Eight 1980 innovative programs in continuing education are described which won awards from the American College Testing Program and the National University Extension Association. Awards were granted according to programs' transferability, innovativeness, workability, and impact in one of four categories: instructional programs, student services and counseling, administration/organization, and open. The programs contained in the report are (1) Beyond the Classroom, (2) Cultural Diversity and Health Care, (3) Survival in the Classroom: Perspectives on Discipline, (4) CREATE: A New Model for Career Change, (5) The Dean's List, (6) Advocacy for Persons with Chronic Mental Illness: Building a Nationwide Network, (7) The The Onondaga Citizens League, and (8) The Place of a Student Journal in Continuing Education. Each program is presented according to the following format: program name, principal person responsibile for entry, person(s) or institution to whom award would be made, sources(s) of funding, cost of program, number of participants in program, objectives of the program, and a narrative describing the program. (YLB)