

New Year Honours 2018
Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Principal and Chief Executive • South Tyneside College
Organisation: South Tyneside College
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Education and the community in South Tyneside.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Education and the community in South Tyneside.
View London Gazette notice ↗London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Dr. Lindsey Janet WHITEROD O.B.E.
Chief Executive, South Tyneside College
For services to Education and the community in South Tyneside.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2014
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Location
Tyne and Wear
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Principal and Chief Executive, South Tyneside College
- Region
- Tyne and Wear
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education and the community in South Tyneside.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 104 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, South Tyneside College.
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 New Year Honours 2018
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North Yorkshire
“For services to the Redcar and Tees Valley Economy.”
Andrea Sutcliffe
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London
“For services to Adult Social Care in England.”
Andrew Hamilton
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Armagh
“For services to Government and to charitable fundraising.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth and Kinross
“For services to Science in Scotland.”
Andrew Robertson
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“For services to Veterans, Healthcare and Affordable Housing in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.”
Anne Mcgaughrin
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London
“For services to Law and Order in the Public Sector.”
Anne Rainsberry
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London
“For services to the NHS.”
Anthony Timpson
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Cheshire
“For public and parliamentary service.”
Anthony Walker
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Derbyshire
“For services to the Motor Industry.”
Barry William Bennett
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Benjamin Thomson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Arts and Culture in Scotland.”
Blondel Cluff
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London
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Caroline Dive
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Charles Nicholas Back
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London
“For services to the British Food and Farming Industry.”
Christl Donnelly
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Epidemiology and the Control of Infectious Diseases.”
Christopher Stein
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Cornwall
“For services to the Economy.”
Clare Connor
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East Sussex
“For services to Cricket.”
Dale Bywater
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to NHS Patients and Taxpayers.”
Dana Tobak
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London
“For services to the Digital Economy.”
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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 →
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Rachael Ross
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Debra Gray
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Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
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Keri Scott
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Glenda Mctaggart
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Julia Downey
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Barbara Connell
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Alison Turner
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Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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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
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“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
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937990. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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