Birthday Honours 2015
Kevan Collins
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive
“For services to Education.”
Timeline
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Dr. Kevan Arthur COLLINS
Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 30 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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 Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2015
Adrian White
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Surrey
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Andreas Whittam Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For public service, particularly to the Church of England.”
Bernard Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Oxfordshire
“For public service, particularly to Defence.”
Charles Downes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Fife
“For services to Higher Education and Life Sciences.”
Christopher Clark
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
“For services to British German relations.”
Ciaran Devane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Cancer Patients.”
Francis Mcloughlin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Further Education.”
Gareth Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Sport and for charitable services.”
Gary Verity
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to Tourism and the Tour De France Grand Depart 2014.”
George Morrison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Down
“For services to the Music Industry and to Tourism in Northern Ireland.”
Harshad Bhadeshia
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science and Technology.”
Henry Angest
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For political service.”
Hussein Pirmohamed
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Merseyside
“For services to Medicine.”
Iain Mcmillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the Scottish Economy.”
Ian Weller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Lincolnshire
“For services to HIV Research.”
James Macmillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to Music.”
Karl Jenkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Composing and Crossing Musical Genres.”
Lenworth Henry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Drama and Charity.”
Michael Davis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Holocaust Commemoration and Education.”
Naim Dangoor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For charitable services.”
Nicholas Penny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Nicholas Weller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Patrick Head
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Motorsport.”
Paul Kenny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Trade Unions.”
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
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
Knight Bachelor · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347482. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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