New Year Honours 2009
Jennifer Rowan VAN OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Team Leader, Accessibility Solutions Team, Department for Work and Pensions.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Team Leader, Accessibility Solutions Team, Department for Work and Pensions.
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“Team Leader, Accessibility Solutions Team, Department for Work and Pensions.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 293 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
111 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Adam Erskine Peat
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“Lately Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.”
Adam Suddaby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Vice-Principal, Leicester College. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Adrian Oswald Wynn Cave
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the community in Ealing, London.”
Aileen Mcglynn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“Cyclist. For services to Disabled Sport.”
Alan Edward Deighton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Lately Safety Advice Manager, Department for Transport.”
Alexander Stephen
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dundee
“Chief Executive, Dundee City Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alexander William Lowndes De Waal
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to development and conflict resolution in Africa.”
Alistair John Thomson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Andrew Charles Hutchinson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“Executive Principal, Parkside Federation, Cambridgeshire. For services to Education.”
Andrew Mark Blowers
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Andrew Robert Hay Thomson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Anis Rahman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Bangladeshi People.”
Ann Irene Duddy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Londonderry
“Director of Nursing, Altnagelvin Hospital Trust. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland and Overseas.”
Ann Kenrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Arnold Roy Vandermeer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Hertfordshire.”
Asha Khemka
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“Principal and Chief Executive, West Nottinghamshire College. For services to Further Education.”
Barry William Hancock of Oncology
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ben Jeffrey Peter Summerskill
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Bermuda. Derek Laurence Powell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to training.”
Bernard Lewis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Buckinghamshire
“For charitable services.”
Boni Patricia Sones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Broadcasting and to the Public Relations Industry.”
Brian Mccargo
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“For services to Sport and to the Special Olympics in Northern Ireland.”
Brian Richard Calvert Kemp
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gloucestershire
“For services to International Trade in the South West.”
Brian Wentworth Sinnamon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“Business Manager, Judicial Services Group, Northern Ireland Court Service, Ministry of Justice. For public and voluntary service.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗ · View the page ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Retrieved from the London Gazette on 3 July 2026.
Location (South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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