Sarah Staniforth ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey
Sarah Staniforth, our former Museums and Collections Director, has been appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours list. She stepped down from her National Trust position last year, although she is still involved in various honorary and voluntary roles.
Sarah was made a CBE for services to heritage. She worked for the National Trust for nearly thirty years and is known as an international authority on conservation practice. She is also currently the president of the International Institute for Conservation (IIC).
In recent years Sarah was closely involved with the publication of the National Trust Manual of Housekeeping (2008, updated 2011). In 2013 she published the reader Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation.
Having worked with Sarah for a number of years, I was delighted to hear this news.
January 2, 2015 at 12:47 |
A very much deserved recognition of her tireless dedication to heritage conservation.
January 2, 2015 at 12:48 |
Hear, hear!
January 2, 2015 at 23:23 |
Well deserved, both personally and organisationally. My normal cynical response is that honours are given to wealthy middle aged business men who give generously to the conservative parties. “Services to heritage” is a top class reason for a CBE.