New Year Honours 2015
Ian John COURTNEY, MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair • Dartmoor Federation
“For services to Education.”
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Topics
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2015
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Location
Devon
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chair, Dartmoor Federation
- Region
- Devon
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Dartmoor Federation.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara, Dunlop Mrs. Brand,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fermanagh
“For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
lately Head
Airman John Campbell,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
Alan Charles Sefton,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alastair Lockington Noble
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nairn
“For services to Health, Social Care and Conservation in Nairnshire.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
Honorary Secretary
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
Alice Jane Formby,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene, D.L
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alistair John Alexander Maciver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Sutherland
Alistair McARTHUR
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
Alma Joan Murray,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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