Scientist and footballer honoured

Dr Iain Anderson is to receive a knighthood from the Queen Police widow honoured Scotland's prolific striker

The scientist who headed the inquiry into the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001 is to be knighted.

Dr Iain Anderson is among the Scots recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list.

Honoured too are a TA volunteer who helped restore water supplies in Iraq and the country's leading woman footballer, Julie Fleeting.

People from all walks of life are on the list, but with fewer celebrity names than in previous years.

A haemophilia campaigner who helped secure a public inquiry for people infected with contaminated blood is made an MBE.

Philip Dolan, 72, is chairman of the Scottish Haemophilia Forum.

An MBE also goes to the widow of a murdered policeman.

Christine Fulton, whose husband was stabbed to death in Glasgow, is honoured for her work in setting up a support group for bereaved families of police officers.

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Recognised with a knighthood is Moir Lockhead, the boss of First Group - the north east-based firm which has grown into the UK's biggest bus operator.

In the arts world, Richard Calvocoressi, 57, director of the Henry Moore Foundation, becomes a CBE.

In his 20 years as director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, he was instrumental in building up Scotland's national collection of modern contemporary art.

Professor William George, who is said to have made a major contribution to the understanding of breast cancer, becomes a CBE for services to medicine.

He set up the breast unit at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, which has grown to become one of the country's first one-stop clinics.

Lollipop MBE

Don Paterson, described as one of the most influential poets of his generation, is appointed an OBE.

The 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year award winner teaches part time in St Andrews.

Also from Fife, art therapy pioneer Joyce Laing, who chairs the Pittenweem Art Festival, becomes an OBE.

Moir Lockhead is also to receive a knighthood

Footballer Julie Fleeting, 27, is recognised with an MBE.

The most prolific striker ever to play for Scotland, she has scored over 100 international goals and played both in the UK and the US.

She described the award as "quite a shock".

Douglas Smith 46, is appointed an MBE for services to the water industry, particularly overseas.

A member of the Territorial Army for 27 years, he served two tours of duty in Iraq and helped set up water supplies in war-torn Basra.

He also helped restore water supplies in the aftermath of the south Asian tsunami and organised 12 planeloads of aid equipment for stricken areas.

A former lollipop lady was also among those on the Queen's list.

Sandra Park, 58, was given an MBE for services to education and her community. She worked as a crossing guide for pupils at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh until October last year.

The award recognises her work ensuring the safety of countless children in the area.