Director of Athletics Mike Havey was awarded the Lester B. "Mike" Pearson Award by the U SPORTS office Tuesday night at the U SPORTS awards dinner. 

The award is presented to a distinguished Canadian citizen of outstanding achievements, who, by having participated in interuniversity athletics, has by his/her personal accomplishments exemplified the ideals and purposes of interuniversity athletics and amateur sport.

Havey will retire at the end of June after 31 years at the University of Windsor. During his time, he served as the head coach of the Lancer men's basketball team, associate athletic director, and athletic director for the past seven years.