for a $10,000 sub-award to further improve the organization Awards Every year the Ball Brothers Foundation recognizes individuals for their outstanding work in his or her community. Excellence in Teaching Award Yearly award to recognize an outstanding K-12 public school teacher in Delaware County, IN that guides students to collaborate, think critically, and to use problem-solving skills, and creativity $15,000 goes towards the teacher's classroom, school and district The John W. & Janice B. Fisher Governance Award Every year a board member is selected who shows strong leadership for the betterment of his or her selected nonprofit organization. The award of $10,000 is given to the selected nonprofit organization for board training and support. Organizations that serve the citizens of Delaware County may nominate a board member who has been on the panel for a minimum of two years, and exemplifies the four requirements of board service (mission, financial stability, planning, and recognition for the organization). Honors and tributes The remains of the five Ball brothers are buried at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Indiana. In 1929 Edmund Ball's wife and children commissioned Cyrus Edwin Dallin to create a bronze casting of his original 1908 sculpture, Appeal to the Great Spirit. The replica was erected in Muncie in 1929 and donated to the city. In September 1937 a bronze sculpture named Beneficence was installed on the Ball State University campus in Muncie to honor the Ball brothers' contribution to the community. The five columns of Indiana limestone that surround the sculpture represent the five Ball brothers. Notes References Quigley, Barbara, "The Ball Brothers" in Further reading External links Minnetrista Heritage Collection Ball Corporation.com: "Our Company History" Ball State University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections American company founders . Businesspeople from Indiana Businesspeople from New York (state) People from Muncie, Indiana Philanthropists from Indiana University and college founders