Birthday Honours 2014
Diana Mary LEITCH, MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Trustee • Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
“For services to Chemistry.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2014
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Greater Manchester
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Trustee, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
- Region
- Greater Manchester
“For services to Chemistry.”
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“For services to Chemistry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 558 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Trustee, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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 Birthday Honours 2014
Adrian Adcock,
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Surrey
“For voluntary service to the City of London Corporation.”
Adrian Barry Mitchell,
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Lancashire
“For voluntary political service.”
Adrian Eric Blanchard,
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The Royal Logistic Corps
Agnes Campbell Park McMURDO
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Ayrshire and Arran
Ailsa Helen Stewart Proverbs,
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East Lothian
“For services to the Food Industry in East Lothian.”
Aisha Rashida Rehman,
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London
“for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office.”
Alan Bell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Inverness-shire
Alan Francis Nix
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Wiltshire
“For services to the community in Swindon, Wiltshire.”
Alan Hibbert,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Antrim
“For services to Astronomy.”
Alan Macdonald,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Deaf People in Scotland.”
Alan Stanley Thornton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“For services to Martial Arts.”
Alan Wilkinson,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Norfolk
“For services to Music and for charitable services.”
Albert Henderson,
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Renfrewshire
“For services to Education.”
Alfred Simpson,
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Royal Naval Reserve (Sea Cadet Corps)
Alfred Terence Meade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
South Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Sheffield.”
Alison Jayne Ernoult,
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“For services to consular assistance to British nationals in Martinique.”
Alistair Borland,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
Amanda Carroll Dickens,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
South Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the community in Rotherham.”
Amanda Jillian Thorn,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Shropshire
“For services to Dementia Care.”
Amrik Singh Bhabra,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
West Midlands
“For services to Business and the community.”
Amrit Paul Kaushal,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Glasgow
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Andrea Susan Fox
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Derbyshire
“For services to Young People and the community in Belper, Derbyshire.”
Andrew Brown,
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Royal Navy
Andrew Charles Marshall
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
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“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 14 June 2014.
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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