Mrs Beryl Wilcox, MNZM, of Invercargill, for services to the community
Beryl Wilcox was a member of the Stewart Island Community Board and Chair of Rimu School Board of Trustees.
She was Manager of Southland Community College and Youth Service, focussing on programmes and services supporting at-risk youth.
She chaired the Ministry of Education’s Joint Schools Initiative Funding Management Group, the Southland Tertiary Training Providers Association, and the establishment board of trustees for secondary schools.
She was Deputy Chair of the Community Colleges New Zealand Council. She is a Life Member of the Oban Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Mrs Wilcox is Chair of the South Alive – South Invercargill Urban Rejuvenation Charitable Trust and a Trustee of South Alive Limited – The Pantry.