The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Awards to outstanding individuals across area
A host of people from across Courier Country have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2020.
As is the case with a large number of aw a r d s in Scotland and the UK, they reflect the efforts and lengths people went to during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lesley Holdsworth, who trained as a physiotherapist and is now the Scottish Government’s clinical lead for digital health and care, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Emp i re (OBE ) in recognition of her services to physiotherapy and health services.
Dr Holdsworth, who lives in Newport-on-Tay, said receiving an OBE was “truly humbling”.
Dr Sarah Nelson, also Newport-on-Tay, has been aw a r d e d an OBE for ser vices to vic tims of childhood sexual abuse.
Businessman Collieson Briggs has been named an MBE for services to vulnerable people in the community of Fife.
Fife-born Professor Nigel Mathers has also been given an MBE for services to general practice.
Alison Mi l n e , from Auchtermuchty has been awa r d e d the MBE for services to rural Scotland and agriculture.
Nan Cook, 57, Kelty, has been awarded the BEM for services to the community in K inross dur ing Covid-19.
Dalgety Bay resident Paul MacKean , head o f laboratories at Babcock Rosyth, has been honoured for services to the NHS during the C o v i d -1 9 response, while Kirsten Urquhart, from Limekilns, has similarly been given a BEM.
Helen Duncan, Kirkcaldy, has been recognised for services to the Children’s Hearings System and the community in Glenrothes, while Lorraine Mullen, who was instrumental in setting up the Lochgelly Lunches Project which provides meals for people
suffering food poverty, has also been recognised with a BEM.
Thomas Kenny, who lives in Kincardine, has been honoured for services to policing and the community in Tulliallan.
Margaret Copland, the driving force behind efforts to keep the heritage of Monifieth alive, has been honoured with a BEM.
Mr Ron Leslie from Forfar, has been recognised with a BEM for his work with the Angus Community Care Charitable Trust.
The founding chairman of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA), John Bu l lough , has been awa r d e d an MBE for ser vices to emergenc y healthcare in Scotland and to the community in Perth.
Also awarded an MBE was the founder of Feldy Roo, Gavin Price.
Receiving an MBE is D av i d Cochrane from Kinross for services to tourism in Scotland (HIT).
Jennifer Keenan from Perth has been awarded the BEM for services to women and minority ethnic
communities Covid-19.
The PKAVS worker led the charity’s contribution to the response to the 2 Sisters’ factory coronavirus outbreak in Coupar Angus where their minority communities hub wa s in s t r um en t a l in successfully engaging with the diverse workforce.
Hector MacAulay from Glenalmond was awarded an MBE for services to construction and the NHS during Covid-19.
Receiving BEMs are Dr Elizabeth Fe r r i s from Auchterarder, who is the founder and chairwoman of Dundee Dragons Wheelchair Sports Club.
Dr Ferris was recognised for services to disability sport in Scotland.
Kyle Wilson was also awarded a BEM for services to the community in B la irgowr ie dur ing Covid-19.
Broughty Ferry woman Sandra Smith has been named MBE for her dedicated work as a foster carer over more than four decades. during