SCOTS from all walks of life have been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Grampian Police Deputy Chief Constable Colin Menzies picked up the Queen's Police Medal, while the director of the National Museums of Scotland, Gordon Rintoul, has been made a CBE.
Mr Menzies, 48, is best known for his work in road casualty reduction in Grampian, as well as supporting local causes through his role as a trustee of the Diced Cap Charitable Trust.
He said: "I am grateful to those who nominated me and regard this recognition as very much one for the whole force."
Mr Rintoul said he was "proud and honoured" that his work, including the transformation of the National Museum of Scotland, had been recognised.
He added: "I see this honour as recognition of the achievements of all the staff at National Museums Scotland."
Writer Grant Morrison received an OBE after his Batman book Arkham Asylum sold more than 600,000 copies and became the most successful original graphic novel to be published in the US.
Shaheen Unis, 63, director of Mrs Unis Spicy Foods, has been made a CBE for her services to business and community relations.
Other Scots receiving awards include the former Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bob Winter, Bernadette Malone, chief executive of Perth and Kinross Council, and Christine Pollock, executive director of learning and leisure services at North Lanarkshire.
David Liddell, director of the Scottish Drugs Forum, received an OBE for his services to disadvantaged people in Scotland.
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