Leo Mills and Patrick Outerbridge headline this year's honourees selected by Queen Elizabeth II to join the Order of the British Empire.

Retired Cabinet Secretary Leopold Nathaniel Mills II, JP, was admitted to be a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) while retired Bermuda Regiment Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Patrick Outerbridge was selected to be an Officer of the Order (OBE).

Selected to become Members of the Order (MBE) are Jacqueline Lightbourne and Betty Mroz while Police Commissioner Jean-Jacques Lemay was awarded the Queen's Police Medal.

Queen's Certificates and Badges of Honour were awarded to Gloria Bascome, Sheila Swan, Hadley Woolridge, Derek Tulley, Mary Jane Tumbridge and Everest DaCosta.

Leo Mills , who is now a lawyer in practice, began his career working for Bermuda Broadcasting Company in 1964 as a 19-year-old trainee announcer, later becoming programme director for ZBM-FM and the three radio stations in 1967.

The following year he was appointed Resident Manger of radio station ZBVI in Tortola, British Virgin Islands before returning to Bermuda in 1974 to become Assistant to the General Manager at ZBM.

In 1976 he became the Director of Public Relations for the Bermuda Government, leaving the post to attend law school in December 1981.

Following his graduation, Mr. Mills became a Legal Assistant in the Attorney General's chambers and in 1987 was appointed Assistant, Legislative Affairs in the Cabinet Office.

He became Assistant Cabinet Secretary in May 1989 until June 1993 when he was appointed as the Secretary to the Cabinet.

Mr. Mills and his wife Vera have been married since November 1970 and have twin daughters, Judith Ann and Helen Leigh.

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick M. Outerbridge , OBE, distinguished himself in 22 years of military service.

Lt. Col. Outerbridge has attended courses at the Royal Military Academy and the School of Infantry as well as leading a military contingent to the British Virgin Islands in 1990 to help a hurricane relief operation.

He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1992 and commanded the Regiment from 1997 to July 2000.

Lt. Col. Outerbridge and his wife Amanda have three daughters -- Ashley, 17, Nina, 14, and Robin, 11.

Island celebrates New Year with a clutch of honours Out of uniform, Mr. Outerbridge established Castles Realty Limited in 1990.

Joining the Members of the Order of the British Empire, both Betty Mroz and Jacqueline Elizabeth Lightbourne have contributed to Bermuda's development for a number of years.

Betty Mroz, previous recipient of the Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour, has more than 30 years experience in the Judiciary.

She has undertaken numerous civic responsibilities including Treasurer of Project 100, an organisation dedicated to improving the lot of the mentally handicapped.

Mrs. Mroz is the Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court and responsible for the day-to-day management of the Registry.

Jacqueline Lightbourne is Bermuda's Chief Nursing Officer but as the Island's representative on the Caribbean Regional Nursing Body, she has played a significant part in the health care system of Bermuda's southern neighbours.

Mrs. Lightbourne established the first Mothercraft classes and was the first Coordinator of Nursing Services in Bermuda. She also helped establish the first Geriatric Aide programme and the Bermuda College's Nursing Refresher Course.

She was also involved in establishing the Child Development programme as well as being a founding member of the Bermuda Nurses Association.

Police Commissioner Jean-Jacques Lemay 's contributions to the way Police work in Bermuda is done has not gone unnoticed.

According to a Government spokesperson, Mr. Lemay "succeeded his predecessor in very difficult circumstances but managed to consolidate his reforms and smooth many ruffled feathers''.

The spokesperson attributed a significant decrease in crime statistics to Mr.

Lemay.

The Canadian citizen started out his career in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1965 and completed a degree focused on Criminology and Criminal Justice in his spare time before teaching at the national police academy.

He served two years with the International Police, or Interpol, in Paris before becoming the Chief Superintendent and Commissioner of Civilian Police Monitors for the United Nations in Haiti.

Previously a widower with two adult children -- one who is an RCMP officer -- Mr. Lemay and Dr. Lida Kratka were married in early 1999.

The following people have been awarded the Queen's Certificates and Badges of Honour: Gloria Marjorie Ruth Dickenson Bascome was recognised for her efforts as a USO Hostess, working with Red Cross and teaching since 1941.

Sheila Marie Dickinson Swan was also recognised for teaching with some 45 years in the profession.

June 21, 2001 will mark the 50th year Hadley Lionel Woolridge will have driven a taxi in Bermuda and he has never had a speeding violation. Mr. Woolridge's safety driving record has already earned him three Awards for Driving Safety from the Transport Control Department.

Derek Tully has impacted many young lives as commanding officer of the Admiral Somers Sea Cadet Unit, regularly dedicating his Friday evenings and weekends to the unit.

His unit won more than a dozen Efficiency Pennants, setting a record for units within the Sea Cadets and establishing a precedent throughout the Corps.

Mary Jane Tumbridge is most recognised for her fantastic devotion to Bermuda's horsemanship world. Her training and devotion netted Bermuda a gold medal in the 1999 Pan American Games and honour during this year's Olympics in Australia.

And popular talk show host Everest DaCosta 's devotion to Bermuda's community via the media has landed him with distinction after a Media Research Survey in March 2000 rated his show, The People's Talk Show, as the number one talk show in Bermuda.

Leo Mills Patrick Outerbridge Betty Mroz Jacqueline Lightbourne Jean-Jacques Lemay Gloria Dickenson Bascome Sheila Dickinson Swan Hadley Woolridge Derek Tully Mary Jane Tumbridge Everest DaCosta