We were delighted to see so many Durham University alumni recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List:
Dr William P Aspinall (Physics, Hatfield College, 1967) CMG For services to the Government and community in Montserrat
Ms Sheila A Battersby (Psychology, Trevelyan College, 1973) OBE For services to Civil Society and Community Action in the North West of England
Mrs Marianne L Black (Classics, Hatfield College, 1997) MBE For services to British international education
Mr Timothy J Colley (Natural Sciences, Collingwood College, 1987) MBE For services to Anguilla
Mrs Helen K Dicker (Engineering, Trevelyan College, 1986) MBE For services to Education
Mr Ronald V Emerson FRSA (Management Studies, Graduate Society, 1970) CBE For services to International Banking and the Financing of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Mr Ian Gray (Applied Physics & Electronics, Hatfield College, 1971) OBE For services to UK-Egypt trade relations
Mr Dominic Johnson (Politics, Collingwood College, 1995) CBE For political service
Mrs Davinder Kaur (Business Counselling, Graduate Society, 2003) BEM For services to Women's Enterprise and the community in Sandwell, West Midlands
Mr Michael D Keigwin (Business Administration, 2006) MBE For services to African wildlife and conservation
Professor John A Pyle FRS (Physics, Grey College, 1972) CBE For services to Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science
Mr Peter W Rowley (Organisational Consulting, Graduate Society, 2002) OBE For services to Sports Administration
Dr Adrian M Simper (Mathematics, Van Mildert College, 1988) OBE For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan
Mr Geoffrey E G Stock (Education, St John's College, 1967) MBE For services to Young People and the community in Horfield, Bristol
Professor David G Vaughan (Geophysics, Hatfield College, 1988) OBE For services to Glaciology
Dr Margaret A Whalley MBE (Education, St Mary's College, 1976) CBE For services to Education
Mr Colum G M Wilson (Engineering & Management, University College, 1989) OBE For services to Humanitarian Relief
Miss Qurratul A Zaidi (Community & Youth Work, Hatfield College, 2007) BEM For services to Football Coaching
Dr Luke P H Rittner DCL (Honorary, 2006) CBE For services to the Arts particularly Dance