Birthday Honours 2011
Professor Elaine THOMAS CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: University for the Creative Arts
“Vice-Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts. For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Vice-Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts. For services to Higher Education.
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“Vice-Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts. For services to Higher Education.”
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“Vice-Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts. 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 94 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 10% of the list.
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153 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
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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.
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Alexander Robert Nairne
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Andrew Charles Stott
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Anthony Mcguirk
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“Chief Fire Officer, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Local Government.”
Antony Ronald Wadsworth
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London
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Barbara Rogers
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Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School and Arts College, Salford. For services to local and national Education.”
Bryan Ferry
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“Singer and Songwriter. For services to Music.”
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Celia Birtwell
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Surrey
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Colin Firth
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David Isaac
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David Way
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Warwickshire
“Deputy Chief Executive, National Apprenticeship Service, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.”
Deborah Lavin
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Isle of Wight
“Principal, Isle of Wight College. For services to Further Education.”
Dianne Michele Jeffrey
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“Lately Dean of Postgraduate Dental Education. For services to Dentistry.”
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Alan John Hiatt
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Cwmbran, Gwent
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Jamie Paul Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
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Julie Gard
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Bracknell, Berkshire
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Lilian Jane Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
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Exeter, Devon
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Waterlooville, Hampshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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