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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2020

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2020
Published: 9 November 2020
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We are delighted to congratulate the following alumni and members of the University recognised in the 2020 Birthday Honours list.*
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (G.C.M.G.)
Sir Timothy Barrow | 1983 | Brasenose | UK Ambassador to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium. For services to British foreign policy |
Sir Julian King | 1982 | St Peter's | Lately European Commissioner for the Security Union, Brussels, Belgium. For services to security in Europe |
Knight Commander Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
Air Chief Marshall Michael Wigston | 1986 | Oriel |
Dame Commander Order of the Bath (D.C.B.)
Dame Clare Moriarty | 1982 | Balliol | Lately Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union and Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For public service. |
Knight Commander Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)
Air Commodore Paul Lloyd | 2015 | St Anne's | |
Commodore James Parkin | 1983 | St Edmund Hall |
Dame Commander Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)
Professor Anne Rafferty | 1985 | Green Templeton | Professor of Nursing Policy, King's College London and President, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Nursing |
Ms Emma Walmsley | 1987 | Christ Church | Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry and Business |
Knight Bachelor
Professor Sir Richard Catlow | 1966 | St John's | QBH List 2020. For services to Leadership in Science and Research. |
Sir Geoffrey Mulgan | 1979 | Balliol | Chief Executive, NESTA. For services to the Creative Economy |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
Miss Samantha Beckett | 1985 | New College | Director General, EU Exit and Analysis, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For public service |
Ms Rowena Collins Rice | 1978 | Hertford | Director General, Attorney General's Office. For public service |
The Hon Thomas Hurd | 1983 | Pembroke | Director General, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office. For services to National Security |
Mr Julian Kelly | 1990 | Trinity | Lately Director General Nuclear, Ministry of Defence. For public service |
Ms Sonia Phippard | 1978 | Somerville | Lately Director General, Environment Rural and Marine, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For public service |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)
Mr Andrew Gilmour | 1983 | Balliol | Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, United Nations, New York, United States of America. For services to human rights |
Mr Mark Kent | 1983 | Lincoln | HM Ambassador, Buenos Aires, Argentina. For services to British foreign policy |
Mr Daniel Payne | 2019 | St Hugh's | Chief Executive Officer, FCDO Services. For services to the British diplomatic network overseas |
Mr Theo Rycroft | 1994 | Oriel | Director, EU Exit, Europe Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy |
Mr Michael Tatham | 1984 | Merton | Deputy Head of Mission, Washington, United States of America. For services to British foreign policy |
Dr Peter Tibber | 1976 | University | lately HM Ambassador, Bogota, Colombia. For services to British foreign policy |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
Mr Kofi Adjepong Boateng | 1985 | St Cross | Chair, Economic Justice Programme, Open Society Foundations. For services to Philanthropy |
Mr William Barnett | 1995 | Worcester | Chief Executive, W&R Barnett Ltd. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland |
Ms Katharine Birbalsingh | 1991 | New College | Founder and Headmistress, Michaela Community School. For services to Education |
Mr Desmond Browne | 1965 | New College | Barrister. For services to the Inns of Court and Diversity at the Bar. |
Miss Emma Churchill | 1992 | St John's | QBH List 2020. For Public services. |
Dr Amelia Fletcher | 1985 | St Edmund Hall | Lately Non-Executive Board Member, Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator. For services to the Economy |
Professor Keith Hawton | 1966 | Balliol | Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford. For services to Suicide Prevention |
Mr Christopher Jones | 1982 | Lincoln | Lately Chief Executive, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. For services to the Water Industry in England and Wales |
Mr John Osborn | Associate | Philanthropist. For services to Education, the Arts and charity | |
Ms Neeta Patel | 1980 | Somerville | For services to Entrepreneurship and Technology |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
Mr John Ainsley | 1982 | Magdalen | Operatic Tenor. For services to Music |
Mr Christopher Askew | 1985 | Brasenose | Chief Executive, Diabetes UK. For services to People with Diabetes |
