Birthday Honours 2006
William Brian Turtle CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
formerly Director and Chief Executive • Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education
“For services to Further Education and to Lifelong Learning.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Further Education and to Lifelong Learning.
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Birthday Honours 2006- Role at the time
- formerly Director and Chief Executive, Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education
“For services to Further Education and to Lifelong Learning.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Further Education and to Lifelong Learning.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 92 times in the Birthday Honours List 2006 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
formerly Director and Chief Executive, Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2006
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“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Gerard Kuyk
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“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Anne Margaret Glover
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“For services to Business.”
Anthony Hartney
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“For services to Education.”
Anthony John Faith
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Anthony Richard Bennett
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“for Development (BOND).”
Arthur Joseph Durrant
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Director
Barbara Wilding
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“For services to the Police.”
Barrie Jones
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“For services to the Coal Industry.”
Brenda Bigland
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Cathy Warwick
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“For services to Healthcare.”
Charles Percival Ross Montgomery
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Royal Navy
Christopher Alexander Spence
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“For charitable services.”
Claire Harvey Craig
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Director
Colin James Boag
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late Corps of Royal Engineers
Cynthia Pine
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“For services to Dentistry.”
Darcey Andrea Bussell
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“For services to Dance.”
David Edmund Ian Pyott
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“For services to British business interests.”
David Garlick
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David John Blackwood
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“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
David Sproxton
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“For services to Animation and Film.”
David William Kyle
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“For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
Deborah Warner
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“For services to Drama.”
Douglas Jardine Flint
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“For services to the Finance Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
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.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2006).
Published 16 June 2006.
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