Mary Busch
Mary Busch, of Wellington, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to education and the community. She was an ESOL teacher at The Correspondence School where she has developed materials, assessment systems and professional development programmes. She has volunteered with and chaired the Wellington ESOL Home Tutor Service for more than 10 years, an organisation that also supports the resettlement of refugees and migrants. She has been instrumental in setting up the Multicultural Services Centre in Wellington, establishing job mentoring services and a recreation programme for refugee and migrant women, and educating the public about refugees and migrants. She was also involved with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to establish standards for English as a second language and has been involved with the National Association of ESOL Home Tutors.