Birthday Honours 2018
Katherine Willis CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Royal Botanic Garden
“For services to Biodiversity and to Conservation.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Biodiversity and to Conservation.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Katherine Jane WILLIS
Director of Science, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew and Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
For services to Biodiversity and to Conservation.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Oxfordshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Royal Botanic Garden
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- Oxfordshire
“For services to Biodiversity and to Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Royal Botanic Garden.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 2018
Alexander Begbie
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Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
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Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
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Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
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London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
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Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
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Ann Heathwaite
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Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
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Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
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Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
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Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
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Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
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Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
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West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Caroline Brazier
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
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Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
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Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
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London
“For services to Housing.”
David Wood
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Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
Dinah Casson
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London
“For services to Design.”
Dionne Collins
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
Edward Hardy
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Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Clare Olver
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Community Forestry.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Kabir Kaul
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Nature.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Keith Chalmers-watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Berwick, East Lothian
“For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
George Seligman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Juliet Sargeant
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Horticulture.”
David Sawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holm, Orkney
“For services to Port and Harbour Development and to Environmental Management.”
John Rochford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041567. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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