Established in 2001 by the Officers and Executive Committee of the LSA, the Kenneth L. Hale Award recognizes outstanding linguistic scholarship that documents a particular endangered or no longer spoken language or language family. Members may nominate works that they believe are especially important contributions to this kind of linguistic scholarship and our field. The work nominated should normally be no more than 15-20 years old. Nominations should be sent to the LSA Secretariat, accompanied by a copy of the work and any other supporting material by 1 April. The Review Committee consists of the two most senior members of the Executive Committee and the Chair of the Committee on Endangered Languages and Their Preservation. The committee's report will usually be considered at the spring meeting of the Executive Committee, and when an award is approved, it will be presented at the following Annual Meeting. Awards will be made only when a truly exceptional work is nominated.