New Year Honours 2010
John Thomas SMITH OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Principal, Burnley College. For services to Further Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Principal, Burnley College. For services to Further Education.
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“Lately Principal, Burnley College. For services to Further Education.”
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“Lately Principal, Burnley College. For services to Further Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 226 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
136 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2010
Ahmad Shahzad
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“For services to Black and Minority Ethnic People.”
Ailsa Elizabeth Beaton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Director of Information, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.”
Alan Kenneth Bowers Beavis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Berkshire
“For services to the Scouts.”
Alexander Beveridge Anderson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Durham
“Chairman of Governors, University of Teesside. For services to the community in the North East.”
Alexander Tait
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Northumberland
“Lately Governing Governor, HM Young Offenders' Institution Castington, Northumberland, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice.”
Alice Sluckin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Leicestershire
“Chair, Selective Mutism Information and Research Association. For services to Children and Families.”
Alison Mary Mclean
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Herefordshire
“For services to Rural Affairs in the West Midlands.”
Amanda Deeks
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, South Gloucestershire Council and Founder, West of England Partnership for Bristol. For services to Local Government.”
Amanda Jane Wakeley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Designer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Andrew John Leigh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Surrey
“For public service.”
Andrew Richard Pope
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cheshire
“National Business Crime Partnership Manager, Co-operative Group. For public service.”
Anna Kendall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
North Yorkshire
“Lately Headteacher, Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Kensington and Chelsea, London. For services to Education.”
Anne Elizabeth Brannagan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Surrey
“Complex Trauma Manager, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court, Surrey, Ministry of Defence.”
Anne Kirkham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Hertfordshire
“Grade 5, Decent Homes and Housing Finance Division, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Anne Roberts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Gwent
“Chief Executive, Crossroads Association. For services to Carers.”
Anthea Bell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature and to Literary Translations.”
Anthony Edward Langford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Non-Executive Director, John Smedley. For services to the Knitwear Industry.”
Anthony John William Attard
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Lancashire
“Chief Executive, Panaz Ltd. For services to the Textile Industry and to International Trade.”
Anthony Paul Jakimciw
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cumbria
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Dumfries and Galloway College. For services to Further Education in Scotland.”
Antony Dunne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Middlesex
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Arlene Bell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Tyne and Wear
“Headteacher, Beechdale Nursery School, Durham. For services to local and national Early Years Education.”
Bernardine Rees
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Ceredigion
“Lately Chief Executive, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Local Health Board. For services to the NHS in Wales.”
Bishop Louis Richard Mcleod
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Northamptonshire
“For services to Southwark Credit Union.”
Braham Sydney Murray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Artistic Director, Royal Exchange, Manchester. For services to Drama.”
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2009.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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