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The Oak Cliff Lions Club Bill Melton Humanitarian Award is presented each year to recognize and honor the person (or persons) whose activities, contributions and service, best symbolize the ideals of Lionism. The Award is usually given to non-Lions who have demonstrated a dedication to community, profession/occupation, God and mankind that exemplifies the motto of Lions International, "We Serve". The Award was re-named by the Club Board of Directors on April 21, 2010, to reflect the name of the Founding President of the Award. |
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Recipients of the award include: |
| Tom Landry* | 1978 | Coach, Dallas Cowboys; NFL Hall of Fame; Super Bowls Champion; Horatio Alger Award |
| Bill Hunter | 1979 | President, Dallas School Board |
| H. Ross Perot | 1980 | Founder, Electronic Data Systems; Presidential Candidate; Horatio Alger Award; Linz Award |
| John Criswell | 1981 | Newsman, WFAA Television; "Wednesday's Child" Leader |
| Ben Lipshy* | 1982 | Founder, Zales Corporation |
| Buddy Minyard* | 1983 | CEO, Minyard Food Stores; Charitable Provider |
| Harold Schackman* | 1985 | Zales Oak Cliff Manager; Community Worker; Oak Cliff Lion |
| Dr. J.L. LaManna | 1990 | Chairman, Southwest Osteopath Physicians; Philanthropist |
| Lillian Bradshaw* | 1991 | Director, Dallas Public Library; President, American and Texas Library Associations |
| Dr. Charles Baxter* | 1992 | Chairman, Parkland Burn Center; JFK Parkland Notable |
| Roger Staubach | 1993 | Former Dallas Cowboy; NFL Hall of Fame; Developer, Community Leader; Horatio Alger Award |
| Birdie Jackson* | 1994 | Foster Care Mother; Community Worker |
| Dan Eddy* | 1994 | Retired, Salvation Army; Retired, Justice of the Peace; Oak Cliff Lion |
| Dr. Charles Sprague* | 1995 | Chairman/CEO, Southwestern Medical Foundation; Civic Leader |
| Rodger Meier* | 1996 | Chairman/CEO, Rodger Meier Cadillac; Civic Leader; Linz Award |
| Ebby Halliday Acers | 1997 | Ebby Halliday Real Estate; Philanthropic Leader; Horatio Alger Award; Linz Award |
| Raymond Nasher* | 1998 | Philanthropist; Developer; World Renowned Art Collector; Linz Award |
| Robert S. Folsom | 1999 | Mayor of Dallas; President, Dallas School Board; Developer; Civic Leader |
| Nancy Brinker | 2000 | Founder, Susan G. Komen Foundation; United States Ambassador to Hungary |
| Ruth Sharp Altshuler | 2001 | National, Texas, Dallas Philanthropic Leader; Linz Award |
| Suzanne Duvall | 2001 | Nationally Recognized Mediator |
| Martha Gilmore* | 2001 | Methodist Minister, Educator |
| Rev. Stephen Swann | 2001 | Founder, Episcopal School of Dallas |
| Liz Minyard | 2002 | President, Minyard Food Stores; Civic Leader |
| J. McDonald Williams | 2003 | Developer; Community Leader; Linz Award |
| Chris Victor Semos* | 2004 | State Representative; County Commissioner; Civic Leader, Oak Cliff Lion |
| Lamar Hunt* | 2005 | Sports Leader; Founder, AFL; Named Super Bowl; NFL Hall of Fame |
| Paul M. Bass, Jr.* | 2006 | Investment Banker; Medical Advocate; Linz Award |
| Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. | 2007 | Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District |
| Peter Pauls Stewart | 2008 | Founder, Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas; Linz Award |
| T. Boone Pickens | 2009 | Oil and Energy Entrepreneur; Civic Philanthropist; Horatio Alger Award |
| Lindalyn B. Adams | 2010 | Force behind Sixth Floor Museum, Old Red Courthouse Restoration, Historical Landmark Program; Linz Award |
| Ruben Esquivel | 2011 | Chairman, State Fair of Texas, Parkland Hospital Board of Managers, Dallas County Historical Foundation, Dallas Opera, YMCA of Metro Dallas, Oak Cliff Lion |
*deceased |