- Melvin Jones founded the first Lions Club in 1917 in Chicago
- The Melvin Jones Fellowship is considered the Lions Clubs International highest honor
- It is presented to those individuals whose documented service to their community embodies Lionism's humanitarian ideals
Prior Lake Lions Club
MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIP Recipients
| Lion Gordon Affield | Lion Janice Affield | Lion Roy Andersen |
| Lion Bob Bailey | Lion Dick Balow | Lion Char Beerling |
| Lion Ed Bennett | Lion Chris Boulton | Lion Ray Dumke |
| Lion Kermit Fork | Lion Jerome Gottstine | Lion Bonnie Grapper |
| Lion Roger Grapper | Lion Katy Groves | Lion Terry Groves |
| Lion Don Hall | Lion Linda Hall | Lion Weymouth Kerkow |
| Lion Harry Klenke | Lion Loretto Klenke | Lion Tom Kourajian |
| Lion Ernest Larson | Leo Lee | Lion Tim Lindbo |
| Lion Bryant Marquardt | Lion Francis Mueller | Lion Rita Norling |
| Lion Kelly Norris | Lion Marv Oldenburg | Lion Myrtle Oldenburg |
| Lion Clar Ottman | Lion Coleen Ottman | Lion Bruce Reddemann |
| Lion Jerome Spies | Lion Paul Stahler | Lion Sheila Stahler |
| Lion Bill Thomas | Lion Karen Tuitt | Lion Bob Underferth |
| Lion Dave Velishek | Lion Bob Wickman | Lion Dan Wilgohs |
| Lion Gerald Ziskovsky | Lion Kris Ziskovsky | Lion Rosemary Frank |
