New Year Honours 2020
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Agnes Mitchell JOHNSTONE
Head of Mathematics, Oban High School
For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Argyll and Bute
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British Empire Medal
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- Argyll and Bute
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 311 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 23% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Beena Puri
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Ian Marson
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455676. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Argyll and Bute) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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