Birthday Honours 1977
Rose Dominge Vanterpool BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to education and the community in the British Virgin Islands.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to education and the community in the British Virgin Islands.
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1977
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“For services to education and the community in the British Virgin Islands.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 339 times in the Birthday Honours List 1977 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 1977
Adam Collier Baxter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Sergeant
Agnes Gilmour Foley Tracey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Airman. Keith Noel Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Albert Charles Edward Chalmers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Albert Sidney Denton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alexander Coghill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alexander Fraser Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alexander Halliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the com- munity, particularly to Law Hospital, Lanarkshire.”
Alexander Patrick Ashmall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alexander Vinters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alfred Ernest Pepper of Aspley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the community.”
Alfred Goss
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alfred Harper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alfred Osborne Bird of Pascoe Vale South
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to education.”
Alfred Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alfred Stanley Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Alice Mary Meldon of Chinchilla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to returned servicemen and women.”
Alice Maud Styles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Allan Macleay Gumming of Highton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the community.”
Allen Brownbill of Laanecoorie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the local government.”
Andrew Baird Ferguson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Ann Elizabeth Penfold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the community.”
Annie Maud Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
“For services to the community in Wilton Gilbert, Durham.”
Anthony Bowns
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1977
Royal Air Force
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“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.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
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.”
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.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1977
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1977 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1977.
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