New Year Honours 2019
Fiona Alderson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Engineering and to Education.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Fiona ALDERSON
Technical Services Manager, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh
For services to Engineering and to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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East Lothian
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“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
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The British Empire Medal was awarded 365 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 26% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3177653. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (East Lothian) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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