Birthday Honours 2001
Douglas Marr CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Banchory Academy
“For services to Secondary Education in Scotland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Secondary Education in Scotland.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2001- Role at the time
- Banchory Academy
“For services to Secondary Education in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 122 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Banchory Academy.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2001
Alan Watson
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“for Administration.”
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“For services to Education.”
Alastair David Lyons
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“For services to the Department of Social Security.”
Albray Victor Butterfield
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“For services to the community, Providenciales.”
Anthony Francis Pryor
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Anthony Minghella
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“For services to Film Drama.”
Anthony William King-Harman
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Barry Andrew Louis Goldman
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Royal Navy
Beno Bartholomew Tomon Boeha
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“For services to higher education and research.”
Brian James Jerstice
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Royal Air Force
Cary Lynn Cooper
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“For services to Health and Safety.”
Charles Tomlinson
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“For services to Literature.”
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
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“For services to Drama.”
Christopher Gray Lewis
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lately Head
Christopher John Nicholls
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“For services to Education.”
Christopher Richard Ivory
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“For services to Training.”
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food
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Cynthia Ruth Butlin
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“For services to the eradication of leprosy in India and Nepal.”
David Acland
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“For services to Maritime Safety.”
David Bailey
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“For services to Art.”
David Charles Green
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“For services to Transport.”
David Gilroy
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David Harold Jones
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“For services to the Electricity Supply Industry.”
David James Bills
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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Stephen Thurston Munby
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“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2001).
Published 14 June 2001.
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