Education - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
54 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) recipients recognised for this theme
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) appointments recognising Education, by year.
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2026
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“Further Education Commissioner. For services to Education”
Sonia Blandford
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Corsham, Wiltshire
“Professor of Social Mobility, Plymouth Marjon University. For services to Education”
2025
Lesley Powell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester le Street, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education”
Ursula Martin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. For services to Science and Education”
Alison Margaret Fuller
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor, Vocational Education and Work, University College London. For services to Higher Education”
Julia Clare Buckingham
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University London, and lately President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education”
2024
Clare Marchant
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Malvern, Worcestershire
“Lately Chief Executive, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. For services to Higher Education”
Judith Petts
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Seaton, Devon
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth. For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability”
Ruth Miskin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
West Sussex
“Children's Reading Expert, Read Write Inc. For services to Education”
Margaret Aderin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Guildford, Surrey
“Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to Science Education and to Diversity”
Professor Alison Margaret Baroness Wolf Of Dulwich (Professor Alison Wolf)
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management, King's College London, London. For services to Education”
2023
Julie Katharine Maxton
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Executive Director, The Royal Society. For services to Science and to the Law”
Heather McGREGOR
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Living Abroad
“Provost and Vice Principal, Heriot-Watt University Dubai. For services to Education, to Business and to Heritage in Scotland”
Nicola Whitmont Dandridge
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Office for Students. For services to Higher Education”
Sally Dicketts
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Activate Learning. For services to Education”
Cathryn Nutbrown
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor, School of Education, University of Sheffield. For services to Early Childhood Education”
2022
Sally Mapstone
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
St Andrews, Fife
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews. For services to Higher Education”
Louise Mary Richardson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University. For services to Higher Education”
Professor Julie Lydon
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of South Wales. For services to Higher Education.”
2021
Anne Helen Richards
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“For services to Financial Services, to Women, to Education and to Science”
Maura Regan
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Sedgefield, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust. For services to Education”
Helen Valerie Atkinson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University. For services to Engineering and Education”
Irene Lucas-Hays
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Whitburn, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Training, to Education and to Young People”
Rachel Susan Griffith
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Economist. For services to Economic Policy and to Education”
2020
Muffy Calder
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Glasgow, Glasgow
“Vice Principal and Head, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow. For services to Research and Education”
Caroline Allen
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust. For services to Education”
Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Farnham, Surrey
“For services to Art and Arts Education”
Lynn Faith Gladden
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Executive Chair, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. For services to Academic and Industrial Research in Chemical Engineering”
2019
2018
Jane Elizabeth Dacre
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“President, The Royal College of Physicians. For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
Christine Ryan
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Sussex
“Lately Chief Inspector, Independent Schools Inspectorate. For services to Education.”
Janet Patricia Beer
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Merseyside
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. For services to Higher Education and Equality.”
2017
Hilary Boulding
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Monmouthshire
“For services to Education and Culture in Wales.”
Helen Jean Sutherland Fraser
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Lately Chief Executive, The Girls' Day School Trust. For services to Education.”
Professor Parveen June Kumar
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“Professor of Medicine and Education, Bart’s and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London. For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
2016
Frances Lannon
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“Lately Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. For services to Higher Education.”
Benita Refson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“President, Place2Be. For services to Education.”
Alice Hudson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“Executive Headteacher, Twyford Church of England Academies Trust. For services to Education.”
Susan Jowett
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, The Spencer Academies Trust and Executive Principal, George Spencer Academy, Nottinghamshire. For services to Education.”
Glenys Jean Stacey
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“Chief Regulator and Chief Executive, Ofqual (Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). For services to Education.”
2015
Professor Marina Sarah Warner
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London, London
“Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, University of London and Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford. For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Frances Cairncross
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Lately Rector, Exeter College, University of Oxford. For services to Higher Education and to Economics.”
Victoria Geraldine Bruce
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Northumberland
“Vice-President for Public Engagement, British Academy and Professor of School of Psychology, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education and Psychology.”
Kate Dethridge
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Principal, Churchend Primary School, Reading and National Leader of Education. For services to Education.”
Oremi Evans
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Headteacher, The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to Education.”
2014
Professor Jessica Lois Corner
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Hampshire
“Dean of Health Sciences, University of Southampton. For services to Healthcare Research and Education.”
Nicola Jane Nelson-Taylor
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Tyne and Wear
“Executive Headteacher, Beech Hill and Walbottle Village Primary Schools, Newcastle upon Tyne. For services to Education.”
Erica Pienaar
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Lately Executive Headteacher, Leathersellers' Federation of Schools, Lewisham. For services to Education.”