Lion Bill Cone received the Melvin Jones Fellowship which recognizes outstanding individuals by bestowing on them an award that is named for the Lions founder, Melvin Jones. This Fellowship
Award is the highest form of recognition and embodies humanitarian ideals consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism.
Lion Rick Lewis received the Franklin Mason Fellowship as well as the Club’s George E. Calloway Lion of the year award. The prestigious Dr. Franklin G. Mason Fellowship is presented to those who show commitment to the humanitarian work of Lions Vision Services, and to the legacy of one of the South Carolina Lions’ principal leaders, philanthropists, and advocates, the late Dr.
Franklin G. Mason.
