New Year Honours for alumni and Honorary Graduates

Recipients are recognised for their services within a particular area, which can include a profession or voluntary service.

The recipients will receive their award in person from a senior member of the Royal Family at an investiture later in the year.

“We would like to offer our own congratulations to all our alumni and Honorary Graduates who have been named in the New Year Honours list,” said Professor Sir Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive.

“The awards reflect incredible dedication, enthusiasm and sheer hard work and we are delighted to see recipients with an Exeter connection appearing in the lists year after year.”

New Year Honours awards:

• Louise Brearey, MBE. Head, London 2012 Games Team, Health and Safety Executive – for services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralymic Games and voluntary services to young people in Essex
• Michele Crawford, BEM – for services to young people and to charity in Oxford
• Rosemary Day, MBE – for voluntary services to the Environment and to the community of North Devon
• Dr Iain Gray, (Hon Deng 2012) CBE. Chief Executive Officer, Technology Strategy Board. For services to Science, Technology and Innovation
• Dr John Hirst (Hon DSc 2012) CBE. Chief Executive of the Meteorology Office. For services to meteorology
• Lt Col George Maund, OBE – The Military Division of the New Year Honours List
• John Pullinger, CB. Librarian and Director General, Information Services, House of Commons – for services to Parliament and voluntary services to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd
• Dr Gerald Sturtridge, (Hon LLD 2009) OBE – for voluntary services to the community in Devon
• Martin Weiler, BEM. Devon and Cornwall Area Manager, Environment Agency – for services to the community in the South West