Queen's New Year Honours list 2018

In Scotland there are more than 100 recipients in the Queen's New Year Honours, including: 

There are Knighthoods for:

• Iain Torrance, for services to Higher Education and Theology
• John Curtice, for services to the Social Sciences and Politics

There is a Damehood for:

•  Lady Susan Rice CBE, for services to Business, the Arts and charity in Scotland

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) include:

• Andrew Morris for services to Science in Scotland
• Patrick Crerar for services to the Hospitality Industry in Scotland and to charity
• Ben Thomson for services to Arts and Culture in Scotland
• Lesley McAra for services to Criminology
• James Martin for services to the Scottish Public Sector      
• Joseph Morrow for public service to Mental Health

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) include: 

• Lesley Sawers for services to Business and Equality
• Joan Ingram for voluntary service to Healthcare, particularly Type-1 Diabetes Treatment
• John (Ian) McLauchlan for services to Rugby and charity

• Caroline Docherty for services to the Legal Profession and The Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet
• Rajan Madhok for services to Renal Research and Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
• Derek Bell for services to Unscheduled Care and Quality Improvement

Among those to be made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) are:

• John Brodie for services to Business and the Voluntary Sector in Scotland
• Sally Arnison for services to Healthcare and the community in Edinburgh
• William Watt for services to the community in Wick and Caithness
• Sara Fitzsimmons for services to Bereaved Families
• Susan Kruse for services to Community Archaeology in the Highlands of Scotland
• James Copeland (Cosmo) for services to Drama
• James Robson for services to Rugby
• Summera Shaheen for services to Business and the community in Glasgow

Among those to become a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) are:

• Peter Hardie for services to Sport and Young People in the Scottish Borders
• Patricia Morrison for services to Comedy, People with Long Term Health Conditions and charity
• Margaret Jamieson for services to the community and charity in Orkney
• Andrew Menmuir for services to the Scouting Movement in Angus
• Jean Clarkson for services to Riding for the Disabled in Dumfries and Galloway
• Veronica McDonald for services to Adults with Special Needs in North Lanarkshire
• Lisa Ann Stephenson for services to Maggie's Cancer Care Scotland