diff --git a/admin/award_awards.php b/admin/award_awards.php
index 10c36aa6..33dc1f08 100644
--- a/admin/award_awards.php
+++ b/admin/award_awards.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  require_once('../common.inc.php');
  require_once('../user.inc.php');
  user_auth_required('committee', 'admin');
+ require_once('awards.inc.php');
 
  switch($_GET['action']) {
  case 'awardinfo_load':
@@ -41,10 +42,7 @@
 
  case 'award_delete':
 	$id=intval($_GET['id']);
-	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE award_awards_id='$id'");
-	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectcategories WHERE award_awards_id='$id'");
-	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectdivisions WHERE award_awards_id='$id'");
-	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards WHERE id='$id'");
+	award_delete($id);
 	exit;
 
  case 'awardinfo_save':
@@ -213,8 +211,7 @@
 
  case 'prize_delete':
 	$id = intval($_GET['id']);
-	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE id='$id'");
-//	echo "DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE id='$id'";
+	award_prize_delete($id);
 	happy_("Prize deleted");
 	exit;
 
diff --git a/admin/award_download.php b/admin/award_download.php
index f87305c5..14836744 100644
--- a/admin/award_download.php
+++ b/admin/award_download.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  require_once('../user.inc.php');
  user_auth_required('committee', 'admin');
  require_once('curl.inc.php');
+ require_once('awards.inc.php');
 
 
 
@@ -221,8 +222,7 @@ case 'check':
 		/* Delete local entries that weren't downloaded */
 		foreach($existingprizes AS $ep) {
 			echo "&nbsp;".i18n("Removing prize %1",array($ep['prize']))."<br />";
-			mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE id='{$ep['id']}'");
-			echo mysql_error();
+			award_prize_delete($ep['id']);
 		}
 	}
 	echo "<br />";
@@ -231,11 +231,7 @@ case 'check':
 	//remove any awards that are left in the $existingawards array, they must have been removed from the source
 	foreach($existingawards AS $aid=>$val) {
 		echo i18n("Removing award id %1 that was removed from external source",array($aid))."<br />";
-		
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE award_awards_id='$aid'");
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards WHERE id='$aid'");
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectcategories WHERE award_awards_id='$aid'");
-		mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectdivisions WHERE award_awards_id='$aid'");
+		award_delete($aid);
 	}
 	
 	echo "</i>";
diff --git a/admin/awards.inc.php b/admin/awards.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8ae685f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/awards.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?
+/* 
+   This file is part of the 'Science Fair In A Box' project
+   SFIAB Website: http://www.sfiab.ca
+
+   Copyright (C) 2010 David Grant <dave@lightbox.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+   Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+?>
+<?
+
+function award_delete($award_awards_id)
+{
+	/* Delete all winners attached to this award */
+	$q = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM award_prizes WHERE award_awards_id='$award_awards_id'");
+	while(($p = mysql_fetch_assoc($q))) {
+		mysql_query("DELETE FROM winners WHERE award_prizes_id='{$p['id']}'");
+	}
+
+	/* FIXME: maybe delte judging teams and judge 
+	 * assignments and timeslots?
+
+	/* Delete the award */
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE award_awards_id='$award_awards_id'");
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectcategories WHERE award_awards_id='$award_awards_id'");
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards_projectdivisions WHERE award_awards_id='$award_awards_id'");
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_awards WHERE id='$award_awards_id'");
+}
+
+function award_prize_delete($award_prizes_id)
+{
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM winners WHERE award_prizes_id='$award_prizes_id'");
+	mysql_query("DELETE FROM award_prizes WHERE id='$award_prizes_id'");
+}
+
+?>