Dr. Edward Harris, Hilton Hill II, and Dalton Tucker top the Millennium New Year's Honours list from the Queen.

The trio were appointed Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) on the list which was released yesterday afternoon.

Also appearing on the list are Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour recipients Egmont Reginald Brown, Dorothy Aurelia Burch, Helena (Molly) Burgess, Edward Sheridan Canterbury Callabras, Lynne (Hollis) Cann, Dr. Eva Naomi Hodgson, Arthur Ming and Ivan Smith.

And in a twist this year, a special Millennium list features members of the Progressive Group who were also awarded Queen's Certificates and Badges of Honour in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of the 1959 Theatre Boycott.

These include Rudolph and Vera Commissiong, Gerald and Izola Harvey, William Francis, Dr. Clifford and Florenz Maxwell, Marva Phillips, Dr. Stanley Ratteray, Rev. Dr. Erskine Simmons, Lancelot and Esme Swan, Clifford Wade, Edouard Williams and Eugene Woods.

Before taking the post of Director of the Bermuda Maritime Museum in 1980, Dr.

Harris' archaeological work took him to England, Norway and then Papua New Guinea.

Since returning to the Island two decades ago, he has worked to preserve Bermuda's architectural, maritime and cultural history. In Bermuda he has served on a number of Government advisory committees including the Bermuda Historical Wrecks Authority, the National Parks Commission and the St.

George's Preservation Authority.

Queen honours Progressive Group members Mr. Hill, an author, photographer, businessman, travel consultant, social activist and former Member of Colonial Parliament, made his greatest contribution to the Island during the 1940s and 1950s when he worked to dismantle racial segregation.

In particular, Mr. Hill was pivotal in developing Bermuda as a destination for the black American visitor and helped form the Bermuda Tourist Association (BTA) which catered to them directly.

This eventually expanded into the Bermuda Resort Association and Mr. Hill's expertise in promoting black travel was sought throughout the Caribbean. He became a politician and was elected to the Colonial Parliament in 1958.

A lifelong educator, Mrs. Tucker's career has taken her through teaching positions at Paget Glebe and Southampton Glebe School where she retired from the principal position in 1981.

She then joined the Department of Education's Time Out Programme which tackled students' disciplinary problems and returned to teaching at Robert Crawford School.

Mrs. Tucker also taught Sunday school for a number of years and has carried out missionary work abroad.

She is now a volunteer tutor at Westgate Correctional Facility.

Mr. Brown owns and operates Brown's Barber Shop in St. George's and has been a member of the Progressive Labour Party's St. George's Branch from its inception.

Mrs. Burch is a teacher by profession and is one of the Founding Members of the PLP. She now serves as the chairperson of its Candidates Committee.

A committed advocate of workers' rights, Mrs. Burgess joined the Bermuda Industrial Union as a member of the Hotel Division and by 1983 filled the posts of recording secretary; divisional organiser for the Hotel, Restaurant and Night Club and Hospital Divisions; and general secretary.

Mr. Callabras contributed to the development of the Island's sporting clubs and was a founding member of Southampton Rangers Sports Club and a long-time associate of Young Men's Social Club.

Since 1995, Lynne Cann has served as Island Commissioner of the Girl Guides and she has enjoyed a life-long association with the Guiding movement since she became a Brownie at the age of seven.

Social justice and racial equality advocate Dr. Hodgson taught for many years, worked as a journalist and served as president of the Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers before retiring and becoming involved in the National Association for Reconciliation.

Mr. Ming joined the Bermuda Militia and later became a member of the Caribbean Regiment upon the outbreak of the Second World War.

Upon returning to Bermuda he worked at the US military facility at Kindley Field.

Paget Lions Club member Mr. Smith has devoted his life to the service of others through his devotion to charitable initiatives, his work in the Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) at each of the schools attended by his children, as a founding member of the Island's National PTA and his association with Parent Resource Institute for Drugs Education.

Mr. Commissiong was the leader of the Esso Steel Band while his wife Vera taught at Old Elliott School and then worked at the Bermuda Electric Light Company.

Mr. Harvey joined HM Customs in 1965 after working at Dockyard, on the Bermuda Railway and at the bus terminal, and when he retired in 1988 he was the most senior Immigration Officer at the airport.

Meanwhile his wife Izola became a nursing assistant before becoming consumed with a passion for singing which has led her to perform at a number of local events.

Mr. Francis, the Island's Senior Magistrate, was initially a teacher and then a reporter before taking to the law and he climbed to the position of partner at the defunct law firm Richards, Francis and Francis and then magistrate in October, 1989.

Dr. Maxwell's teaching career in Bermuda spanned a period of more than 40 years during which time he taught at the Bermuda Technical Institute and Berkeley Institute -- where he became the principal -- and the Bermuda College.

His wife Florenz is a retired librarian and 40-year veteran of the Bermuda Guide Association who also worked as a teacher and journalist.

Mrs. Phillips is a long-time teacher who has worked at Somerset Primary, Southampton Glebe, Sandys Secondary, Prospect Secondary School for Girls and Harrington Sound Primary School and now serves as a Senior Education Officer.

Dr. Ratteray is a dentist and founding member and former chairman of both the Progressive Group and then the United Bermuda Party for whom he was Minister of Education when the Island's schools were desegregated.

Rev. Dr. Simmons was a teacher at Berkeley Institute and principal of St.

George's Secondary School before becoming an education officer with the Department of Education.

A retired Member of Parliament, Mr. Swan is very active in the East End community after having worked at the Kindley Air Force Base from 1942 to 1969.

His wife Esme was a teacher at West Pembroke School where she rose to the post of deputy principal and Prospect Primary where she was the assistant principal.

Mr. Wade originally wanted to become a lawyer.

But he found his way into a carpentry career during which time he built his own home and oversaw the construction of the Lodge Somers Isle's temple with its circular roof.

Mr. Williams worked on the Queen of Bermuda before becoming involved in the insurance business with Sun Life Assurance of Canada then founding Pleasant Acres Farm.

Mr. Woods is a founding member and past president of the Bermuda Professional Tennis Association who played a pivotal role in introducing international tennis stars such as the late Arthur Ashe to the Island.

Dalton Tucker MBE Hilton Hill II MBE Edward Harris MBE