Honors

Honorary Chair, 5th Annual Brain Injury Association of Washington Gala Auction & Dinner, Seattle, WA, 2011
Elected Fellow, American Craft Council, 2010
Seattle International Film Festival, 2010 Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary, “Ginny Ruffner: A Not So Still Life”
One of the Featured Artist, “International Flameworking Conference”, 10th Anniversary, Salem Community College, Salem, NJ, 2010
"Master of the Medium Award," James Renwick Alliance, 2007
"Seattle 100: The People, Places and Things That Define Seattle Design," Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, 2006
Featured Artist, “International Flameworking Conference”, Salem Community College, Salem, NJ, 2006
Artist Image Series, University of Washington Library, 2003
King County Arts Commission Honors Award, 2003
"Honorary Lifetime...," Glass Art Society, 2000
"The Artist Series Award," Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA, 1999
"The Libensky Award," Pilchuck Glass School, 1999
Woman of the Year, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 1996
"The First UrbanGlass Award for Outstanding Contribution..." UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 1995
Glass Eye Scholarship, Seattle, WA, 1993, 1994
Visual Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., 1986
National Endowment for the Arts/Southern Arts Federation Grant, 1985
Georgia Business Committee for the Arts Award, Atlanta, GA, 1985
Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects