Birthday Honours 2008
Randolph Richards in Aquatic Veterinary Studies CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University of Stirling and Director
“For services to Veterinary Science.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2008
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- University of Stirling and Director
“For services to Veterinary Science.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 118 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
University of Stirling and Director.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Alan Parker
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Surrey
“Chief Executive Officer, Whitbread Group. For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Andrew Maxwell Coppel
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Surrey
“Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
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Staffordshire
“Lately Divisional Manager, Institutional Inspections and Frameworks Division, Ofsted, Department for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
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Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Antony Hales
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Warwickshire
“Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Archibald Anderson Bethel
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Lanarkshire
“Lately Chair, Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire. For services to Business and to Economic Development in Lanarkshire.”
Bernard Borland
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London
“Principal, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, Clapham. For services to Further Education in London.”
Brian Edward Mchenry
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London
“Lately General Counsel, Office of Fair Trading. For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Ion Duerden of Medical Microbiology
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“For services to Medicine and to Charity.”
Brian Magenis
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London
“Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service.”
Carew Lovell Wilks
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Charles Stuart Bell
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London
“Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
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Essex
“National Business Director, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Clive Richard Elderton
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Colin Andrew Findlay
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Colin McLeod Milne
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Inverness-shire
“President, Employment Tribunal, Scotland. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Coun Mohammed Afzal Khan
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Greater Manchester
“For services to Community and Inter-Faith Relations and to Local Government in Manchester.”
Coun Nicholas William Skellett
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Surrey
“Leader, Surrey County Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Darling
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Warwickshire
“Co-founder, Codemasters. For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
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London
“Director, Business Relations, Special Projects, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
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Belfast
“Chair, International Fund for Ireland. For services to Economic Development and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
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Northumberland
“Headteacher, Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland. For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O'connor
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London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dr Aileen Margaret Keel
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“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Polina Bayvel
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Lorna Dawson
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Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
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Hayaatun Sillem
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
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Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
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“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
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