The Hiram Award is an award presented to a Master Mason who has served the Lodge and the Masonic Fraternity with devotion over and above the ordinary. It is the highest honor (other than being Master of the Lodge) that can be bestowed on a member of a Masonic Lodge. The Hiram Award is not given for service as Master or any elected or appointed office or committee.  The recipient is recognized by his brethren in Masonry for his service to the fraternity, because of his efforts to support one or more Masons, a Lodge or Lodges, a District, the Grand Lodge or the fraternity as a whole. It is a singular distinction, and indicates the esteem, respect and admiration of the members. A Washington Masonic Lodge may bestow a maximum of one Hiram Award each year. The award consists of a Certificate and a Pin. The Certificate has the Square and Compass with the letter G in the center all of which are encircled with a Larel Wreath. Around this are the words “Hiram Award, Dedicated Service.

Achievement Award: Each year the Washington State District Deputies submit Grand Master Achievement Award nominees to Grand Lodge for review and selection in recognition of a Brother’s leadership, significant contributions to the Craft and Community, shown exemplary service to his Lodge and the Fraternity, given himself tirelessly to the Fraternity, and has been an integral member in improving the state of the Craft. He is presented with the State pin and plaque which reads: He “Has rendered distinguished service to his lodge and the brethren of the Grand Jurisdiction in the advancement of Freemasonry.”