did he receive any award or recognition for these and similar efforts?
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lester B. Pearson
In 1957, for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis through the United Nations, Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 
who was harold innis? He was a professor and an author. what subjects did he teach? Political economy. in which university did he teach? University of Toronto. what is the origin of the subject mentioned above? It originated in moral philosophy, to explore the administration of states' wealth, with "political" signifying the Greek word "polity" and "economy" signifying the Greek word "oikonomía" (household management).. what are some of the new approaches to the subject? Modeling economic policy and political institutions concerning interactions between agents and economic and political institutions. when did the aforementioned professor start teaching at the university? In 1920. are there any well-known former students of this university? Governors General Vincent Massey, Adrienne Clarkson, and Julie Payette, Prime Ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King, Arthur Meighen, Lester B. Pearson and others. where is the last person from? Canada. what sort of work was he involved in? He was a  scholar, statesman, soldier, prime minister, and diplomat. what were his achievements in the final role? He was became a Canadian Ambassador to the United States and also had an important part in founding both the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Lester B. Pearson [SEP] Nobel Peace Prize
In 1957, for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis through the United Nations, Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The selection committee argued that Pearson had "saved the world", but critics accused him of betraying the motherland and Canada's ties with the UK. Pearson and UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld are considered the fathers of the modern concept of peacekeeping. Together, they were able to organize the United Nations Emergency Force by way of a five-day fly-around in early November 1956. His Nobel medal is on permanent display in the front lobby of the Lester B. Pearson Building, the headquarters of Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa.