Margery Clucas
Margery Clucas, of Ashburton, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community. Mrs Clucas, pictured after the ceremony with friends and family, has been a teacher since 1956, and served as the principal at several schools until her recent retirement. She was active in the New Zealand Educational Institute, receiving associate membership status in 2002. She is the Chairperson of the Ashburton Budget Advisory Services, and was the President of Altrusa International of Ashburton, and the Mid-Canterbury Ladies’ Probus Club. In 1977, she was the first woman elected to the Malvern County Council, where she served till 1986.