New Year Honours 2019
Professor Madeleine Julia Atkins DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Vice-Chancellor
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
“For services to Higher Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
“Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University. For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University. For services to Higher Education.
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Warwickshire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
- Region
- Warwickshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University. For services to Higher Education.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Cambridgeshire
“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 10 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2019
Alison Nimmo
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service and services to the Exchequer.”
Ann Gloag
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Ann Robinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Primary Care.”
Glenda Bailey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the GREAT Britain campaign and UK prosperity, charity, fashion and journalism.”
Jayne Anne Gadhia
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Financial Services and to Women in the Financial Industry.”
Lesley (Twiggy) Lawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Fashion, to the Arts and to charity.”
Louise Martin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Sport.”
Marianne Griffiths
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
Mary Ney
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Local Government.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
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.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176264. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 1 January 2012.
Location (Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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