Birthday Honours 2012
Professor Julia Elizabeth KING DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
engineer
Organisation: Aston University
“Vice-Chancellor, Aston University. For services to Higher Education and Technology.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Vice-Chancellor, Aston University. For services to Higher Education and Technology.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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“Vice-Chancellor, Aston University. For services to Higher Education and Technology.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 8 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
15 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cambridgeshire.
What organisation were they with?
engineer, Aston University.
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
Dr Mary Doreen Archer
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“Chair, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Lucy Jeanne Neville-Rolfe
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Deputy Chair, British Retail Consortium and Executive Director, Corporate and Legal Affairs, Tesco plc. For services to Industry and voluntary service.”
Professor Janet Maureen Thornton
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“Director, European Bioinformatics Institute. For services to Bioinformatics.”
Professor Tina Lavender
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Merseyside
“Professor of Midwifery, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester. For services to Midwifery.”
Rt Hon Tessa Jane Jowell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For political and charitable services.”
Theresa Sackler
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts.”
Zaha Hadid
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Architecture.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,959 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Lynne McTAGGART
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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)
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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
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
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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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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Location (Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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