{"id":1317,"date":"2025-06-23T11:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/alumni-news\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:26:17","slug":"alumni-receive-recognition-in-kings-birthday-honours-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/alumni-news\/2025\/06\/23\/alumni-receive-recognition-in-kings-birthday-honours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni receive recognition in King&#8217;s Birthday Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four alumni and three honorary graduates of the University of Exeter received awards in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-kings-birthday-honours-list-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 King&#8217;s Birthday Honours<\/a> on Friday 13 June. The honours system marks the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK and we&#8217;re very proud of all the members of our community who have been recognised in this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge congratulations to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ruth-endacott-913680a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Ruth Endacott<\/a> <em>(PhD Medical Sciences, 1998)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Director of Nursing and Midwifery, National Institute for Health and Care Research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CBE for services to Nursing Research and Critical Care Education and Practice. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/about-us\/tate-britain-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alex Farquharson<\/a> <em>(English and Fine Art, 1991)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Director, Tate Britain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OBE for services to Art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prof-bola-owolabi-cbe-7372a191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Idayat Bola Owolabi<\/a> <em>(RCGP Leadership Programme, 2009)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Director for Health Inequalities, NHS England and General Practitioner, Creswell and Langwith Centres.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CBE for services to Reducing Health Inequalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businessarchivescouncil.org.uk\/news\/2025\/06\/richard_wiltshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Wiltshire<\/a> <em>(Geography, 1999)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Trustee of the Business Archives Council, Member of the Crisis Management Team for Business Archives, and Archivist at the London Gay Symphony Orchestra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MBE for services to Heritage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/camilla-hampshire-894b6293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camilla Hampshire<\/a> (<em>Hon LLD, 2016<\/em>)\n<ul>\n<li>Museum Manager and Cultural Lead, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MBE for services to Culture in Exeter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Jocelyn-Bell-Burnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS FRSE<\/a> <em>(Hon DSc, 2022)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Astrophysicist and Visiting Professor, University of Oxford.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order of the Companions of Honour for services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0487743\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Lapotaire<\/a> <em>(Hon DLitt, 2005)<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage and film actress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CBE for services to Drama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.exeter.ac.uk\/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy\/two-exeter-climate-researchers-on-kings-birthday-honours-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two members of the University of Exeter academic community were also recognised<\/a>, both for their work in the area of climate research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/962-Peter-Cox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Peter Cox<\/a> \n<ul>\n<li>Professor of Climate System Dynamics in Mathematics, University of Exeter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CBE for services to Science and to Climate Modelling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/19727-tim-lenton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Tim Lenton<\/a> \n<ul>\n<li>Founding Director, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, and Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OBE for services to Understanding Climate Tipping Points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>If you&#8217;ve received an award, prize, or title recently do tag us on our social media channels, or let us know via <a href=\"mailto:alumni@exeter.ac.uk\">alumni@exeter.ac.uk<\/a>, as we always like to celebrate your successes and achievements.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four alumni and three honorary graduates of the University of Exeter received awards in the 2025 King&#8217;s Birthday Honours on Friday 13 June. 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