Birthday Honours 2009
Marilyn HOLNESS OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Deputy Principal, Southlands College, Roehampton University. For services to Teacher Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Deputy Principal, Southlands College, Roehampton University. For services to Teacher Education.
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“Deputy Principal, Southlands College, Roehampton University. For services to Teacher Education.”
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“Deputy Principal, Southlands College, Roehampton University. For services to Teacher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 239 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Ailsa Claire
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“Chief Executive, Barnsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Eric Hepper
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Wiltshire
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Geoffrey Moore
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Wiltshire
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Alan William Henry
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Down
“Lately Northern Ireland Civil Service Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner. For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
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Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
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North Yorkshire
“Principal, Selby College, North Yorkshire. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Sonia Berry
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London
“Chief Executive, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew John Beale
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Swansea
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Andrew Kilpatrick
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Hampshire
“Lately Headteacher, Northumberland Park Community School, Haringey, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
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West Sussex
“Director of Operations, Land Registry, Ministry of Justice.”
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
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East Sussex
“Director, Capital Projects, British Airports Authority. For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus Macdonald
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Perth and Kinross
“Director, Financial News and Chairman, Specialist Waste Recycling. For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
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West Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Focus on Food Campaign and Co-director, Design Dimension Educational Trust. For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
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Surrey
“For services to Disabled People.”
Ann Whyte Harris
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South Yorkshire
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Anne Marie Ledger
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Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
Annette Gibbons
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
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Annie Rosaleen Mullins
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London
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Anthony Yorke
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West Sussex
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Arthur James Burden
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Greater Manchester
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Barbara Patricia Russell
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Hampshire
“Service Manager, Action for Children Fostering: Wessex Community Projects. For services to Children and Families.”
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Devon
“Chairman, Regional Management Board, Fire and Rescue Service South West. For services to Local Government.”
Billy Williams
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Surrey
“Cinematographer. For services to the Film Industry.”
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Limavady, County Londonderry
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
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Fiona Jayne Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Alan John Hiatt
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Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
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Exeter, Devon
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Jacqueline Burton
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Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
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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