LSE is delighted to congratulate the following alumni, who were honoured in the New Year Honours list 2011:

Dr Qadir Bakhsh MSc Social Psychology 1975
MBE for services to Community Cohesion in the East of England.

John Dixon Diploma in Social Policy and Administration 1976
Executive Director, Adults and Children and Deputy Chief Executive, West Sussex County Council. OBE for services to Local Government.

Carlene Firmin MSc Social Policy and Planning 2008
Senior Policy Officer, Race on the Agenda and Chief Executive Officer, the Gag Project. MBE for services to Girls' and Women's Issues.

Michael Hockney MSc International Relations 1974
MBE for voluntary service to ABF The Soldiers' Charity.

Bernice Lee MSc International Relations 1993, PhD International Relations 2001
Research Director, Energy, Environment and Resource Governance, Chatham House. OBE for services to UK/China climate change co-operation.

Neil Munslow BSc Sociology 1986
Housing Services Manager, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council. MBE for services to Local Government.

Nigel Newcomen LLM 1979
Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons. CBE for public service.

Una O’Brien MSc International Relations 1984
Companion of the Order of the Bath. Lately Director-General, Policy and Strategy, Department of Health.


The following current and former staff also received honours:

Jane Pugh, Governance Officer, LSE
MBE for services to Higher Education.

Professor Fiona Steele FBA Department of Statistics, LSE, 1996-2001, Professor of Social Statistics, University of Bristol
OBE for services to Social Science.

Professor Helen Sarah Wallace CMG FBA, Centennial Professor, European Institute, LSE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Social Science.

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For the full list, and more about the Honours system, please see www.direct.gov.uk/honours.