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NEW YEAR HONOURS 2020
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2020
Published: 27 January 2020
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We are delighted to congratulate the following alumni and members of the University recognised in the 2020 New Year Honours list.*
See also the main University website for details of honoured Oxford academics.
Companion of Honour (C.H.)
| Sir Keith Thomas | 1952 | Balliol | For services to the Study of History |
Dame Commander Order of the Bath (D.C.B.)
| Dame Melanie Dawes | 1984 | New College | For Public Service |
Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)
| Professor Dame Lynn Gladden | 1982 | Keble | For services to Academic and Industrial Research in Chemical Engineering |
Knight Bachelor
| Professor Sir Anthony Cheetham | 1965 | St Catherine's | For services to Material Chemistry, UK Science and Global Outreach |
| Sir Christopher Hampton | 1964 | New College | For services to Drama |
| Sir Simon Stevens | 1984 | Balliol | Chief Executive of the National Health Service. For services to Health and the NHS in England |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
| Mr Peter Betts | 1979 | Mansfield | For services to International Climate Change Agreements |
| Ms Lindy Cameron | 1991 | Balliol | Lately Director General, Country Programmes, Department for International Development. For services to International Development |
| Ms Philippa Helme | 1978 | St Anne's | For services to Parliament |
| Mrs Tamara Isaacs | 1986 | Balliol | Lately Director General, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For public service |
| Mr Ciaran Martin | 1993 | Hertford | For services to International and Global Cyber Security |
| Ms Indra Morris | 1992 | Magdalen | For services to Social Mobility |
| Mr Jeremy Pocklington | 1992 | Exeter | For Public Service |
| Ms Clara Swinson | 1993 | Balliol | Director General, Global and Public Health, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Healthcare Policy |
| Mr David Williams | 1987 | Corpus Christi | For services to Government Finances |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)
| Mr Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby | 1992 | St Hugh's | For services to British Foreign Policy |
| Dr Jamie Shea | 1978 | Lincoln | For services to Diplomacy and Public Service |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
| Professor Julia Black | 1985 | Lincoln | For services to the Study of Law and Regulation |
| Mr Victor Chu | Associate DFO | For services to Trade and Investment | |
| Professor John Darwin | 1966 | St John's | For services to the Study of Global History |
| Mr Peter Freeman | 1974 | Balliol | For services to Housing and communities |
| Professor Peter John | 1988 | Jesus College | For services to Higher Education |
| Mr Keith Morgan | 1982 | University | For services to Small Business Finance |
| Mrs Gillian Reynolds | 1954 | St Anne's | For services to Radio |
| Mr Clive Richards | Associate Donor | Philanthropist. For services to Charity and to the Community in Herefordshire | |
| Mr Thomas Riordan | 1986 | Trinity | For services to Local Government |
| Dr Hayaatun Sillem | 1994 | Queen's | For services to International Engineering |
| Mr Stephen Slack | 1973 | Christ Church | For services to the Archbishop's Council and Church of England |
| Dr Andrew Taylor | 1972 | St John's | For services to Science and Technology |
| Professor Bee Wee | Harris Manchester | For services to Palliative and End of Life Care | |
| Professor Nicholas Woodhouse | 1967 | Christ Church | For services to Mathematics |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
| Mr Paul Cann | 1976 | Hertford | For services to Combatting Loneliness in Older People |
| Mr Robert Clarke | 1967 | Pembroke | For services to Broadcasting and Journalism |
| Dr Hilary Cottam | 1984 | St Hugh's | For services to the British Welfare State |
| Mr Miles Coverdale | 2009 | Corpus Christi | For Public Service |
| Mr Fergus Eckersley | 2002 | St Edmund Hall | For services to British Foreign Policy |
| Mr Timothy Fallowfield | 1983 | St Edmund Hall | For services to Disability Awareness |
| Dr Henrietta Hughes | 1987 | Christ Church | For services to the NHS |
| Mr Joseph Irvin | 1974 | For services to Active Travel and to Charities | |
| Mr Andrew Jowett | 1980 | Pembroke | For services to Education in Zambia |
| Ms Suzanne Lehrer | 1990 | Lady Margaret Hall | Senior Lawyer, Government Legal Service. For Public Service |
| Dr Helen Munn | 1996 | Queen's | For services to the Advancement of Medical Science |
| Dr Ramesh Pattni | 2010 | Blackfriars | For services to Interfaith Relations and the Hindu Community in the UK |
| Miss Juliet Pleydell-Bouverie | 1986 | St Hugh's | For services to Stroke Survivors |
| Mr Paul Ramsbottom | 1994 | Corpus Christi | For services to Charity |
| Mr Michael Sayers | 1962 | Keble | For services to Promoting Law Reform and the Rule of Law |
| Mr James Sherr | 1974 | St Catherine's | For services to British Interests Overseas |
| Ms Hannah Yusuf-George | 2006 | New College | For Public Service |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
| Mr David Alston | 1971 | Corpus Christi | For services to the Arts |
| Mrs Elizabeth Beattie | 1979 | Keble | For services to Education and UK/Australia Relations |
| Mr Peter Burke | 1966 | New College | For services to Heritage Education |
| Ms Carolyn Butlin | 1987 | Green | For services to Probation and Community Safety |
| Dr Brian Gardner | 1967 | Queen's | Lately Member, British Association of Spinal Cord Injury Specialists. For services to People affected by Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Professor Edward Hawkins | 1995 | Pembroke | For services to Climate Science and Science Communication |
| Mr Charles Manby | 1976 | Merton | For services to charity and People with Cancer |
| Dr Mahiben Maruthappu | 2009 | Green Templeton | For services to Health and Social Care Technology |
| Mrs Nicola Perrin | 1992 | New College | For services to Science |
| Mr Timothy Streatfeild | 1966 | Lincoln | For services to Charity |
| Dr Charles Tannock | 1976 | Balliol | For political service to International Relations and Human Rights |
*This list is correct as of 27 January 2020 according to checks against University records. If you notice any inaccuracies or omissions, please contact us.
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