New Year Honours 2014
Helen Valerie Atkinson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • Department of Engineering
Organisation: Department of Engineering
“For services to Engineering and Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2014
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Bedfordshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Chair, Department of Engineering
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- Bedfordshire
“For services to Engineering and Education.”
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“For services to Engineering and Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Department of Engineering.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2014
Adrianne Shirley Jones
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Alastair David Shaw Fowler
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Edinburgh
Anne Ursula Willcocks
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the Development of Market Frameworks and Leadership of Major Parliamentary Bills.”
Anthony Derek Howell Crook
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Derbyshire
“For services to Housing and Charitable Governance.”
Anthony Owen Benedict Finn
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Fife
“for Scotland.”
Ash Amin
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Science.”
Astrid Elizabeth Bonfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“For services to the charitable sector in the UK and Abroad.”
Barry John Dodd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Yorkshire Economy and voluntary service to the community.”
Benjamin Arthur Foot
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Kenya
Beverly Hurley
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Suffolk
“For services to Enterprise.”
Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada
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London
“For services to Ballet.”
Carole Anne Goble
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Greater Manchester
Catherine Anne Gerrish of Nursing
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Charles Nicholas Parsons
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Buckinghamshire
“For charitable services, particularly to Children’s Charities.”
Christina Reid Elliot
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Royal Air Force
Christopher John Hockley
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Christopher John Mairs
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Somerset
“For services to Engineering.”
Claire Elizabeth Axten
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Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Clive Kenneth Stephens
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Bristol
“For services to Tax Compliance for Large Businesses.”
Cressida Mary Hogg
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London
“For services to Infrastructure Investment and Policy.”
David Alan Bernstein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“For services to Football.”
David Bradley Morton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Kent
“For services to the UK and International Veterinary Profession especially Animal Welfare and Ethics.”
David Charles Holmes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“for Adoption and Fostering.”
David Edgar Neal of Surgical Oncology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Surgery.”
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Hayaatun Sillem
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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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Location (Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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