New Year Honours 2006
Upkar Singh Pardesi OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• University of Central England
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2006
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- University of Central England
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 271 times in the New Year Honours List 2006 — about 26% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
University of Central England.
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
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2006
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“For services to Logistics.”
Alan John Bates
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“For services to Heritage.”
Alan Richard Norman
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“For services to Telecommunications.”
Alan Sykes
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“for Standards in Education.”
Alan Thomas Roach
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Alastair McInnes
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“For services to Export.”
Alastair Walter Wilson
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“For services to Medicine.”
Albert Andrew Poggio
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Alexander John Hannam
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alexander Moffat
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“For services to Art.”
Alfred Carr
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“For services to the Food Industry.”
Andrew Barnett Richards
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Andrew Jamieson
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“For services to Higher Education.”
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“For services to Social Science.”
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“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ann Robinson
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“For services to Further Education.”
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Debra Gray
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“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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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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Louise Sutherland
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“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2006).
Published 31 December 2005.
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