The honour goes to Jacquie Keen in recognition of the work she has undertaken for more than 10 years, for the Haslemere Police Community Partnership Group,(PCPG).
Mrs Keen (51) from Lower Hanger, Woolmer Hill, has been chairman of the group for six years and has been involved with crime prevention work for more than 15 years.
A Haslemere councillor for 18 years and Waverley borough councillor for two, Mrs Keen who was town mayor in 1995, said she was "thrilled to bits" with the honour and "very very proud".
"I was also shocked," she added.
"I didn't think for one minute that I would ever be considered for any award," she told The Herald after seeing her name in the honours list in a newspaper, on her way homefrom a holiday in Yorkshire on Saturday.
Still recovering from a car accident at the beginning of the year, Mrs Keen said:"It's a very humbling experience when it sinks in, after the initial feeling of euphoria."
Mrs Keen, who has two daughters and three grandchildren, began her work in the voluntary sector and had a long association with the work of crime prevention when she became a town councillor.
"I had no idea about the subject but as time went on I became hooked, and love the community aspect of the job."
Within weeks she had set up Haslemere Shop Watch, a successful partnership between retail outlets and the police to clamp down on shoplifting and other related crime.
Mrs Keen describes the PCPG as an "an enabling group".
It sets out to find the best way of solving situations when problems arise in the community, including how people can protect themselves through crime-prevention measures.
She said the committee had gone from strength to strength with local Neighbourhood Watch teams also working with the PCPG. Their aim is to help reduce crime which can often frighten and concern residents, especially the elderly and other vulnerable groups in the community.
An auxiliary night nurse for 34 years, the last 15 at Milford Hospital, Mrs Keen has also found time in her busy schedule to take on the role of chairman of the Wey Centre management committee. She was also chairman for four years, and trustee for six, of Age Concern Waverley.
Now looking for an outfit and a new hat for the outing to Buckingham Palace, which she hopes to share with her daughters Amanda (29) and Luan (2