The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
From arts to science, a diverse range of Scots are selected for honours
Lulu is probably the best known among Scots to receive an honour.
The singer, famous for her enduring cover of Shout has been made a CBE .
The 72-year-old has turned her hand to musical theatre, television and more across a six-decade career and is recognised for services to music, entertainment and charity.
Others among the 47 recipients connected to Scotland include the scion of the Harris Tweedweaving Campbell family.
Catherine Campbell, of the Isle of Harris, is a descendant of the Campbell family of the small crofting village of Plocrapool where Harris Tweed was first hand-woven.
She is given the OBE for services to the Harris Tweed industry and economy on Harris.
Professor Fiona McQueen, from Ayrshire, who retired as the country’s chief nursing officer earlier this year after seven years in the role, gets a CBE for services to the NHS in Scotland.
Meanwhile, Professor Ross Marie Parr – who was the longest-serving female chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland until her retirement last year – has been made an OBE.
Prof Parr, from Crinan, near Lochgilphead, has worked hard to put pharmacists at the forefront of healthcare provision and driving forward new community services such as Pharmacy First.
As well as holding posts in hospital pharmacy and NHS Education for Scotland, Prof Parr holds honorary professorships at both of Scotland’s schools of pharmacy – the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and Strathclyde.
Anita Weir. the faculty Head of Business and Information Technology at Inverurie Academy is given an MBE for services to Education.
Anne Richards, the chief executive of the Fidelity International investing firm, said she was “delighted” to be made a dame and hopes it “highlights to women the wonderful opportunities that a career in financial services can offer”.
The 57-year-old, from Edinburgh, who initially studied electronic and electrical engineering, said she went to a “great local comprehensive school” and had “no exposure to financial services”.
She went on: “When I later started my business degree, I had very little understanding of how the world of finance worked but I quickly developed a love for financial markets.
“All of these opportunities helped to open the door to a long and rewarding career where I’ve worked with many fantastic friends and colleagues.
“I’m grateful to work in an industry where every day we can say we are helping people to build better financial futures.”
Paul Cackette, of Edinburgh, Holyrood’s former legal director and now director of outbreak control management, is made a CBE for services to the Scottish Government.
Teaching chief Ken Muir, of Ladybank, Fife, is also made a CBE for services to education in light of his work during the pandemic.
Retiring as head of the General Teaching Council for Scotland earlier this year, Mr Muir said he had been “honoured” to hold the “best job in Scottish education”.