Android custom adapters

I also didn't look through your code, and would probably like to see the code for your custom adapter.

I would suggest in your custom adapter, that you determine the value of the award for that particular line item, and set the badge image specifically at that time.

so in your adapter (pseude-code):

if (user.getAward() == myRedValue) {
    awardImageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.red_award);
} else if (user.getAward() == myBlueValue) {
    awardImageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.blue_award);
} etc...