New Year Honours 2015
Kate DETHRIDGE, DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Education.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 2015
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Berkshire
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Mary Plunket Greene, O.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Carol Ann Duffy, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“For services to Poetry.”
Catherine Fiona Woolf, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to the Legal Profession, Diversity and the City of London.”
Desmond Wilcox) C.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fiona Marie Kendrick,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to the Food and Drink Industry and to Skills Development.”
Ila Dianne Thompson, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the National Lottery and charitable services.”
Joan Henrietta Collins, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to charity.”
Joyce Evelyn Plotnikoff,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to Justice, particularly Vulnerable and Child Witnesses.”
Kristin Scott Thomas, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Drama.”
Marina Sarah Warner, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Oremi Evans,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“For services to Education.”
Susan Margaret Mrs. Bruce,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
Teresa Lesley Rees, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
South Glamorgan
“for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.”
Thomas’s Nhs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Nursing.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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