diff --git a/db/db.update.116.sql b/db/db.update.116.sql
index 75ab8d35..b84647df 100644
--- a/db/db.update.116.sql
+++ b/db/db.update.116.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 ALTER TABLE `users` ADD `uid` INT NOT NULL AFTER `id` ;
+ALTER TABLE `users` CHANGE `sex` `sex` ENUM( 'male', 'female' ) NULL DEFAULT NULL ;
 
 ALTER TABLE `users_committee` CHANGE `active` `committee_active` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'no';
 ALTER TABLE `users_committee` ADD `committee_complete` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'no' AFTER `committee_active` ;
diff --git a/db/db.update.118.php b/db/db.update.118.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c173aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db.update.118.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?
+function db_update_118_post()
+{
+	global $config;
+
+	$userfields=array("salutation","firstname","lastname","email","phonehome","phonework","phonecell","fax");
+
+	//grab all the contacts from awards_contacts
+	$q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM award_contacts");
+	while($r=mysql_fetch_object($q)) {
+
+		//if its older than the current year, then set them to complete/active because if they were in the
+		//system then, then they must have beenc omplete and active
+		//set anyone for the current fair year to complete=no, active = yes, because its not too late to get them
+		//to login and make sure that all the info is complete
+		if($r->year<$config['FAIRYEAR']) {
+			$complete="yes";
+			$active="yes";
+		}
+		else {
+			$complete="no";
+			$active="yes";
+		}
+		//see if a user exists with this email
+		$uq=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='".mysql_real_escape_string($r->email)."' AND year='$r->year'");
+		if($r->email && $ur=mysql_fetch_object($uq)) {
+			$user_id=$ur->id;
+			echo "Using existing users.id=$user_id for award_contacts.id=$r->id because email address/year ($r->email/$r->year) matches\n";
+
+			//update any info we have thats missing
+			$sqlset="";
+			foreach($userfields AS $f) {
+				//if its NOT in their USER record, but it IS in their AWARD_CONTACTS record, then bring it over, else, assume the users record has priority
+				if(!$ur->$f && $r->$f) {
+					$sqlset.="`$f`='".mysql_real_escape_string($r->$f)."', ";
+				}
+			}
+			$sql="UPDATE users SET $sqlset `types`='{$ur->types},sponsor' WHERE id='$user_id'";
+			mysql_query($sql);
+			echo mysql_error();
+			echo "  Updated user record\n";
+
+		}
+		else {
+			$sql="INSERT INTO users (`types`,`username`,`".implode("`,`",$userfields)."`,`year`) VALUES (";
+			$sql.="'sponsor','".mysql_real_escape_string($r->email)."'";
+			foreach($userfields AS $f) {
+				$sql.=",'".mysql_real_escape_string($r->$f)."'";
+			}
+			$sql.=",'".mysql_real_escape_string($r->year)."')";
+			mysql_query($sql);
+			echo mysql_error();
+
+			$user_id=mysql_insert_id();
+			//and link it to themselves as a starting record
+			mysql_query("UPDATE users SET uid='$user_id' WHERE id='$user_id'");
+			echo "Creating new users.id=$user_id for award_contacts.id=$r->id\n";
+
+		}
+
+		echo "  Linking $user_id to users_sponsor record\n";
+		mysql_query("INSERT INTO users_sponsor (`users_id`,`sponsors_id`,`sponsor_complete`,`sponsor_active`,`primary`,`position`,`notes`) VALUES (
+				'".$user_id."',
+				'".$r->award_sponsors_id."',
+				'$complete',
+				'$active',
+				'".mysql_real_escape_string($r->primary)."',
+				'".mysql_real_escape_string($r->position)."',
+				'".mysql_real_escape_string($r->notes)."')");
+		echo mysql_error();
+	}
+
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/db/db.update.118.sql b/db/db.update.118.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d310509a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db.update.118.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+CREATE TABLE `users_sponsor` (
+  `users_id` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
+  `sponsors_id` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
+  `sponsor_complete` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'no',
+  `sponsor_active` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'no',
+  `primary` ENUM( 'no', 'yes' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'no',
+  `position` VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL default '',
+  `notes` text NOT NULL,
+   PRIMARY KEY  (`users_id`)
+) TYPE=MyISAM;
+
+ALTER TABLE `users` CHANGE `types` `types` SET( 'student', 'judge', 'committee', 'volunteer', 'fair', 'sponsor' ) NOT NULL ;
+ALTER TABLE `users` ADD `salutation` VARCHAR( 8 ) NOT NULL AFTER `types` ;
+
+INSERT INTO `config` ( `var` , `val` , `category` , `type` , `type_values` , `ord` , `description` , `year` )
+VALUES (
+'sponsor_personal_fields', 'phonecell,phonework,fax,org', 
+'Sponsors', 'multisel',
+'salutation=Salutation|sex=Gender|phonehome=Home Phone|phonework=Work Phone|phonecell=Cell Phone|fax=Fax|org=Organization|birthdate=Birthdate|lang=Preferred Language|address=Address and PostalCode|city=City|province=Province', 
+'500', 'Personal Information to ask for on the Sponsor Contact profile page (in addition to Name and Email)', '-1');
+
+INSERT INTO `config` ( `var` , `val` , `category` , `type` , `type_values` , `ord` , `description` , `year` )
+VALUES (
+'sponsor_personal_required', '', 
+'Sponsors', 'multisel',
+'salutation=Salutation|sex=Gender|phonehome=Home Phone|phonework=Work Phone|phonecell=Cell Phone|fax=Fax|org=Organization|birthdate=Birthdate|lang=Preferred Language|address=Address and PostalCode|city=City|province=Province', 
+'600', 'Required Personal Information on the Sponsor Contact profile page (Name and Email is always required)', '-1');
+
+