▁La ws ▁( E astern ▁University ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁USA , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁List ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ., ▁as ▁well ▁being ▁appointed ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ty ne ▁and ▁W ear ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁S under land ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁S under land ▁A . F . C . ▁char ity , ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Light . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁phil anth rop ic ▁work ▁V ard y ▁established ▁a ▁char ity , ▁The ▁V ard y ▁Foundation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁has ▁supported ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁education , ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁community ▁causes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Lady ▁Margaret ▁V ard y , ▁received ▁the ▁Be acon ▁Award ▁for ▁Phil anth ropy ▁for ▁Imp act ▁and ▁D edic ation . ▁ ▁Em manuel ▁School s ▁Foundation ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁V ard y ▁respond ed ▁to ▁a ▁request ▁from ▁Kenneth ▁Baker ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ▁to ▁build ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁City ▁Technology ▁Colleg es . ▁A ▁flags hip ▁initi ative ▁en list