At Wednesday’s Fort Hays State University basketball games, Ann Leiker will be recognized as the first Covenant Builders Hometown Hero.

Leiker is executive director of the Center for Life Experiences in Hays. With this position, she focuses on a wide variety of advocacy and support programs such as Family Night Out, Healing After Loss, Healing After Loss of Suicide, Healing Hearts, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Community Connections.

Leiker was nominated for the award and will be presented a certificate by Mike Crain, director of sales and marketing at Covenant Builders, during this evening’s FHSU home opener.

The FHSU women’s team tips off at 5:30 p.m. at Gross Memorial Coliseum against McPherson College. The men’s game against Central Christian College is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.