New Year Honours 1998
Barbara Hughes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Vice Principal • Coleg Powys
“For services to Education in Powys.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1998
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1998- Role at the time
- Vice Principal, Coleg Powys
“For services to Education in Powys.”
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“For services to Education in Powys.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 731 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice Principal, Coleg Powys.
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
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1998
1William Weston
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Royal Marines
Achhar Ram Kaushal
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“For services to Community Relations in Lancashire.”
Action in Telford
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Shropshire
Advice Bureau
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Advice Bureau in Milton Keynes
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Buckinghamshire
Advice Bureau in Portsmouth
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Hampshire
Advice Bureau in Wilmslow
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Cheshire
Agencies includingtheWRVS inNorthallerton
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Agnes Cunningham Lambie Thomson
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“For services to the community in Sorn, Ayrshire.”
Agriculture in Mansfield
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Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher Royal Logistic Corps.
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The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Edward Nicol
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Alan Frederick Westaway
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“For services to Rolls-Royce and to the community in Bristol.”
Alan John Horner
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Alan John Melrose
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“For services to Environmental Technology.”
Alan Lee
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Alan Leslie Freeman
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Broadcaster.
Alan Trevis Smith
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Member
Alan Ware
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“For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Haringey.”
Albert Blood
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“for Education and Employment.”
Albert Sutcliffe Marshall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Albert Waterfield
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“For services to Training.”
Alec George Gardner-Medwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Stanley Spencer Art Gallery, Cookham, Berkshire.”
Alex McGregor
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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