Birthday Honours 2009
Zena Jane WOOLDRIDGE OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chair, England Squash. For services to Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chair, England Squash. For services to Sport.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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“Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chair, England Squash. For services to Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chair, England Squash. For services to Sport.”
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“Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chair, England Squash. For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 239 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
193 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“Deputy Head of Banking, London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Barnsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“Lately Northern Ireland Civil Service Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner. For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“Principal, Selby College, North Yorkshire. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Lately Headteacher, Northumberland Park Community School, Haringey, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“Director of Operations, Land Registry, Ministry of Justice.”
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“Director, Capital Projects, British Airports Authority. For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“Director, Financial News and Chairman, Specialist Waste Recycling. For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Focus on Food Campaign and Co-director, Design Dimension Educational Trust. For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Disabled People.”
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Investment Management, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
Annette Gibbons
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For services to the Food and Farming Industries in Cumbria.”
Annie Rosaleen Mullins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Member, Home Secretary's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet. For services to Children and Young People.”
Anthony Yorke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“National Manager, Paralympic Cycling Team. For services to Sport.”
Arthur James Burden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Greater Manchester
“For charitable services.”
Barbara Patricia Russell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Service Manager, Action for Children Fostering: Wessex Community Projects. For services to Children and Families.”
Bernard Clement John Hughes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Devon
“Chairman, Regional Management Board, Fire and Rescue Service South West. For services to Local Government.”
Billy Williams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Cinematographer. For services to the Film Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
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“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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