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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2021
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2021
Published: 6 July 2021
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We are delighted to congratulate the following alumni and associates of the University recognised in the 2021 Birthday Honours list.*
You can find an article regarding the honours received by colleagues that worked on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine here.
Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire (G.B.E.)
| The Rt Hon Earl Howe | Christ Church | 1969 | For political and parliamentary service |
Knight Commander of the British Empire (K.B.E.)
| Professor Sir Adrian Hill | Magdalen | 1978 | Honorary KBE |
Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)
| Dame Catherine Bingham | Christ Church | 1983 | For services to the Procurement, Manufacture and Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines |
| Dame Margaret Hillier | St Hilda's | For political and parliamentary service |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
| Sir Edward Ollard | St John's | 1977 | For Services to Parliament. |
Knight Commander of St. Michael & St. George (K.C.M.G.)
| Sir Roderick Liddell | Worcester | 1973 | For services to the protection of human rights in Europe |
| Professor Myles Wickstead | New College | 1974 | For services to international development |
Knight Bachelor
| Professor Sir John Kay | Nuffield | 1969 | For services to Economics, Finance and Business |
| Professor Sir Keith Willett | Wolfson | 2011 | For services to the NHS |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
| Air Vice-Marshal Simon Ellard | Associate | Military Division Queen's Birthday Honour. | |
| Miss Wendy Hardaker | Associate | For services to the Law | |
| Mrs Kate Josephs | Merton | 1996 | For public service |
| Dr Andrew McCormick | University | 1975 | Director General, International Relations, Northern Ireland Executive. For public service |
| Professor Guy Poppy | Wolfson | 1987 | For services to Food Safety and Security |
| Mr Simon Ridley | Corpus Christi | 1994 | For public service |
| Mr Daniel York-Smith | Somerville | 1998 | For public service |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)
| Ms Alison Williams | Worcester | 1997 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Mr Graham Zebedee | Wadham | 1992 | For services to international trade and diplomacy |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
| Ms Caroline Abrahams | St Anne's | 1978 | For services to the Voluntary Sector and Older People during Covid-19 |
| Mr Michael Adamson | Hertford | 1982 | For services to the Humanitarian Sector and the Red Cross Movement |
| Professor Nigel Biggar | Worcester | 1973 | For services to Higher Education |
| Mrs Kathryn Bishop | Jesus College | 1979 | For services to Diversity and Public Administration |
| Ms Mary Creagh | Pembroke | 1986 | For Parliamentary and Political Services |
| Ms Samantha Ede | Mansfield | 1998 | For services to the Law |
| Professor Alissa Goodman | Balliol | 1990 | For services to Social Science |
| Mr Antony Jenkins | University | 1979 | For services to Business |
| Mrs Emma Pell | Mansfield | 1998 | For services to Heritage and the Arts during Covid-19 |
| Mr Clive Selley | Associate | 2019 | For services to Telecommunications during Covid-19 |
| Professor Thomas Solomon | Wadham | 1984 | For services to Neurological and Emerging Infections Research |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
| Professor Marios Adamou | Associate | Consultant Psychiatrist, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health | |
| Ms Vidhya Alakeson | Jesus College | 1994 | For services to Social Equality |
| Mr Terence Bendixson | Worcester | 1954 | For services to Walking |
| Mr William Burgon | Lincoln | 2007 | For public service |
| Dr Cathryn Edwards | Queen's | 1980 | For services to Medicine |
| Professor Christopher Fairburn | Worcester | 1969 | For services to Psychological Treatments and the Treatment of Eating Disorders |
| Mr Pete Flint | Magdalen | 1993 | For services to entrepreneurship |
| Mr Paul Fox | Balliol | 1983 | For services to Scientific Research |
| Dr Justin Gilbert | Merton | 1978 | For services to promoting UK Education and Culture Overseas |
| Ms Claudia Harris | Balliol | 1999 | For services to Careers Education |
| Ms Rebecca Hewitt | Lincoln | 1997 | For services to People with Visible Differences |
| Ms Lucy Kellaway | LMH | 1978 | For services to Education |
| Ms Alyson King | Brasenose | 1994 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Dr Ian Robinson | Oriel | 1973 | For services to Measurement Science |
| Professor Kathryn Rowan | New College | 1988 | For services to Research and Intensive Care |
| Professor Stuart Russell | Wadham | 1979 | For services to artificial intelligence research |
| Professor John Ryle | Christ Church | 1970 | For services to research and education in Sudan, South Sudan and The Horn of Africa |
| Professor Rebecca Shipley | St Hugh's | 2001 | For services to the Development of the Continuous Positive Airways Pressure Device during the Pandemic Nationally and Internationally |
| Mr Myles Stacey | Green Templeton | For voluntary and charitable services to the Black community during the Covid-19 Response | |
| Mr Neville Tate | St Peter's | 1973 | For services to Education |
| Dr Emma Vaux | Lincoln | 1998 | For services to Medical Education |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
| Dr Arif Ahmed | St Anne's | 1991 | For services to Education |
| Dr Teresa Bridgeman | New College | 1988 | For services to Flood Preparations |
| Miss Elinor Buxton | Hertford | 2006 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Ms Joanne Harvey | St Hugh's | 2000 | For services to education, international talent and trade development |
| Flight Lieutenant James Kuht | Wadham | 2009 | Military Division Queen's Birthday Honour. |
| Ms Sarah Mukherjee | St Hilda's | 1984 | For services to British Agriculture and Farmer Wellbeing |
| Ms Alison Penny | New College | 1994 | For services to Bereavement Support |
| Dr Laura Shallcross | St Edmund Hall | 1996 | For services to Adult Social Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Miss Eleanor Southwood | St John's | 2000 | For services to charity and local government |
| Mr Peter Thompson | Queen's | 1977 | For services to Medicine Supply Resilience and Development |
| Dr Katie Waldegrave | University | 2000 | For services to Education and Charity |
| Ms Sophie Westlake | Keble | 2002 | For public service |
| Miss Hannah Wright | Green Templeton | 2016 | For services to Young People through Music |
*This list is correct as of 6 July 2021 according to checks against University records. If you notice any inaccuracies or omissions, please contact us.
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