New Year Honours 1997
Robert Hawley CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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“For services to the Energy Industry and to Engineering.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Energy Industry and to Engineering.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Energy Industry and to Engineering.”
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 9% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 New Year Honours 1997
.Richard Wright Shaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For sevicesto Higher Education.”
Abraham Kenneth Snowman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Fine Arts and for charitable services.”
Alan James Kearney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Air Force
Alan John Bannister
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Navy
Alasdair Donald MacDuff Liddell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Alison Norman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Allen Short Matheson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Architecture.”
Amyand David Buckingham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For servicesto Science.”
Andrew Neil Morrison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Scotland.”
Andrew Rodney Dare
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Milk Marque and to the Dairy Industry.”
Angus John MacDONALD
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anthony David Ball
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Anthony George Hurst Withey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Employment of Disabled People.”
Anthony Michell Howard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Journalism and to Broadcasting.”
Anthony Stephen Close
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Education.”
Antony Angus Nicholson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Archibald MacLAREN
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Arthur S. Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Agricultural Education.”
Ashley Ernest George Truluck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Aubrey Rose
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Community Relations.”
Barbara Fitzgerald Harvey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Medieval History.”
Basil Richard Ryland Butler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Oil Industry and to the Royal Academy of Engineering.”
Bowen Leung Po-wing
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Planning, Environment, and Lands, Hong Kong.”
Brian Ford Baldock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Alcoholic Drinks Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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