New Year Honours 2008
Michael Alan Brown CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Liverpool.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Higher Education and to the community in Liverpool.
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“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Liverpool.”
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“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Liverpool.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 105 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 9% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Alan Douglas Garwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
Alan Keith McCulloch Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Alex Linkston
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Lothian
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Andrew Flockhart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to British business and charitable interests in Mexico.”
Allan Edward Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dorset
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
Andrew Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Ayrshire
“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Stephen Warde
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Angela Mary Bernstein of Craigweil
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mason
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for England.”
Ann Judith Lloyd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gloucestershire
Anthony Gordon Douglas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Bill Kirkup
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
Director General
Bishop Charles Caruana
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For charitable services in Gibraltar.”
Brendan Foster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“For services to Sport.”
Brian Geoffrey Spratt of Molecular Microbiology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Brian Henry Leonard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Brian Woods-Scawen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Bronwen Mary Curtis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community.”
Bruce Nicholas Bromley Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Carolyn Jane Stait
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Art.”
Christine Braddock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Worcestershire
“For services to Further Education.”
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
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (Merseyside) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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