ProLiteracy has generously sponsored our SIG awards and we thank them for their support. Please visit ProLiteracy at ProLiteracy.org to learn about the great work they're doing in adult basic education. ProLiteracy works in the U.S. and internationally to support adult literacy and English Language Learning programs and learners by providing professional and program development, curriculum materials through their New Readers Press, the National Book Fund and the Mobile Learning Fund, advocacy, and referral. They also publish the peer reviewed journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy which would welcome submissions from all of you!"Award Name: Outstanding Early Scholar Award: Jennifer Kolbin from University of Pennsylvania. Paper Title: A Technology Learning Community: Collaborative Learning and Development for Practitioners in Adult Education.There was a tie for Exemplary PaperAward Name: Exemplary Paper Award #1: Leah Saal from Loyola University. Paper Title: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Literacy and Political Efficacy Related Information Sources. CO-AUTHORS: Takashi Yamashita, Kristen H. Perry and Donita Joy Shaw Award name: Exemplary Paper Award #2: Takashi Yamashita from University of Maryland. Paper Title: Motivation to Learn by Age, Education, and Literacy Skills among U.S. Working-Age Adults. CO-AUTHORS: Tom Smith, Shalini Sahoo, and Phyllis Cummins