Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Packer CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Education.”
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Adrian PACKER
Chief Executive Officer, Core Education Trust
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Kent
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Kent
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 110 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Belfast
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Oxfordshire
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Charlotte Clark
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Audrey Moore
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“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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Julie Gard
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Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
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Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804179. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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