Submitted Photo Magic City Lions Club President Tracey Lawson, left, presents the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Magic City Lion Marsha Dupre’.

Magic City Lions Club member Marsha Dupre’ has received the Lions’ highest form of recognition with the presentation of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.

The award was named for the Lions Club International founder Melvin Jones. The Fellowship Award embodies humanitarian ideas consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism. The Melvin Jones Fellowship Award is the highest accolade any Lion member can receive. The recipient must exhibit a commitment to and be an outstanding club member at the local level.

“Since joining, Marsha has exemplified what Melvin Jones believes to be a Lion,” said her club sponsor, Leann Tennyson. “Marsha rarely misses a meeting, participates in volunteering as much as she possibly can. Marsha steps up and has chaired committees and is currently the donation/service committee chair and serves on the board of directors. She embodies all the qualities of the Melvin Jones Award.”

“I’m very humbled and proud of my choice to be an active Lions member,” Dupre’ said.

Dupre’, client services representative with the North Dakota Association for the Disabled for the past eight years, has been a member of The Magic City Lions for four years. She also is secretary for the Alliance of Nonprofits, vice president for the Senior Coalition and is part of the Interagency Council, a local organization for human and social service groups.