New Year Honours 2007
Irene Ruth Spellman OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive • Institution of Mechanical Engineers
“For services to Workplace Learning.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2007
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New Year Honours 2007- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
“For services to Workplace Learning.”
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“For services to Workplace Learning.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 254 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 New Year Honours 2007
Adrian Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Vinken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Architecture in the North East.”
Alexander Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Andrew Brian Simmons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Young People.”
Andrew Magnus Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Counsellor
Andrew McMorran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Michael Jose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Army Medical Corps
Andrew White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Ann Edith Darling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Annabella Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Youth Justice.”
Anne Christine McCartney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Public Health.”
Anthony James Cairns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Civil Aviation and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony James Landon Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Navy
Ashour Omar Gebreel
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare Overseas.”
Azhar Farooqi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
Bertha McDougall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Victims and Survivors.”
Brian Allan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Higher Education.”
Brian Anthony Frank Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services.”
Brian David Orrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Seafarers.”
Brian Lymbery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London.”
Bridget Diana Brind
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
First Secretary
Brigid Crofton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Children and Families Overseas.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2007).
Published 30 December 2006.
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