New Year Honours 2022
Julie Lydon DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Vice-Chancellor
“For services to Higher Education.”
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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
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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 Julie Elspeth LYDON O.B.E.
lately Vice-Chancellor, University of South Wales
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
- Region
- Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
5 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gloucestershire.
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 New Year Honours 2022
Diane Elizabeth Lees,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
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“For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage.”
Emily Lawson
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“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Flora Duffy
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“For services to Sport in Bermuda.”
Helen Stokes-lampard
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to General Practice.”
Jennifer Harries
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Monmouth, Gwent
“For services to Health.”
Joanna Lumley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, to Entertainment and to Charitable Causes.”
June Raine
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response.”
Laura Kenny
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Marton, Cheshire
“For services to Cycling.”
Sara Khan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Watford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.”
Sarah Springman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to International Sports Administration.”
Susan Gray
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Sylvia Heal
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For Political and Public Service.”
Vanessa Redgrave
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Vivienne Cox
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business.”
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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 →
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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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 · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956207. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Stroud, Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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