Ruth Reid, Alexandra, QSM
For services to music. Mrs Reid has been involved in piano music and singing in Otago for more than 40 years. She was a concert and radio artist whilst living in Dunedin and was involved with the Dunedin Opera Company, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society and the Dunedin Operatic Society. She raised thousands of dollars by organising concerts to support her students selected for the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir and the New Zealand Youth Choir. Mrs Reid continues to serve the Alexandra community as a church organist and pianist, and has been musical director and accompanist for the Alexandra Musical Society.