Several influential and hardworking Hampshire residents have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List.

The annual roll-call recognises people across the UK who make outstanding contributions to society, either through their job or their role as a volunteer.

The 2024 list features more than 30 people from Hampshire who have been recognised for their work. Read about some of their inspirational stories here.

 

Here is the full list for Hampshire:

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

Dr Laura Miranda Dawson (Laura Gilbert). Director, Data Science, Prime Minister's Office. For services to technology and analysis. (Alton, Hampshire).

Officers of the Order of the British Empire:

Virginia Barrett, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Farnborough College. For services to further education. (Fleet, Hampshire).

Anthony Bravo. Principal, Basingstoke College of Technology. For services to further education. (Basingstoke, Hampshire).

Angela Dickson. Co-founder of the Brain Tumour Charity. For services to people with brain tumours. (Hook, Hampshire).

Neil Dickson, co-founder of the Brain Tumour Charity. For services to people with brain tumours. (Hook, Hampshire).

Steven Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force Institute. For services to the armed forces. (Southampton, Hampshire).

Kenneth Ross. Founding officer of the National Down Syndrome policy group. For services to charity, to education and people with Down Syndrome. Waterlooville, Hampshire.

Daily Echo: AyersMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Simon Ayers, Chief Executive Officer of TrustMark. For services to consumer protection (Eastleigh, Hampshire).

Professor Stephen Evans. Emeritis professor of pharmacoepidomiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to the safety of medicines. (Southampton, Hampshire).

Deborah Geany. Senior Case Manager, personnel recovery unit Wales and West, Ministry of Defence. For services to military personnel (Andover, Hampshire).

Richard Harris. Fintech Innovator and Entrepreneur Ensygnia Onescan. For services to Fintech Innovation and global technological advancement. (Fleet, Hampshire).

Alice Hendy. Founder R;pple suicide prevention charity. for services to online safety. (Fareham, Hampshire).

Helen Leadbitter. For services to young carers. (Winchester, Hampshire).

Jeff Stelling. Lately broadcaster Sky Sports. For services to sport, broadcasting and charity (Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire)

The Rev Professor Elizabeth Stuart. Lately Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Winchester. For services to higher education. (Winchester, Hampshire).

Deborah Tann, Chief Executive, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. For services to wildlife and the natural environment. (Eastleigh Hampshire).

John Ward, For services to the community in the New Forest. (Lymington, Hampshire).

Medalists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM):

Richard Baldock, for services to the community in Over Wallop, Hampshire (Stockbridge, Hampshire).

Martin Bazeley, for services to the community in Southwick, Hampshire. (Fareham, Hampshire).

Bronwin Carter, Paralympics coach. For services to sport (Portsmouth, Hampshire).

Tina Coldham. For services to inclusive patient and public involvement in research. (Winchester, Hampshire).

Susan Foster, for voluntary services in Hampshire. (Church Crookham, Hampshire).

Rachael Greenwood, for services to the community in Bramdean and Hinton Ampner, Hampshire. (Alresford, Hampshire).

Michael Penston, for services to the community in Southampton during Covid-19. (Southampton, Hampshire).

Jean Roberts-Jones, for services to the community in Eastleigh and Fareham during Covid-19. (Eastleigh, Hampshire).

Angela Smith, lately Deputy Manager, Controls Team, Defence Business Services. For services to defence and charity. (Gosport, Hampshire).

Kirsty Tilley, programme manager, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Defence. For services to defence and inclusion. (Winchester, Hampshire).

Mary Trigwell-Jones, for services to the community in East Worldham, Hampshire. (Alton, Hampshire).

Mary Wallis, for services to the NHS and the community in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. (Southampton, Hampshire).

Walter Wrigley, for services to St Peter's NHS Healthcare Trust. (Portsmouth, Hampshire)

King's Police Medal:

Annabel Berry, lately Superintendent Hampshire Constabulary.