FISU Assessor Receives Honour from the Queens Birthday List
June 20th, 2007
Alison ODELL (GBR)
Alison Odell, BUSA Life Vice-President and FISU Assessor, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition for her services to sport. The FISU Executive Committee member has been working in sport within Higher Education for 30 years, in which time she has held distinguished positions within a number if significant sporting bodies, both within Great Britain and on an international stage. As Chair of BUSA from 1996 to 2000 Odell led the Association through a time of significant change, including radical developments within the competition programme which resulted in increased student participation across Great Britain. She is still closely involved in BUSA sport in her role as Chair of the BUSA Badminton Technical Committee. As Chair of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) Mrs. Odell has worked closely with key stakeholders to ensure that students can combine performance sport with an education, the benefits which are evident in her day to day role as Director of Sport for the University of Manchester. Mrs. Odell’s commitment to student sport extends onto the international stage having held posts within EUSA and FISU. Odell is currently Vice-Chair of the Commission for University Sports Study (CESU) within FISU and has been a FISU Assessor since 1999.
Queen's Birthday List
The UK honours system is used to reward people for merit, service or bravery. Honours are normally awarded twice a year. A list is published on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year. The British honours system is one of the oldest in the world. It has evolved over 650 years as the country has found alternative means of recognising merit, gallantry and service.
