Andrew Allen

Kurt Downes is sharing what he learned as a coach at the Tokyo Olympics to benefit his students and athletes back home.Kurt Downes (right) poses with Lancer Olympians Noelle Montcalm, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, and Sarah Mitton in Tokyo.

Educator and coach using Olympic experience to do good

Kurt Downes (BA 2003, B.Ed 2005) always wanted to go to Japan, but the best part of his experience as an Olympic coach is sharing what he learned to benefit his students and athletes back home.

Dr. Andrew Allen, the 2015 recipient of the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award. Dr. Andrew Allen, the 2015 recipient of the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award.

Andrew Allen honoured for leadership, mentoring

For demonstrating leadership in equity through his teaching initiatives in Windsor and Tanzania, as well as his work to mentor and recruit students, Andrew Allen of the Faculty of Education recently received the 2015 Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award at Kerr House.

Created by the Faculty Association’s Status of Women, Diversity and Equity Action Committee (SWDEAC), the award was named for the late head of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, and celebrates individuals who demonstrate leadership through their contributions to creating an equity culture on campus.