Birthday Honours 2002
John Stuart Archer CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Principal and Vice Chancellor • Heriot-Watt University
“For services to Higher Education.”
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“For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the Birthday Honours List 2002 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Principal and Vice Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2002
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“for Education and Skills.”
Alison Tierney
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“For services to Nursing Research and Education.”
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“For services to Mechanical Engineering.”
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“For services to Primary Care Research and Development.”
Anthony Charles Sleeman
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“for Wales, Midlands and the South, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Arthur Maurice Lucas
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Brian Appleton
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“For services to Safety Management.”
Brian Cass
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“For services to Medical Research.”
Brian James Turner
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“For services to Tourism and to Training in the Catering Industry.”
Brian Walter Newby
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Catherine Fiona Woolf
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Cecil Hugh McMurray
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“For Public Service.”
Charles Gordon Brown Nicholson
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“For services to the Administration of Justice in Scotland.”
Christine Anne Whatford
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“For services to Education.”
Christopher Gibbs Holtom
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Christopher John Murray
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late The Royal Logistic Corps
Christopher John Pollock
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“For services to the Environment.”
Christopher John Shepley
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“for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.”
Christopher Masters
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“For services to Industry.”
Clifford James Prior
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“For services to Health Care.”
David Houston Will
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“For services to Association Football.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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“For services to Education.”
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Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2002).
Published 13 June 2002.
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