Honors
- 2019 Glass Art Society Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
- 2018 MoNA Luminaries Legacy Award
- Inclusion in the Archive of Fondazione Giorio Cini, Venice, Italy
- "Not So Still Live" added to the Library of Congress
- Inclusion in "History Through a Glass Lens", Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA February 2016
- Inclusion in Washington State History Link, Notable Figures, historylink.org, November 2015
- WA State Centennial Time Capsule Ceremony, includes original artwork by Ginny Ruffner, Olympia WA, Feb 22, 2015
- Inductee, International Women's Forum - Washington State, 2014
- Silver Award Winner and South Sound Magazine Editor's Choice Award, Seattle Arboretum Foundation Northwest Flower & Garden Show, February 5th, 2014
- Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects
- 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 Honored Artists, “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
