New Year Honours 2015
Teresa Lesley REES, C.B.E., DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 2015
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South Glamorgan
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“for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 1% of the list.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Mary Plunket Greene, O.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Carol Ann Duffy, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“For services to Poetry.”
Catherine Fiona Woolf, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to the Legal Profession, Diversity and the City of London.”
Desmond Wilcox) C.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fiona Marie Kendrick,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to the Food and Drink Industry and to Skills Development.”
Ila Dianne Thompson, C.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the National Lottery and charitable services.”
Joan Henrietta Collins, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to charity.”
Joyce Evelyn Plotnikoff,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to Justice, particularly Vulnerable and Child Witnesses.”
Kate Dethridge,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to Education.”
Kristin Scott Thomas, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Drama.”
Marina Sarah Warner, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Oremi Evans,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“For services to Education.”
Susan Margaret Mrs. Bruce,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
Thomas’s Nhs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Nursing.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (South Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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