Economics expert ‘honoured and quite surprised’

People from a broad spectrum in Tayside and Fife have been honoured.

Professor David Bell has been made a CBE for services to economics and public policy.

Prof Bell, 66, who lives near Auchterarder, has lectured at Stirling University for 25 years and has advised both the Scottish and UK governments on economic policy. He also lectured at St Andrews University for a time.

He said: “I feel honoured and quite surprised to get this honour.”

Also granted a CBE is Professor Andrew Morris, formerly dean of medicine at Dundee University and lately chief scientist (health) with the Scottish Government and viceprincipal (data science) at Edinburgh University.

The 53-year-old, from Perth, has special interests in diabetes, as well as how data and technology can be used to identify the causes of disease.

Dr Joseph Morrow, 63, the president of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, has been awarded a CBE for services to public health.

A former Dundee councillor, preacher and advocate, Dr Morrow is also currently Lord Lyon King of Arms, the office which makes judicial rulings on coats of arms.

A lifetime involvement in Angus Scouting, particularly with the Tannadice group, has been recognised with an OBE for Andy Menmuir, 72 .

Gillian Milne, recently retired senior dental nurse with the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Ninewells Hospital, was given an OBE.

GP Dr Alistair Emslie-smith, of Mill Practice in Dundee, is an OBE for services to healthcare, particularly diabetes treatment.

He was involved in the Taysidebased Sci-diabetes program, an online database of diabetes patients used throughout the country to streamline work between primary and secondary care.

Because the data is so comprehensive it can be used for research and to identify areas that may need particular attention and resources.

Former Fife Liberal Democrat councillor Elizabeth Riches has been awarded an MBE for political and public services.

The retired teacher represented East Neuk and Landward for 27 years before she stepped down prior to the local government elections in May.

Evelyn Grieve, 69, from Blairgowrie is an MBE thanks to more than 20 years of voluntary work as a fundraiser and speaker promoting CHAS.

Former president of Tennis Scotland Patricia Reid, from Dunfermline, was made an MBE for services to tennis and lacrosse.

She has been involved with tennis for almost five decades, having also served on the Tennis Scotland Board as director of services.

Alex Duncan from Kincardine has been awarded an MBE for services to the scouting movement and the Vine Trust. He served as regional commissioner for the Scout Association’s East Region.

Experienced practice nurse Susan Kennedy, from Elie in Fife, has become an MBE for services to general practice nurse education.

She became the first national coordinator for general practice nursing with NHS Education Scotland in 2011 after 12 years working in a small practice in Glasgow.

She taught other practice nurses about managing cardiovascular disease and in 2007 was appointed a full-time lecturer in nursing and healthcare.

Dundonian Scotland national rugby team doctor James Robson has been awarded an MBE for services to the sport.

Having previously worked as a GP in the city, he joined the SRU in 1991 and has since taken part in more than 200 tests.

Dr Jane Bruce, retired GP and clinical director of NHS Tayside’s Out of Hours Service, has been awarded an MBE for services to healthcare.

Dr Bruce was an executive officer at the Royal College for General Practitioners Scotland and for several years represented Tayside at the national RCGP Council in London and became clinical director of NHS Tayside’s Out of Hours Service in 2015.

Meanwhile, Dundee Junior Showtime founder Margaret Mather said she was surprised and delighted to be awarded an MBE.

Ms Mather founded Dundee Junior Showtime in 1970 and has been its producer and director since.