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NEW YEAR HONOURS 2019
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2019
Published: 6 February 2019
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We are delighted to congratulate the following alumni and members of the University recognised in the 2019 New Year Honours list.*
See also the main University website for details of honoured Oxford academics and supporters of the University (listed here in italics).
Knight Commander of the Bath (K.C.B.)
| Sir Richard Heaton | 1984 | Worcester | For public service |
Knight Commander of St. Michael & St. George (K.C.M.G.)
| Sir Michael Palin | 1962 | Brasenose | For services to travel, culture and geography |
Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)
| Dame Madeleine Atkins | 1974 | LMH | Lately Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England. For services to Higher Education |
Knight Bachelor
| Sir Ian Blatchford | 1983 | Mansfield | For services to Cultural Education |
| Sir Jeremy Farrar | 1993 | New College | For services to Global Health |
| Professor Sir Alex Halliday | Associate | Lately Professor of Geochemistry, University of Oxford. For services to Science and Innovation | |
| The Hon Sir James Leigh-Pemberton | 1975 | Christ Church | Chairman, UK Financial Investments. For services to Financial Services, British Industry and Government |
| Sir Philip Pullman | 1965 | Exeter | For services to Literature |
| The Rt Hon Sir John Redwood | 1968 | Magdalen | For political and public service |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
| Mrs Gillian Aitken | 1979 | St Hugh's | For services to Taxpayers and Social Mobility |
| Mrs Patricia Hayes | 1984 | Pembroke | For services to Transport |
| Dr James Richardson | 1985 | Balliol | For public service |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)
| Mr James Tucker | 1986 | LMH | For services to national security |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
| Professor Robert Bartlett | 1974 | St John's | For services to History |
| Professor John Birney | 1992 | Balliol | For services to Computational Genomics and Leadership across the Life Sciences |
| Professor Frederick Hobbs | HMC | For services to Medical Research | |
| Professor Geoffrey Maitland | 1965 | St Catherine's | For services to Chemical Engineering |
| Professor John McCrudden | 1980 | Lincoln | For services to Human Rights Law |
| Mr Simon McKinnon | 1977 | Mansfield | For public service |
| Ms Alison Park | 1989 | Nuffield | For public service |
| Mrs Bridget Rosewell | 1970 | St Hugh's | For services to the Economy |
| Mr Mustafa Suleyman | 2002 | Mansfield | For services to the UK Technology Industry |
| Mr John Taylor | 1970 | Balliol | For services to the Economy |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
| Professor Jane Armitage | Associate | For services to Medical Research | |
| Mr Thomas Blomfield | 2003 | Trinity | For services to Improving Competition and Financial Inclusion in the Banking Sector |
| Mr Christopher Brown | 1973 | St Peter's | For services to Higher Education |
| Mr James Cooper | 1969 | Christ Church | For voluntary political service in the West Midlands |
| Professor Brian Dolan | 1997 | New College | Visiting Professor of Nursing, Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research. For services to Nursing and Emergency Care. |
| Dr Joanna Dunkley | 2002 | Magdalen | For services to science |
| Dr Edmund Gibbons | 1974 | Queen's | For services to Bermuda |
| Professor Hugh Griffiths | 1975 | Keble | For services to Engineering |
| Professor Sarah Hainsworth | Associate | For services to Engineering and Forensic Science | |
| Mr Tim Harford | 1992 | Brasenose | Economist and Journalist. For services to Improving Economic Understanding |
| Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal | Associate | For services to Higher Education, Faith Communities and the Voluntary Sector | |
| Dr Simon Kay | 1970 | Christ Church | For services to Complex Reconstructive Hand Surgery including Hand Transplantation |
| Mr Christopher Kingsley | 1985 | Wadham | For services to the Economy |
| Ms Lucy Lake | 1991 | Wadham | For services to Young People in Africa |
| Professor Helen Margetts | Associate | Professor of Society and the Internet and lately Director, Oxford Internet Institute. For services to Social and Political Science | |
| Professor Anna Meredith | 1983 | Magdalen | For services to Animal Welfare and the Veterinary Profession |
| Mr Samuel Mullins | 1972 | Pembroke | For services to the London Transport Museum |
| Mr Richard Oliver | 1981 | St Edmund Hall | For services to the British community and British business in the United Arab Emirates |
| Professor Lynette Ryals | 1978 | St Hugh's | For services to Higher Education |
| Dr Kate Tiller | Associate | For services to local history |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
| Mr Peter Acheson | 1957 | Brasenose | For services to the Voluntary and Community Sector |
| Mr Jonathan Atack | 1983 | Pembroke | For services to education and the British community in the Netherlands |
| Mr John Bennett | 1963 | Christ Church | For services to the City of London and Education |
| Mr Theodore Blackwell | 1991 | Wadham | For services to Local Government Digital Transformation |
| Dr Stephen Darlington | 1971 | Christ Church | For services to Music |
| Ms Lucinda Rumsey | Associate | Senior Tutor, Mansfield College, University of Oxford. For services to Widening Participation in Higher Education | |
| Dr Nigel Sykes | 1974 | Oriel | Lately Medical Director, St Christopher’s Hospice, London. For services to Palliative Care |
|
Helen Townend |
1995 | Harris Manchester | For her contribution to Service widows and widowers |
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (B.E.M)
| Ms Joy Hibbins | 1981 | St Edmund Hall | For services to vulnerable people |
* This list is correct as of 6 February 2019 according to checks against University records. If you notice any inaccuracies or omissions, please contact us - enquiries@alumni.ox.ac.uk
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