NEW YEAR HONOURS 2019

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