New Year Honours 2012
Catherine Diana Hurst OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Further Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2012
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“For services to Further Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 297 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 24% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2012
Adam Guy Dawson
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Adrian Newey
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Berkshire
“For services to Motorsport.”
Adrian Stewart Frost
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Royal Air Force
Alan Caton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Suffolk
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For voluntary and public service.”
Alan John Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Kent
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Kerbey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“for the West Midlands, Dr.”
Alex Christine Crawford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Transgender People.”
Amanda Jane Derrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“for Education.”
Amanda Sharp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Amanda Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
Amin Mohamed Mawji
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Baxter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
Grade B1
Andrew Edward Colver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
“For services to the UK Computer Game Industry.”
Andrew Godfrey Williamson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to Football.”
Andrew John Minchener
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to international science and clean energy collaboration with China.”
Andrew Patrick Keith Boyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Herefordshire
“For services to the Transport Industry.”
Andrew Richard Dingley Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK/Qatar business relations.”
Andrew Richard Glass
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Director
AndrewGrahame MacLean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Anita Mary Eileen Green
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Lothian
“for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to Business Skills Development.”
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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 →
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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
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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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