Birthday Honours 2018
Diana Mckenna OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • Specialist Disabled Children’s Services
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Diana Barbara McKENNA
Head, Specialist Disabled Children’s Services, Derbyshire County Council
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Derbyshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- lately Head, Specialist Disabled Children’s Services
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- Derbyshire
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Specialist Disabled Children’s Services.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2018
Abi Morgan
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London
“For services to Theatre and Screenwriting.”
Adam Lawrence
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Gloucestershire
“For public service and services to the community in South Wales.”
Agnes Wylie
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Kent
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Nileshwar
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London
“For services to Military Capability.”
Alice Coote
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Cheshire
“For services to Music.”
Alison Davenport
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West Midlands
“For services to Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science.”
Allison Ramsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Learning Disability Nursing.”
Amandeep Madra
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Punjabi and Sikh Heritage and Culture.”
Amarjit Samra
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West Midlands
“For services to Defence Medical Research.”
Andrew Brigden
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Cornwall
“For services to the UK Ports and Maritime Industry.”
Andrew Davison
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Northumberland
“For services to the Environment, to Culture and to the community in North East England.”
Andrew Fraser
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Edinburgh
“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Gregory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hertfordshire
“For services to Transport Resilience.”
Andrew Sharpe
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Surrey
“For voluntary political service.”
Angela Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Clackmannanshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Angela Williams
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anne Bamford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Anne Moore
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Devon
“For services to Neurosurgery and Surgical Standards.”
Anne Tiivas
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Leicestershire
“For services to Safeguarding Children and Young People.”
Anne-Maree Keenan
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Podiatry.”
Annette Dryburgh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Stirling
“For services to Women Offenders.”
Anthony Joshua
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Sport.”
Arjun Waney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to the Restaurant Industry.”
Ashok Roy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041712. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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