New Year Honours 2008
John Joseph TISSIMAN MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Chair, Edward Pryor and Son Ltd and Vice-President, Engineering Employers' Federation. For services to Engineering in South Yorkshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair, Edward Pryor and Son Ltd and Vice-President, Engineering Employers' Federation. For services to Engineering in South Yorkshire.
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“Chair, Edward Pryor and Son Ltd and Vice-President, Engineering Employers' Federation. For services to Engineering in South Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 63% of the list.
In their area
562 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
1,920 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“External and Government Affairs Executive, West of England Aerospace Forum. For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Pit Stop 2000 Ltd, Halifax. For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Grade C1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“Lately Chief Executive, Institute of Biomedical Science. For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Director, Logistical Services, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Designer and Photographer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“Chair, National Forum for Organisations of Disabled People. For services to Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Chief Executive, Punch Records. For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“Assistant Control Manager, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Flood Rescue.”
Andrew Philip Garnett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade C1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Robert Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“First Call Operative, National Grid. For services to Flood Rescue.”
Andy Raphael Thomas Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Jazz Musician and Teacher. For services to Music in Birmingham.”
Anita Margaret George
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cornwall
“For services to the community in Penzance, Cornwall.”
Anita Susan Marsland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“Executive Director of Health and Social Care, Knowsley Council and Chief Executive, Knowsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,920 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
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Peter Mambara
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stanford Le Hope, Essex
“Head of Technical and Training for First Bus. For services to Public Transport and Transport Engineering”
Tina Patricia Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Simeon John Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“Chair, Blood Cancer UK. For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Stephen Michael Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
Martin John Rolles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Clinical Oncologist, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
Professor Mykaell Riley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director for The Black Music Research Unit and Principal Investigator for Bass Culture Research, University of Westminster. For services to Research and Education around Black British Music”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Digital Equity Senior Principal, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For services to Digital Inclusion”
Ghulam Andre Ng
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Head of Department, Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and President, British Cardiovascular Society. For services to Medical Research and Healthcare”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Digital Product Manager, Home Office. For services to Migration and Borders Technology”
James Markey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“Founder, UNI SIM. For services to the Technology Sector”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Social Sciences, Government Office for Science. For services to Social Science”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“Executive Director, The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Jenny Barbara Ellis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, NextJenSecurity. For services to Cyber Policy”
Mark Edward Antony Downs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Society for Biology. For services to Biology”
Nicola Collett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
“Lately Partnership Development Manager, Leicester City School Sport Partnership. For services to School Sport and Physical Education and to the communities in Leicester City and Leicestershire”
Thomas Malcolm Calvert
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Senior Professional Technical Officer, Rivers Directorate, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Flood Risk Management and Digital Transformation”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
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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