Karen awarded DCB
Former National Statistician Karen Dunnell has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in the Queen's birthday honours list. This recognises Karen's significant personal contribution to statistics in the UK and internationally. It is also a recognition of the importance of work on official statistics to national life as a whole.
Becoming a Knight or Dame is recognition of a pre-eminent contribution in any field of activity. Sir Michael Scholar, chair of the UK Statistics Authority, said: 'I'm delighted for Karen. She has done such a lot for ONS, the Government Statistical Service, the UK Statistics Authority and for women in the Civil Service'.
Karen began her career as a researcher and later became a lecturer in medical and social studies before joining the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys in 1974. When ONS was formed, Karen was first a divisional director, rising to executive director level before becoming the National Statistician, overseeing the implementation of the Statistics and Registration Services Act and leading the office through a major period of technological and organisational change. She is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College Oxford and has published three books on health and demographics.
Other news of fellows
Former honorary treasurer Mark Robson, pictured left, has been appointed head of statistics at the Bank of England.
Marion Scott, pictured right, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
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