King decorates Oxfordshire residents in New Year Honours
Rowing Olympic medallists and the Chief Executive of Network Rail feature on the list
A range of Oxfordshire residents are being recognised by the King for their service.
The King's New Year Honours List, compiled and announced as we move into the new year, aims to decorate those who have contributed significantly to industries, services, or the voluntary sector.
This year, the Chief Executive of Network Rail, Andrew Haines, received a knighthood for services to the transport sector and the economy.
Mr Haines is in charge of the Government's transition team which will take the rail industry from a privatised model to one which is publicly run.
Before joining Network Rail in 2018 he headed up the Civil Aviation Authority for nine years.
Other notable award winners are GB Rowing Team gold medallists Erin Kennedy OBE, Lola Anderson MBE, Georgina Brayshaw MBE and Imogen Grant MBE.
Erin Kennedy, from Henley-on-Thames, is also being recognised for her services to Breast Cancer Awareness.
Who else won an award this year?
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Professor Alison Mary Etheridge OBE FRS, Professor of Probability, University of Oxford, and President, Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. For services to the Mathematical Sciences (Oxford).
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
The Right Honourable Timothy John Crommelin Eggar, Chair of the North Sea Transition Authority. For services to Energy (Henley on Thames).
Peter Robert Taylor OBE, for services to Journalism and to Public Service Broadcasting (Henley on Thames).
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Dr Paul Anthony Chapman, Academy Director, Major Projects Leadership Academy, Oxford Said Business School. For services to Project Delivery.
Professor Nandini Das, Professor, Early Modern Literature and Culture and Tutorial Fellow, Exeter College, University of Oxford. For services to Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and to Public Engagement (Oxford).
Sarwat Tasneem Ebbett, Behavioural Change Consultant, Thrive Foundation and Volunteer. For services to Faith and to Integration (Oxford).
Eleanor Rose Lloyd, Theatre Producer and lately President, Society of London Theatre. For services to Theatre (Banbury).
Fiona Morey, Executive Principal, South Bank Colleges, London. For services to Further Education (Oxford).
Professor Rosalind Emily Mayors Rickaby FRS, Chair of Geology, Oxford Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. For services to Biogeochemistry (Oxford).
Dr Paul Christopher Roberts. Archaeologist and lately Keeper of Antiquities, The Ashmolean Museum. For services to Archaeology and to Heritage (Oxford).
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Paul Newman, Chief Executive, Greensleeves Care. For services to Health and Social Care (Banbury).
Dr Roger Colin Padgham. Scouting Volunteer. For services to Young People (Faringdon).
Julian Anthony Sayers DL, Director, Adkin. For services to Agriculture (Wantage).
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Dr Carol Elizabeth Sweetenham, Founder Board Member and Lately Chair, Aspire. For services to Providing Employment Opportunities for Vulnerable and Disadvantaged People in Oxfordshire (Oxford).
Mikayla Daisy Beames, Founder, Team Mikayla. For services to Charitable Fundraising for Children with Cancer (Wantage).
Catherine Barbara Hitchens. For services to the community in Fifield, Oxfordshire (Chipping Norton).
Jennifer Lamboll, Police Staff Supervisor, Contact Management Centre, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing (Abingdon).
Janet Susan Monk, Joint District Commissioner, Chadlington Brownies, Charlbury District. For services to Young People (Carterton).