New Year Honours 2008
Michele Marie MARKEN OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: St Joseph's College
“Principal, St Joseph's College, Belfast. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Principal, St Joseph's College, Belfast. For services to Education.
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“Principal, St Joseph's College, Belfast. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Principal, St Joseph's College, Belfast. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Principal, St Joseph's College, Belfast. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 235 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
84 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Belfast.
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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
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Adrian Roger Wyatt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Quintain Estates and Development plc and Founder, Investment Property Forum. For services to the Property Industry.”
Alan James Walker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cheshire
“Finance Director, Jaguar Cars. For services to the Automotive Industry and to Disadvantaged People in Merseyside.”
Alastair Jesse Head Macnish
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Renfrewshire
“Lately Chair, Accounts Commission for Scotland. For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Jamieson
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Valencia Province
“Lately Chief Executive, Includem. For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Artist. For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary Mcdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Sussex
“Senior Manager, Processing Directorate, Portsmouth, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Alison Richards
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to UNICEF UK.”
Amir Kabal
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Member, Learning and Skills Council, National Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee. For services to Training and to the community in East Staffordshire.”
Andrew Keddie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“Lately Chair, Scottish Police Conveners' Forum. For public service.”
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Deputy Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Director Wales, BT. For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Valuation Office Agency. For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“Managing Director, Focus Education UK Ltd. For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony Mcgann
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to the community in the Vauxhall and Kirkdale Districts of Liverpool.”
Anton Setchell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.”
Audrey Ruth Burton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“For charitable services in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.”
Barbara Dana Broccoli
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London, London
“Film Producer. For services to the Film Industry.”
Barbara Elizabeth Riddell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Director of Resources, London Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
Barbara Margaret Gildea
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Executive Vice-President, Human Resources, Rolls Royce. For services to Business.”
Barbara Thorndick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, West Kent Housing Association. For services to Social Housing.”
Bernard Mcguigan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Armagh
“Head of Estate Management, Northern Ireland Office.”
Brian Wareham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Crimestoppers.”
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Keri Scott
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Barbara Helen Connell
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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