New Year Honours 2016
Ronke Ige (mrs. Oke) BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Business and charity.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Ms Ronke IGE (Mrs. Oke)
For services to Business and charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2016
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Adrian Whitwood
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Agatha Kalisperas
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London
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Agnes Craig
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Ailsa Button
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Surrey
“For services to Children and Families.”
Alan Crocker
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Wiltshire
“For services to Football in Wiltshire.”
Alan Hague
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Young People through Scouting in Lancashire.”
Alan Hargreaves
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Surrey
“For services to Engineering Research.”
Alan Harrisson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
“For services to the Royal British Legion in the Republic of Ireland.”
Alan Roberts
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Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Manchester.”
Alan Rowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Kent
“For services to the community in Cobham, Kent through the Parish Council.”
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PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Down
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Alexander Bertram
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Lanarkshire
“For services to Psychiatric Care.”
Alexander Gunn
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Caithness
“For services to Heritage and the community in Caithness.”
Alice Ballard
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Alison Grant
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London
“For services to Cycling.”
Alison Peak
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Gloucestershire
“For services to the community in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.”
Alison Wrigley
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Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Allan Alman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
“For services to music and to the community in Gibraltar.”
Amanda Jolliffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Gwent
“For voluntary service to First Aid through St. John Ambulance.”
Amelia Luffrum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Homeless and Deprived People in South Tyneside.”
Andrew Mackenzie
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Sutherland
“For services to the community in Dornoch, Sutherland.”
Angela Forder-stent
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Twyford, Hampshire.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455751. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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