New Year Honours 1997
Michael Goldstein CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Vice-Chancellor • Coventry University
Organisation: Coventry University
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1997
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1997- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University.
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 1997
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“For services to the Fine Arts and for charitable services.”
Alan James Kearney
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Royal Air Force
Alan John Bannister
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Royal Navy
Alasdair Donald MacDuff Liddell
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Alison Norman
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“For services to Health Care.”
Allen Short Matheson
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“For services to Architecture.”
Amyand David Buckingham
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“For servicesto Science.”
Andrew Neil Morrison
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“for Scotland.”
Andrew Rodney Dare
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“For services to Milk Marque and to the Dairy Industry.”
Angus John MacDONALD
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“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anthony David Ball
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Anthony George Hurst Withey
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“For services to the Employment of Disabled People.”
Anthony Michell Howard
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“For services to Journalism and to Broadcasting.”
Anthony Stephen Close
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“For services to Health Education.”
Antony Angus Nicholson
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Archibald MacLAREN
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Arthur S. Jones
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“For services to Agricultural Education.”
Ashley Ernest George Truluck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Aubrey Rose
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“For services to Community Relations.”
Barbara Fitzgerald Harvey
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“For services to Medieval History.”
Basil Richard Ryland Butler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Oil Industry and to the Royal Academy of Engineering.”
Bowen Leung Po-wing
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“for Planning, Environment, and Lands, Hong Kong.”
Brian Ford Baldock
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“For services to the Alcoholic Drinks Industry.”
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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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Kendal, Cumbria
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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
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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
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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