
Birthday Honours 2018
Samantha Whay-jenkins MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to education and to the promotion of British business.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to education and to the promotion of British business.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Samantha Clare WHAY-JENKINS
For services to education and to the promotion of British business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
Adrian Fewings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Derbyshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Derbyshire.”
Adrian Jarvis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Afriqnmun Lovejoy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Ahmed Bedri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Ajaz Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Media.”
Akeela Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
Alan Bruce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Alan Creighton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alasdair Gillies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Albert Pattison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alison Browning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
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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
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042338. View the official notice ↗
Published 9 June 2018.
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