The Melvin Jones Fellowship, named after the founder of Lions Clubs International, was created by the Lions Club International Foundation in 1973 as the highest form of recognition to acknowledge an individual’s dedication to humanitarian service. Membership in the Fellowship is an honor, not an award. The following Vancouver Lions have been honored with Melvin Jones Fellowships:
| Linda Bannon | June 16, 2001 |
| Donald Behrends | February 7, 2011 |
| Emil B. Fries | May 27, 1992 |
| T. E. "Ed" Hewitt | January 9, 1988 |
| C. Duane Lansverk | May 21, 2003 |
| William Lothspeich | February 7, 2001 |
| Robert Mealy | May 13, 2004 |
| J. D. Nellor | June 4, 2007 |
| Ned Olson | June 16, 2011 |
| A. C. “Bud” Passmore | January 9, 1988 |
| Mary Peck | June 20, 2003 |
| F. Douglas Rae | May 22, 2002 |