Mrs Sandy Brown | Associate | National Leader of Education. For services to Education | |
Mr Ian Dilks | 1971 | New College | Chair, NHS Resolution. For services to the NHS |
Ms Rosie Drinkwater | Associate | For services to Higher Education, Innovation and Enterprise in the West Midlands | |
Mr Mark Enzer | 1982 | Pembroke | Chair, Digital Framework Task Group and Chief Technical Officer, Mott MacDonald. For services to the National Infrastructure |
Mr Shaun Fenton | 1989 | Keble | Headteacher, Reigate Grammar School, Surrey. For services to Education |
Professor Cathy Gormley-Heenan | 1994 | St Antony's | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact), Ulster University. For services to Higher Education |
Mr Max Haimendorf | 1998 | St Hugh's | Principal, Ark King Solomon Academy, Westminster. For services to Education |
Professor Andrew Harrison | 1978 | St John's | QBH List 2020. For services to Science during the Covid-19 response |
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Horne | 1990 | St John's | |
Dr Charles Knight | 1985 | Merton | Chief Executive, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Clinical Director and Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to the NHS and People with Heart Disease |
Mr Ruairi O'Connell | 1996 | St Benet's Hall | lately HM Ambassador, Pristina, Kosovo. For services to British foreign policy |
Mr Alpesh Patel | 1995 | St Anne's | Founder, Praefinium Partners. For services to the Economy and International Trade |
Miss Sara Protheroe | 1997 | Worcester | Chief Customer Officer, Pension Protection Fund. For services to Pensioners |
Mr Imran Rasul | 1995 | University | Professor of Economics, University College London. For services to Social Sciences |
Ms Philippa Saunders | 1999 | Magdalen | Assistant Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street. For services to British Trade Policy |
Dr Calum Semple | 1992 | Merton | Professor of Child Health and Outbreak Medicine, University of Liverpool and Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, Alder Hey Children's Hospital. For services to the Covid-19 response |
Professor Andre Singer | 1966 | Keble | Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, Spring Films. For services to Anthropology and the Documentary Film Industry |
Professor Catherine Sudlow | 1988 | Merton | Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Director of BHF Data Science Centre, Health Data Research UK, and lately Chief Scientist, UK Biobank. For services to Medical Research |
Mr David Thomas | 2008 | Exeter | Principal, Jane Austen College and Curriculum Lead, Oak National Academy. For services to Education particularly during Covid-19 |
Dr Sarah Walker | 2003 | Kellogg | Professor, University of Oxford and University College London. For services to Academia and the Covid-19 response |
Ms Sally Waples | 1997 | St Catherine's | Sexual Harassment and Personal Safety Lead, Women's Network, Department for International Development. For services to Inclusion. |
Ms Gwyneth Williams | 1972 | St Hugh's | For services to Radio and Broadcasting |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
Mrs Cressida Cowell | 1985 | Keble | For services to Children's Literature |
Dr Bijna Dasani | Associate | Executive Director, Morgan Stanley. For voluntary services to Diversity and Inclusion in Finance | |
Ms Sue Day | 1991 | St John's | For services to Gender Equality in Sport |
Professor Paul Elkington | 1988 | Magdalen | Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Southampton University. For services to Medicine particularly during Covid-19 |
Mr Graham Elton | 1982 | Christ Church | Senior Partner, Bain & Co. For services to the Economy |
Mr Andrew Gunn | 1970 | Lincoln | Lately Principal Economic Geologist, British Geological Survey. For services to Environmental Research |
Dr Edward Hammond | 1987 | Magdalen | Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medical Education |
Miss Marianna Hay | 2004 | Magdalen | Founder and Artistic Director, Orchestras For All. For services to Music Education |
Dr Thomas Lawton | 2001 | Green Templeton | Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS during Covid-19 |
Mrs Jane Leech | 1983 | Wadham | Member, Independent Monitoring Boards. For services to Monitoring the Immigration Detention Estate, work at Yarl’s Wood and helping refugees |
Miss Jennifer Pike | 2009 | LMH | For services to Classical Music |
Dr Colin Podmore | 1978 | Keble | For services to the Church of England |
Mr Jonathan Seaton | 2017 | Jesus College | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twinkl. For services to Technology and Education during Covid-19. |
Major Andrew Tiernan | 2000 | St John's | |
Major Harry Walter | 2005 | Lincoln | For his Military Service both before and during the pandemic |
*This list is correct as of 9 November 2020 according to checks against University records. If you notice any inaccuracies or omissions, please contact us.
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