Sally Dicketts, who stepped down as chief executive officer of Activate Learning in April, has received further recognition for services to education.
Ms Dicketts worked in further education for more than 35 years and was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Honours List in July 2013.
She has now been made a Dame.
Before she retired as Activate Learning's chief executive, after 18 years at the helm, to be replaced by Gary Headland, she said: "It was a very hard decision for me to retire from doing a job that I love after being with the organisation for so long, however I know that this is the right time for me to move on.
“I’ve loved being part of Activate Learning and I know that Gary will love working here as much as I have, surrounded by some of the most passionate and highly capable people I’ve ever worked alongside.”
Activate Learning runs a number of further education colleges including City of Oxford College in Oxpens Road.
Professor Timothy Vorley, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Oxford Brookes Business School, has been awarded an OBE for services to enterprise, to entrepreneurship and to innovation.
Prior to his role at Oxford Brookes University, Prof Vorley held positions at the universities of Sheffield and Cambridge, and at the Said Business School at Oxford University.
He currently leads the Innovation Caucus, co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Innovate UK, and has previously led several projects funded under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Horizon Europe and ESRC.
Prof Vorley works extensively with a number of central government departments and agencies, as well as with Local Enterprise Partnerships and local government bodies.
He is a member of the ESRC Strategic Advisory Network, the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Skills and Talent Advisory Group, and chairs the ESRC's Transforming Business through Social Science advisory group.
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