Many organizations grant awards for service. In The Augustan Society, these awards have been named for two of our outstanding members, Cdr. George R. Balling and Dame Evelyn J.T. Metzler.

The Balling Award is granted annually to the member who has made the greatest contribution to the Society in the previous year. Consideration is given to points earned within the Fellowship program, but other matters may be considered as well. Thus the award is not automatic, and may not be granted every year.

A member who has been granted the Balling Award five times, and is again felt to have made the largest contribution, is instead granted the Metzler Award, and is ineligible for both awards thereafter. To date, only one person — Dame Evelyn herself — has been granted this award.

Neither award was granted from 2003 to 2006 due to the general inactivity of the Society. From 2007 thorough 2013, these awards were made part of the Fellowship program, but no grants were awarded during that period. The Board decided to resume granting these awards beginning in 2014.

George R. Balling Award

The George R. Balling Award has been awarded seventeen times (and to eleven individuals) since it's creation in 1989:

2021	Bruce A. Metcalf, OAE (2nd)
2020	Dustin Ashley, FAS
2019	Bruce A. Metcalf, OAE
2017	Marlyn Lewis, FAS
2016	Arthur Germond, FAS †
2015	Joseph Uphoff
2014	Dr. Hans von Leden †
2003	Robert L. Cleve (3rd)
2002	Robert L. Stimmel
1998	Robert L. Cleve (2nd)
1997	Robert L. Cleve
1995	Evelyn J.T. Metzler † (5th)
1994	Evelyn J.T. Metzler † (4th)
1993	Evelyn J.T. Metzler † (3rd)
1992	Evelyn J.T. Metzler † (2nd)
1992	Wilson Van Dusen †
1989	Evelyn J.T. Metzler †
1989	George R. Balling †

† deceased

Cdr. George R. Balling, FAS

Evelyn J.T. Metzler Award

Members whose contributions earn them five grants of the Balling Award are then eligible for the Evelyn J.T. Metzler Award. To date, this award has only been granted once, to its namesake: