New Year Honours 2011
Professor Robert James Timothy WILSON
Knight Bachelor
politician
Organisation: University of Hertfordshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Higher Education and to Business.”
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Knight Bachelor
Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Higher Education and to Business.
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New Year Honours 2011- Role at the time
- politician
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- Hertfordshire
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Higher Education and to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
11 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Hertfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
politician, University of Hertfordshire.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2011
Alec Edward Reed
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Anthony Gerard Redmond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Chairman, Commission for Local Administration (Ombudsman). For services to Local Government.”
David Kennedy Newbigging
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to Cancer Research.”
Dr David Edgeworth Butler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. For services to Political Science.”
Martin Faulkner Broughton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“Chairman, British Airways. For services to Business.”
Peter Brian Ellwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Northamptonshire
“For services to Business and to the Public Sector.”
Peter James Bottomley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For public service.”
Professor Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Director-General, Knowledge and Innovation, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.”
Professor Keith Macdonald Porter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Worcestershire
“Consultant, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Professor Lewis Duthie Ritchie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Aberdeenshire
“General Medical Practitioner and Honorary Consultant in Public Health. For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Professor Michael John Gregory
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Head, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. For services to Technology.”
Professor Robin MacGregor Murray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. For services to Medicine.”
Professor Rory Edwards Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Co-Director, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford. For services to Science.”
Richard Peter Lambert
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Director-General, Confederation of British Industry. For services to Business.”
Roger Martyn Carr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Chairman, Centrica plc. For services to Business.”
Ronald James Kerr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Bristol
“Chief Executive, Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Stephen John Limrick Bubb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Vernon James Ellis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Philanthropist and Chairman, English National Opera. For services to Music.”
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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
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, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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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Knight Bachelor · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2010.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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