one are named in NI New Year Honours list 29 December 2012 Last updated at 09:25 Seventy-one people from Northern Ireland have been named in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Seven serving and former police officers are among those recognised. Oswyn Paulin, the head of legal services in the NI executive, becomes a companion of the Order of Bath. Mr Justice Thomas Burgess receives a CBE, as does Professor Eileen Evason, for her services to disadvantaged people in Northern Ireland. She is probably best known for her work in helping people in need of benefits. "I am absolutely delighted - when I got the letter asking me if I would accept it, I had to sit down and take a deep breath," said the contributor to BBC Radio Ulster's consumer affairs radio programme, On Your Behalf. Full NI Honours list: Companions of the Order of Bath - Oswyn Paulin. Commanders of the civil division of the most excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Mr Justice Thomas Burgess; Prof Joseph Elborn; Prof Eileen Evason. Officers of the civil division of the most excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Wendy Blundell; Prof Martin Bradley; Dr Sarah Anne Carville; Jennifer Cooke; Walker Ewart; Dr Bryan Keating; Paul Kinkead; Michael Smith; Prof Alan Woodside. Medalist of the Order of the British Empire - Ronald Cathcart; Kate Clarke; Ian Coulter; Mary Dale; Georgina Dickson; Charles Friel; Mary Graham; Lindsay Hanna; Rachel Hemphill; Wesley Lewis; Ethel McIvor; Bridget Meyler; Maureen Neely; Margaret Reid; Valerie Robb; Mary Scott. Members of the civil division of the most excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) - Robert Alexander; Joyce Best; Joanna Boyd; David Bradley; Francis Brady; John Brannigan; Peter Breene; Elizabeth Campbell; James Clarke; Maureen Clarke; Samuel Cordner; Dr John Crossle; Elizabeth Doherty; Jennifer Eitel; Mervyn Ferris; Jennifer Graham; Thomas Hanlon; Deirdre Hilton; Wilhelmina Houston; Charles Hutchison; Barbara Judge; Vera Kelso; Dianne Leeman; Geraldine Linford; Brian McDowell; Dennis McKeever; Howard McKinney; Dr Ian Morris; Charles McMurray; Sylvia McRoberts; Dr Gerry Millar; Thomas Millar; Catherine Myers; Patricia O'Hagan; Elizabeth Pearce; The Venerable William Scott; Kenneth Sharkey; Gary White; John Wilson. Queen's police medal (QPM) - Stephen Atkinson; James Harkness; Philip Menary. Clearly I am very pleased that my work has been recognised and also of course this is recognition of all of the people who work in my field, people who are working in the citizen's advice bureaus, in the independent advice centres and so on. There are a lot of people out there and they are working very hard at trying to support people who having a very tough time in our society at the moment. Former chief nursing officer Professsor Martin Bradley is one of nine people awarded an OBE. "I see this not just as a reward for myself but also really a reward I think for nurses and midwives in Northern Ireland," he said. I think acknowledgement really for the work they do, day-in and day-out and the way they have responded to the many changes in health and social care over the years. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Armagh, Sylvia McRoberts, has been made an MBE, for her services to local government. Three police officers receive the Queen's Police Medal - Sgt Stephen Atkinson, temporary Det Ch Insp James Harkness, and Insp Philip Menary. They are among seven officers recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list, including former Ch Supt Gary White who receives an MBE. The oldest recipient is Georgina Dickson, 90, who received her Medalist of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community and charity fundraising.