University of Glasgow Members Honored in King’s Birthday Honours
Members of the University of Glasgow community have been recognised in the King’s 2024 Birthday Honours List.
Those honoured include Rachel Sandison, Deputy Vice Chancellor – External Engagement and Vice Principal – External Relations, who was awarded an OBE for services to Higher Education.
Several University alumni have also been recognised, including:
| Rabinder | Buttar | OBE | Senior Enterprise Fellow, Strathclyde University. For services to Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Business, and to Life Sciences (Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk) |
| Kristine Ann | Cooper | CBE | Lately General Counsel and Company Secretary, Aviva. For services to Business and to the Dormant Assets Scheme |
| Maureen | Ferrie | MBE | Services to People Living With a Disability in Glasgow |
| Julie Christine | Humphreys | OBE | Deputy Director, Scottish Government. For services to Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland (Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk) |
| Armando | Iannucci | CBE | Services to Film and Television |
| Thomas | Kelly | OBE | lately UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Italy. For services to International Development. |
| John David | McKeown | OBE | Veterinary Surgeon. For services to the Veterinary Profession (Coleraine, County Antrim) |
| Laura Agnes | Milby | MBE | Lately Lanarkshire Clinical Director, General Dental Services. For services to Dentistry (Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire) |
| Glenn McIntosh | Munro | MBE | Founder, Moray Concert Brass. For services to Music (Elgin, Moray) |
| Antoinette | Parr | MBE | Services to NHS Scotland, to the Scout Movement and to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, Coatbridge and the Motherwell Diocese. |
Speaking about the award, Rachel Sandison said: “I am tremendously honoured to have been awarded an OBE for services to Higher Education. This recognition is very much a testament to the incredible colleagues that I am lucky enough to work with across the University of Glasgow, the sector, and beyond.”