Editing Doug Ellis (section)

==Honours and later life==
In 1994, a stand at Villa Park was named after Ellis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Doug Ellis: Former Aston Villa chairman dies aged 94 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45823730 |access-date=11 October 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 October 2018}}</ref> and in 2005, he was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the [[2005 New Year Honours]] List.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ellis awarded New Year accolade |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4135083.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-12-31 |access-date=2007-08-31}}</ref>

Ellis received an [[honorary degree]] from [[Aston University]] in July 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aston.ac.uk/alumni/news/meet-our-alumni/50-aston-greats/doug-ellis/ |work=Aston University |title=50 Aston Greats: Sir Doug Ellis |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430233636/http://www.aston.ac.uk/alumni/news/meet-our-alumni/50-aston-greats/doug-ellis/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2012 the Doug Ellis Learning Hub was opened at the [[University of Birmingham Medical School]]. Ellis donated £416,000 towards the feature.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/September2010/MedicalSchoolRefurbishment.aspx |work=University of Birmingham |date=September 2010 |title=Medical School Refurbishment |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214428/https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/September2010/MedicalSchoolRefurbishment.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2013, the newly refurbished [[Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre]] at [[Aston University]] opened, featuring a new sports hall and squash courts. This work was partly funded by Ellis.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aston.ac.uk/news/releases/2011/october/new-university-sports-centre-honours-former-villa-chairman/ |title=New University sports centre honours former Villa Chairman |date=4 October 2011 |work=Aston University}}</ref> Also in 2012, Ellis donated £10,000 to the building of a new school gymnasium at [[Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls]]. In his letter to the school, he wrote: "You clearly have a school to be proud of … and I wish you every success in achieving your goal".<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417030137/http://www.suttcold.bham.sch.uk/downloads/newsletter/2011-2012/feb12.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2014 |title=SCGSG Newsletter |work=Sutton Coldfield School for Girls |url=http://www.suttcold.bham.sch.uk/downloads/newsletter/2011-2012/feb12.pdf |access-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 4 March 2012, Ellis was knighted for his charity work.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-16365005 |title=Ex-Villa chairman Doug Ellis knighted in New Year Honours|publisher=BBC News |date=31 December 2011}}</ref> He died on 11 October 2018, aged 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-aston-villa-owner-sir-15266202|title=Former Aston Villa owner Sir Doug Ellis dies aged 94 – tributes pour in|first=Mat|last=Kendrick|date=11 October 2018|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>