McDonald, Belfast,

    For public service.
  • Mr Niall McShea, Enniskillen,

    Rally Driver. For services to Motor Sport.
  • Mr Reginald Montgomery, Antrim,

    For services to the Fishing Industry in Northern Ireland.
  • Miss Doreen Ann Elizabeth Muskett, Belfast,

    Chair, Northern Ireland Amenity Council.  For services to the Environment.
  • Mrs Frances Beatrice Nolan DL, Belfast,

    For public service.
  • Mrs Muriel Nymark, Newtownards,

    Lately Administrator, Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education. For services to Further Education and to Community Training in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Eric Michael Randall, Lisburn,

    Director of Recycling.  For services to Waste Management in Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Maureen Reilly, Ballynahinch,

    Community Support Officer, BIH Housing Association. For services to Social Housing and to the Chinese Community in Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Peter Scott, Belfast,

    For services to the Railway Preservation Society in Northern Ireland.
  • Alderman William Woolsey Smith, Portadown,

    Councillor, Craigavon Borough Council.  For services to the community in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
  • Mrs Lorna Spiers, Markethill,

    Deputy Principal, Personnel Division, Department for Regional Development, Northern Ireland Executive.

Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

  • Mr Gary McNair, Belfast,

    Acting Detective Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
  • Mr William Wesley Wilson, Belfast,

    Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
  • Mr Philip Wright, Belfast,

    Detective Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland.