Birthday Honours 2020
Paul Seawright OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Faculty of Arts
“For services to Higher Education and the Arts.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Higher Education and the Arts.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Paul SEAWRIGHT
Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ulster University
For services to Higher Education and the Arts.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Faculty of Arts
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- Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Higher Education and the Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 308 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 17% of the list.
In their area
47 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from City of Belfast.
What organisation were they with?
Faculty of Arts.
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 2020
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“For public service.”
Adam Tee
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Adrian Petticrew
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Banbridge, County Down
“For services to St John Ambulance (Northern Ireland) during the Covid-19 response.”
Adrienne Cherrywood
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Edenbridge, Kent
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ahmereen Reza
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London, Greater London
“For public and political service and Interfaith Work.”
Alan Mcrae
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Grassroots and Professional Football.”
Alex Forsyth
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Alexander Campbell
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Orsett, Essex
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Cooper
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London, Greater London
“For services to Volunteering during the Covid-19 response.”
Ali Mohammed
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Finance and to Charity.”
Alison Paul
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Education.”
Alison Pittard
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Collingham, West Yorkshire
“For services to Critical Care.”
Alison Ring
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London, Greater London
“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
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Livingston, West Lothian
“For services to Education in West Lothian.”
Alpesh Patel
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Economy and International Trade.”
Alun Jones
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Swansea, South Glamorgan
“For services to Rugby Union Football in Wales....”
Anant Shah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education, Health and Animal Welfare”
Andrew Harrison
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Steventon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science during the Covid-19 response.”
Andrew Price
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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Aviation Security.”
Andrew Stylianou
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
Andr� Singer
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Richmond, London
“For services to Anthropology and to the Documentary Film Industry.”
Anita Johnson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Ann Walker
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Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Academia and to the Covid-19 response.”
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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 →
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Rachael Ross
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Debra Gray
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Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
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Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“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
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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 · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646024. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Belfast, City of 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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