Birthday Honours 2024
Judith Petts DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Vice-Chancellor
“For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Judith Irene PETTS C.B.E.
Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth
For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
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- Seaton, Devon
“For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipient is from Devon.
What organisation were they with?
Vice-Chancellor.
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2024
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London, Greater London
“For services to Fashion and to Business.”
Clare Marchant
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Malvern, Worcestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Dervilla Mitchell
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Evelyn Taylor
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Business.”
Ffion The Lady Hague Of Richmond
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For Public Service and to Business.”
Hannah Rothschild
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy in the Arts, Culture and Charity Sectors.”
Helen Stephenson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity and to Regulation.”
Imelda Staunton
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Janice Sigsworth
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Jasvinder Sanghera
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North Yorkshire
“For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse.”
Julia Hoggett
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Finance.”
Karen Buck
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Karen Holford
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Engineering.”
Moira Whyte
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Rebecca Harris
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Essex
“For Political and Public Service.”
Tracey Emin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
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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 →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
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
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
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644774. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Seaton, Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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