Awards and Honors
- In 1988, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath.
- In 1990, he received the Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award.
- Kilby International Awards recipient in 1994
- In 1996 the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Ballard its Lone Sailor Award for his naval service and his work on underwater archaeology.
- The Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum in 2002.
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