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2005 Award Winners
ABE Leadership: Given to an individual in the ABE field who demonstrates exemplary leadership, flexibility, or creativity in his/her ABE program.

Laurie Elsen, SHAPE
Lynn Gallandat, St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium
Carol Gregerson, Northwest Service Cooperative
Jeorgette Knoll, Metro North ABE

ABE Partner Award: Given to a business, nonprofit organization, social service agency, foundation, etc. who has provided ABE with significant assistance in serving learners or our communities.

Bob Douglas, Gustavus Adolphus College

ABE Teacher of the Year: Given to a teacher in an ABE program to recognize outstanding performance as a teacher.

Lynda Carlson, SHAPE
Mary Kettler-Curtis, St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium
Judith LaFleur, Park Rapids Schools ABE
Bill Rasmussen, SHAPE
Dan Schuh, Fairmont ABE

ABE Advocacy Award: These awards can be given in many different categories (e.g. special needs, family literacy, basic literacy, technology, workplace literacy, legislative, or other) for an individual or groups work in promoting and advocating for adult literacy and adult literacy learners.

Sherry Munyon, St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium, and Linda Sandvig, St. Paul Public Schools
Madeline Rosinsky, Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program
Chris Wahlberg, Lao Family Service Center

ABE Outstanding Learner: Each Literacy Training Network region can nominate and select an outstanding learner from that region. Those eight outstanding learners will be honored this year.

Shellie Gallant
Sheila Ray

PEGASUS Programs of Excellence:
Hmong American Partnership ABE Program
Lincoln Adult Education Center
Minnesota Literacy Council (also awarded the PEGASUS Traveling Trophy)