New Year Honours 2001
David Rex Westbury OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Vice Principal • University of Birmingham
Organisation: University of Birmingham
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2001
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New Year Honours 2001- Role at the time
- Vice Principal, University of Birmingham
“For services to Higher Education.”
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“For services to Higher 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 2001 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice Principal, University of Birmingham.
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 2001
Administration of Justice in Sheffield
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South Yorkshire
Adrian Metcalfe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For Services to Sport.”
Alan Cunningham
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Grade B1
Alan David Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Senior Manager
Alan Francis Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Welsh Development Agency.”
Alan Garner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
Alan James White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Alan McQuillan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Richard Kirk Dickson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For service to the British community in Argentina.”
Alastair Neil Robertson Niven
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Alison Austin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Environment and to Sustainable Development.”
Allen Christopher Brookes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
First Secretary
Alun Denry Wynn Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Aman Dalvi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Housing.”
Andrew Collings Beer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Andrew Dutton Mason Parachute Regiment.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
The Parachute Regiment
Andrew George Clark
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Andrew John Cash
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Health Care.”
Andrew McCully
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“for Education and Employment.”
Andrew Paul Kilding Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Architecture and the Built Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrzej Filip Krassowski
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Angus Dunphy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Education.”
Angus Roderick MacKay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Young OVenders.”
Anil Kumar Ruia
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Business in Manchester.”
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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
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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2001 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 2000.
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