Birthday Honours 2009
Fiona Larden OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Adult Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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“For services to Adult Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 276 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 22% of the list.
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 Birthday Honours 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
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Adrian Gareth Parker
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Corps of Royal Engineers
Aileen Lee
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Cumbria
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Cumming
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to film, theatre and the arts and to activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
Grade B1
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Joseph Dorricott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
Alan Milner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to good governance in Africa, the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Jane Ivemy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Hurst Henderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Cardiology in Wales.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
Director of Operations
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus MacDonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
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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
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“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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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