Suffolk people named in King's Birthday Honours list 2023

One person from Suffolk has been awarded Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Professor Timothy John Whitley, Felixstowe

Professor Timothy Whitley (Image: BT)

Professor Timothy John Whitley, managing director at Applied Research, BT, has been awarded for services to communications technologies and to scientific policy. 

Six people have been awarded Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM).

Richard John Clarke, Newmarket

Crew manager at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, Richard John Clarke has been awarded for services to the fire fighters charity and to the community in Suffolk. 

Gareth John Elliott, Bury-St-Edmunds

Gareth John Elliott has been awarded for services to Lowland Rescue and to the community in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Karen Anne Harris (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Karen Anne Harris, Felixstowe

Karen Anne Harris has been awarded for services to policing. She is police staff at citizens in policing, east regional coordinator and Suffolk manager at Suffolk Constabulary.

Louie Carullo Horne, Ipswich

Louie Carullo Horne, deputy associate director of nursing for the east Suffolk and north Essex NHS Foundation Trust and NHS workforce race equality standard clinical research fellow, has been awarded for services to nursing.

Joan Mary Norman, Diss

Scout leader of the First Eye Scout Group, Joan Mary Norman, has been awarded for services to young people and to the community in Suffolk.

Sandra Louise Ruddock (Image: Sandy Ruddock)

Sandra Louise Ruddock, Saxmundham

Sandra Louise Ruddock, co-founder and owner of Scarlett & Mustard Ltd, has been awarded for services to business and to the voluntary sector in Norfolk and Suffolk.

One Person from the region has been awarded Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Professor Helen Eileen Langton (Image: University of Suffolk)

Professor Helen Eileen Langton, Chepstow

Professor Helen Eileen Langton, vice-chancellor at the University of Suffolk has been awarded for services to education.

Sir Terry Waite, Hartest

Sir Terry Waite (Image: Newsquest)

Terry Waite has been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) for his services to charity and humanitarian work. He is the co-founder and president of Hostage International.