
New Year Honours 1994
Sylvia Lawrence MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1994
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New Year Honours 1994“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 736 times in the New Year Honours List 1994 — about 57% 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 New Year Honours 1994
Agamemnon Housing Association
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the Housing Association Movement.”
Agnes Neillie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Education.”
Agnes Stevenson Falson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Agnes Teresa Dufton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Aileen Bridgewater
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the community in Hong Kong.”
Alan Alfred Reay
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Royal Navy
Alan Brian Clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Local Government.”
Alan George Thomas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Royal Air Force
Alan Hampson Fogg
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the Royal Philanthropic Society and to Young People.”
Alan Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the Water Industry.”
Alan Howard Keys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Conservation.”
Alan Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Alan Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Alastair Stephen McLEAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For political service.”
Alaster Drummond
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Albert John Tempest
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Architecture.”
Albert Leslie Quick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Swimming in Liverpool.”
Alec John William Collyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Education.”
Alec Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Scouting in Norton, Doncaster.”
Alexander McLACHLAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Science.”
Alfred Lewis Mapledoram
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For charitable services to the community in Salisbury.”
Alfred Reginald Burbanks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Alison Helen Margaret Glen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“for Scotland.”
Alistair McCOIST
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Association Football.”
In the same field
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1994
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1994 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1993.
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