Birthday Honours 1979
Maisie McGUIGAN OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in Scotland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1979
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“For services to education in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 158 times in the Birthday Honours List 1979 — about 20% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1979
Alexander Kenworthy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the Guild of Agricultural Correspondents.”
Alexander Logan Speirs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Sick Children, Glasgow.”
Alexander McCulloch French
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Ernest Majendie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Strategic Studies.”
Arthur James Pack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Howard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Mary Bray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com munity in Filey.”
Bryan Lorrain Humphreys Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Scientist
Charles Adrian Sinker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Director
Charles Grenville Parsons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Hunnisett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For charitable services in Sussex.”
Charles Lovell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Norman Ribbeck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Christopher James Edward Hosegood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Clare's Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Claude Fortescue Nason
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Cleo Laine (Clementina Dinah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Clifford Walter Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Clive Derby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Executive
Cyril Lewis Ricketts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Wales.”
David Cameron Lindsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Group Managing Director
David Clark Elsbury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
David Hall Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to youth in Cheshire.”
David Ross Stoddart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Lecturer
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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
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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
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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1979.
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