New Year Honours 2015
Theodore AGNEW, D.L
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Education.”
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Location
Norfolk
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Knight Bachelor
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 22 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 2% 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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2015
Andrew Jonathan Bate, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Andrew Valentine Morris, O.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Anthony Herbert Everington, O.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Primary Care.”
David Anthony Andrew Amess, M.P.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Essex
“for Southend West.”
David Edward John Ramsden, C.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Economic Policy Making.”
David John Verey, C.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
Dickson Poon, C.B.E
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Business and to charity particularly Higher Education.”
Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley, M.P.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
“For services to Parliamentary engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.”
John Arthur Townsley,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
John Vincent Hurt, C.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Norfolk
“For services to Drama.”
Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, F.B.A.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Bristol
“For services to Social Science and public service.”
Martyn Poliakoff, C.B.E., F.R.S.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Nottinghamshire
Matthew David Baggott, C.B.E., Q.P.M.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Midlands
Nigel John Thrift, D.L., F.B.A.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Higher Education.”
Nilesh Jayantilal Samani, D.L.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Leicestershire
Norman Stanley Williams,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Surgery.”
Peter Ashley Kendall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Hertfordshire
Richard Leon Paniguian, C.B.E.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
Richard Robert Barnett,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Londonderry
Vice-Chancellor
Simon Fraser Campbell, C.B.E., F.R.S.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Dorset
“For services to Chemistry.”
Thomas Philip Winsor, H.M.
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For public service.”
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
Knight Bachelor · 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 (Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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