Fellows recognised in this year's Birthday Honours List

This year 34 RSA Fellows have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for their rich contribution to different areas of society.

The New Year's and Queen's birthday honours lists are an integral part of how we recognise achievement and public service in Britain today. Honours are awarded for achievements made in public life or service to British society as well as for demonstrating bravery in saving the life of a British citizen. In this year's birthday honours list over 1000 people were recognised including 34 RSA Fellows.  

Their successes are extremely varied and touch upon all areas of society, with honours awarded for contributions to Education, the Arts, Public Services, Medicine and Social Care to name but a few. 

The RSA would like to congratulate all of the Fellows recognised for their remarkable achievements:

• Sir John Strang KT - For services to medicine, addictions and public health.
• David Palfreyman OBE -  For services to higher education.
• Stella Duffy OBE - For services to the Arts.
• Mark White OBE -For services to Education particularly in Teesside.
• Jocelyn Hillman OBE - For services to the rehabiliation of women offenders.
• Malcolm Trobe CBE - For services to Education.
• Edward Whiting OBE - For public service and services to No. 10 Downing Street.
• Ruth Gould MBE - For services to disability arts.
• Francis Ursell MBE - For services to the provision of care services.
• Anthony Pile MBE - For services to international  business.
• Mohammed Amin MBE - For services to community cohesion and inter-faith relations in Greater Manchester.
• Wendy Varcoe MBE - For services to the community in Surrey.
• Derek Calam CBE - For services to public health and the regulation of medicines.
• Dinah Birch CBE - For services to higher education, literary scholarship and cultural life.
• John Lazar CBE - For services to engineering.
• Carolyn Wilkins OBE - For services to local government and public sector reform.
• Margaret Snowling CBE - For services to science and the understanding of dyslexia.
• Karen Boswell OBE - For services to the rail industry.
• Deborah Alsina MBE -For services to bowel cancer patients.
• Graham Postles MBE - For political service.
• Trevor Gilbert OBE - For services to employment of people with disabilities.
• Margaret Malpas MBE - For services to Education.
• Paul Bettison OBE - For services to local government.
• Jack Morris CBE - For services to business and charity in London.
• Emma Mulqueeny OBE - For services to Technology and Education.