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NEW YEAR HONOURS 2022
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2022
Published: 25 January 2022
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We are delighted to congratulate the following members of the University recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours list.*
Knight of the Garter (K.G.)
| The Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair | St John's | 1972 | Appointed Knight of the Garter (KG) |
Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)
| Dame Vivienne Cox | St Catherine's | 1977 | For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business |
| Dame Emily Lawson | St Edmund Hall | 1997 | For services to the NHS, particularly during COVID-19 |
| Dame June Raine | Somerville | 1971 | For services to Healthcare and the COVID-19 Response |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
| Professor Sir Christopher Whitty | Pembroke | 1985 | For services to Public Health |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
| Mr Gareth Davies | Christ Church | 1991 | For Public Service |
| Mr Mark Hutton | New College | 1978 | For services to Parliament (Lately Clerk of the Journals, House of Commons) |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)
| Mr W H J Blanchard | Keble | 1985 | For services to British foreign policy and national security |
| Mrs Samantha Job | Christ Church | 1988 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Ms Vivien Life | St Hilda's | 1976 | For services to Trade and Investment |
| Mr Benjamin Merrick | Exeter | 1993 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Mrs Melanie Robinson | Exeter | 1995 | For services to foreign and international development policy |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
| Mr Charles Alexander | Worcester | 1971 | For voluntary and charitable services to the Arts, to Culture and to Health |
| Professor Myles Allen | St John's | 1984 | For services to Climate Change Attribution and Prediction and Net-Zero |
| Ms Rebecca Ellis | St Hugh's | 1998 | For Public Service (Director, Northern Ireland and Ireland Unit, Cabinet Office) |
| Dr John Fingleton | Nuffield | 1987 | For services to the Economy and to Innovation |
| Mr Russell Hobby | Corpus Christi | 1990 | For services to Education |
| Sir Laurie Magnus | Christ Church | 1974 | For services to Heritage, particularly during COVID-19 |
| Miss Kate Mavor | Trinity | 1980 | For services to Heritage |
| Mr Richard Meddings | Exeter | 1977 | For services to the Financial Sector |
| Mr David Raw | New College | 1999 | For services to the COVID-19 Response |
| Ms Susannah Simon | St Hilda's | 1983 | For Public Service |
| Professor Irene Tracey | Merton | 1985 | For services to Medical Research |
| Mr Peter Usborne | Balliol | 1958 | For services to Literature |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
| Mr Andrew Anson | Exeter | 1983 | For services to Sport, particularly during COVID-19 |
| Miss Kathryn Boyd | Merton | 2002 | For Public Service (Lately Deputy Director, EU Secretariat, Cabinet Office) |
| Mr Peter Burnett | St Peter's | 1979 | For services to the British Business Community in Hong Kong |
| Mr Robin Caley | Pembroke | 1980 | For services to Tax and Pandemic Support |
| Mr Greg Childs | Jesus | 1973 | For services to International Trade and to the Children's Media Sector |
| Dr Roger Highfield | Pembroke | 1976 | For services to Public Engagement with Science |
| Mr Sharath Jeevan | Kellogg | 2005 | For services to Education |
| Mr Justin Manson | Trinity | 1979 | For services to Business and the Economy |
| Mr Jeremy Mayhew | Balliol | 1977 | For Public and Voluntary Service |
| Mrs Lynne McClure | St Anne's | 1973 | For services to Education |
| Mr Gavin McGillivray | Keble | 1977 | For services to International Development |
| Professor Jonathan Michie | Balliol | 1976 | For services to Education |
| Mr Mark Pemberton | Worcester | 1981 | For Services to Music (Director, Association of British Orchestras) |
| Mr Imran Shafi | Christ Church | 2002 | For Public Service |
| Professor Simon Wain-Hobson | Merton | 1974 | For services to Virology |
| Mr Julius Wolff-Ingham | Keble | 1982 | For services to Charitable Fundraising |
| Mrs Heather Wood | St Catherine's | 1975 | For services to the House of Commons |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
| Mr Stephen Atherton | Magdalen | 1971 | For services to British Education and Culture in Greece |
| Dr Keith Borien | St Anne's | 1996 | For services to schools in rural areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Mr Luke Collet-Fenson | Trinity | 2008 | For Public Service during Covid-19 |
| Mr Thomas Cookson | Balliol | 1961 | For services to Education |
| Professor Richard Haynes | Magdalen | 1997 | For services to Global Health |
| Mr James Hollow | Keble | 1997 | For services to Education and the wider community in Japan |
| Dr Alastair Irving | St John's | 2006 | For services to British foreign policy |
| Mrs Erin Kennedy | Pembroke | 2011 | For services to Rowing |
| Ms Janet McDermott | St Anne's | 1978 | For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls |
| Mr Avin Rabheru | University College | 2001 | For services to Entrepreneurship, and to Digital Innovation in the Cleaning Industry |
| Dr Abdul Sesay | Kellogg | 2005 | For services to Charity and Medical Research |
| Ms Nicola Willey | Oriel | 1993 | For services to UK Science and Innovation overseas |
*This list is correct as of 25 January 2022 according to checks against University records. If you notice any inaccuracies or omissions, please contact us.
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