The following people from the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been named in the New Year's Honours.
West Midlands
ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER
LVO
Mrs Kathleen Williams. Regional director, The Prince's Trust.
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
CBE
Professor John Benington. Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Management, Warwick Business School. For public service. (Coventry)
OBE
David Colin Roy. For services to the community in the West Midlands. (Birmingham)
MBE
Mrs Nora Damaris Allen. For services to HM Prison Featherstone, Wolverhampton and to the community in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. (Walsall)
Miss Kathleen Bailey. Formerly Judges' Lodgings manager and Chef, HM Courts Service, Ministry of Justice. (Wolverhampton)
Jaswinder Bains. Chief executive, Ashram Housing Association. For services to Social Housing and to Community Cohesion in the West Midlands.
Miss Norma Blaine. For services to Athletics. (Birmingham)
Mrs Surinder Kaur Dhillon. Director, Southwark Race Equality Council. For services to Community Relations. (Coventry)
Mrs Jill Edgington. Leader, International Wives' Group. For voluntary service to International Students. (Birmingham)
Mrs Lesley Meriel Franklin. Leader, Stonehouse Gang Youth Group. For services to Young People in Weoley Castle, Birmingham. (Birmingham)
Mrs Jeanette Hart. For services to the community in North Birmingham. (Birmingham)
Mrs Susan Mary Matthews. Administrative Officer, Pension, Disability and Carers' Service, Department for Work and Pensions. (West Midlands)
Kevin Christopher O'Keeffe. Grade C1, Ministry of Defence. (Birmingham)
Charles David Partridge. For services to the community in Walsall.
Babubhai Patel. For services to the community in Tipton. (Sunderland, Tyne And Wear)
Leroy Richards. Manager, Bosworth Drive Community Centre. For services to Community Cohesion in the West Midlands. (Birmingham)
Mrs Susan Roberts. Chair of the Board, Wolverhampton Homes. For voluntary service to Social Housing. (Wolverhampton)
Dr Satya Vrat Sharma. General Medical Practitioner, Wolverhampton. For services to Healthcare. (Wolverhampton)
Mrs Marjorie Wedge. For services to Older People in Wolverhampton. (Wolverhampton)
Miss Kathleen May White. For services to the Post Office and the community in Claverley, Wolverhampton. (Wolverhampton)
Ms Dorothy Wilson. Artistic director and chief executive, Midlands Art Centre (MAC). For services to the Arts. (Birmingham)
Mrs Jean Ann Wilson. For services to the community in Little Aston, Staffordshire. (Sutton Coldfield)
QUEEN'S POLICE MEDAL
QPM
Julian Grant. Formerly Inspector, West Midlands Police.
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Warwickshire
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
OBE
Professor Helen Elisabeth Higson. Senior Pro-vice-Chancellor and Professor of Higher Education Learning and Management, Aston University. For services to Higher Education. (Rugby, Warwickshire)
Mrs Rehana Richens. Consultant Midwife and Honorary Lecturer, City University, Warwickshire. For services to Nursing and Midwifery.
MBE
Ms Olywn Ditchburn. Programme director, Leamington and Warwick West Children's Centres, Warwickshire. For services to Families. (Coventry)
Dr Andrew Entwistle. Member, Universities/Users Teaching and Research Action Partnership. For services to Higher Education. (Leamington Spa)
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Hollins. School Crossing Warden, Warwickshire Council. For services to Education. (Nuneaton)
QUEEN'S POLICE MEDAL
QPM
Andrew John Walker Parker. Deputy chief Constable, Warwickshire Police.
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Herefordshire & Worcestershire
KNIGHTS BACHELOR
Professor Keith Macdonald Porter. Consultant, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. For services to the Armed Forces. (Alvechurch, Worcestershire)
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
CBE
George William Bolsover. Chairman, Aggregate Industries. For services to the Construction Industry. (Pershore, Worcestershire)
OBE
Richard John Boot. For services to Business in the West Midlands. (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)
MBE
Mrs Rosemary Clarke. Director, Bookstart Gifting Programmes. For services to Education. (Worcestershire)
Mrs Elinor Cordiner. For services to the Drinking Water Inspectorate. (Pershore, Worcestershire)
Councillor David William Folkes. For services to the community in Broadway, Worcestershire. (Worcestershire)
Christopher Michael Green. Founder, Active Training and Education Trust. For voluntary service to Education. (Malvern, Worcestershire)
Anthony William Higgs. Senior Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Redditch, Worcestershire)
Adrian McCrudden. Adminstrative Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Worcestershire)
Mrs Jean Elizabeth O'Donnell. For services to the community in Herefordshire. (Hereford, Herefordshire)
William James Simpson, JP. For services to Horticulture and to the community in Worcestershire. (Worcester, Worcestershire)
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Staffordshire
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
CBE
Col Christopher Robert Francis Rider. Late The Staffordshire Regiment.
OBE
Mrs Julie Elizabeth Davies. Business Crime manager, Staffordshire Police. For services to the Police. (Stoke-on-Trent)
MBE
Mrs Suzanne Edwards. For services to the community in South Staffordshire. (Tettenhall)
Mrs Amanda Jane Gray. Director, Eccleshall Biomass Ltd. For services to the Bioenergy Industry. (Staffordshire)
Professor Eric Raymond Johnson. Founder, Staffordshire Film Archive. For services to the Arts. (Stoke-on-Trent)
Terence James Jones. For services to the community in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Toni Montinaro. For services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Derbyshire. (Stoke-on-Trent)
David Sinclair Pearson. Executive director of Clinical Governance and Nursing, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Mental Healthcare. (Stoke-on-Trent)
Chelliah Yogamoorthy. Lead Quantity Surveyor, Highways Agency, Department for Transport. (Lichfield)
