New Year Honours List 2020 awardees in Edinburgh
10 recipients from Edinburgh recognised in the New Year Honours List 2020.
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Officer (OBE)
Helen Sang
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Head of Division, Functional Genetics and Development, The Roslin Institute. For services to Food Security and Bioscience for Health”
Helen McKAY
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Head, Centre for Sustainable Forestry and Climate Change. For services to Forest Science and Forestry”
Elizabeth Margaret Jack
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Her Majesty The Queen and Founder, Richmond's Hope. For services to Bereaved Children and the community in Edinburgh”
Ruth Mary Hampton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“For services to the Lord's Taverners Scotland, Cruse Bereavement Care and Autism in Scotland”
Commander (CBE)
Rowena Arshad (Rowena Parnell)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Lately Head, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh and Co-Director, Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland. For services to Education and Equality”
Joanna Baker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Lately Managing Director, Edinburgh International Festival and Chair, National Youth Choir of Scotland. For services to the Arts”
Colin Thomas Currie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“For charitable and political services”
Sarah Patricia Davidson (sarah Aitken)
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Lately Director General, Organisational Development and Operations, Scottish Government. For public service”