Birthday Honours 2022
Sally Mapstone DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Principal and Vice Chancellor
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Sally MAPSTONE F.R.S.E.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Principal and Vice Chancellor
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- St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipient is from Fife.
What organisation were they with?
Principal and Vice Chancellor.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Business and to the Hospitality Industry.”
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“For services to the Arts, particularly during Covid-19.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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Rachael Ross
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Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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Keri Scott
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Glenda Mctaggart
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Catherine Grove
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Julia Downey
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Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Caroline Tyerman
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“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
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Louise Sutherland
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Peter Scobie
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Audrey Moore
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Fiona Mccullough
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Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084015. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (St Andrews, Fife) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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