New Year Honours 2009
Ben Paul Oakley Dyson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University of Bedfordshire
Organisation: University of Bedfordshire
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local and national Higher Education.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- University of Bedfordshire
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- London
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 10% of the list.
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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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Alexander Allan Templeton of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to Medicine.”
Alistair Buchanan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Andrew Michael Slade
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Anne-Marie Rafferty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anthony James Venables
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“for International Development.”
Anthony Watson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Sport.”
Bryan Mark Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Business and to the community in the North West.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“For services to Sport.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles James Francis Sinclair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
Clive Andrew Maxwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Colin Dennis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to the Agri-food Industry.”
Colin William McKerracher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to the Police.”
Courtney Pine
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Daniel Francis McAllister
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
Area Manager
David Charles Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Shropshire
“For services to Education.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
David George Flory
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Durham
Director General
David George Moorhouse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Maritime Industry.”
David John Brailsford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Derbyshire
“For services to Sport.”
David Keith Dingle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Shipping Industry.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism and to Disabled Sport.”
David Norse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to international sustainable development and UK/China relations.”
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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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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