Birthday Honours 2001
Keith Ronald Hirst CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • Sandwell TEC
“For services to Education, Training and Enterprise in the Black Country.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Education, Training and Enterprise in the Black Country.
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“For services to Education, Training and Enterprise in the Black Country.”
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“For services to Education, Training and Enterprise in the Black Country.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 122 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Sandwell TEC.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2001
Alan Watson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“for Administration.”
Alasdair Uist Macdonald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Education.”
Alastair David Lyons
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Department of Social Security.”
Albray Victor Butterfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the community, Providenciales.”
Anthony Francis Pryor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Anthony Minghella
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“For services to Film Drama.”
Anthony William King-Harman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Barry Andrew Louis Goldman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Navy
Beno Bartholomew Tomon Boeha
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to higher education and research.”
Brian James Jerstice
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Air Force
Cary Lynn Cooper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Charles Tomlinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Poet
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Drama.”
Christopher Gray Lewis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
lately Head
Christopher John Nicholls
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Education.”
Christopher Richard Ivory
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Training.”
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Cynthia Ruth Butlin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the eradication of leprosy in India and Nepal.”
David Acland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
David Bailey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Art.”
David Charles Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Transport.”
David Gilroy
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David Harold Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Electricity Supply Industry.”
David James Bills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
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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
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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.”
Shelagh Legrave
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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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2001 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2001.
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