MD19 Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is the highest award of the Multiple District. It is given annually at the Multiple District convention for service an activities that are performed at the Multiple District level. Eligible recipients must have 7 or more years membership in a Lions club and have served on the Multiple District level for 4 or more years.
The award is determined by a screening committee, which considers nominations from the District Governors, the Council Chair, the Multiple District Executive Director and the Multiple District Club Support Team, received on or before June 30. Click here to download the official rules.
Reverse Chronological | Alphabetical
| Year | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sandy Ball | Mount Vernon Lions Club |
| 2019 | Janet Rinehart | Des Moines Lions Club |
| 2018 | John (J. D.) Nellor | Vancouver (WA) Lions Club |
| 2017 | Nancy Messmer | Clallum Bay Sekiu Lions Club |
| 2016 | Jim Kemp | Tieton Lions Club |
| 2015 | Erma Kemp | Tieton Lions Club |
| 2014 | Brien Patton | Central Park Lions Club |
| 2013 | Doug Hall | Hazel Dell Lions Club |
| 2013 | Hal Palmer | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| 2011 | Don Shove | Mill Creek Lions Club |
| 2010 | Harry Lippincott | Spokane Southeast Lions Club |
| 2009 | Gordon Roberts | Peace Arch Monarch Lions Club |
| 2008 | John Bergvall | Olympia Host Lions Club |
| 2007 | Mike Stanford | Abbotsford Lions Club |
| 2006 | Laura Wintersteen-Arleth | Spokane Central Lions Club |
| 2005 | Paul Kauzlarich | Naches Lions Club |
| 2004 | Rosemary Richert | Renton Lions Club |
| 2003 | Hal Vaughn | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| 2002 | Ron Silver | Quesnel Lions Club |
| 2001 | Jim Knight | Arlington Lions Club |
| 2000 | Shirley Macdonald | Burnabt Lougheed Lions Club |
| 1999 | H.F. "Brownie" Braunsteiner | Tacoma Southeast Lions Club |
| 1998 | Polly Voon | Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club |
| 1997 | Roderick "Rod" Barnes | Coupville Lions Club |
| 1996 | Dur Roberson | Oak Harbor Lions Club |
| 1995 | Bill Ellis | Federal Way Knights Lions Club |
| 1994 | John Yost | Penticton Lions Club |
| 1993 | Lee McGee | Puyallup Valley Lions Club |
| 1992 | Jim Glenn | Tacoma Lincoln Lions Club |
| 1991 | Mervin Hill | Smelterville Lions Club |
| 1990 | Walt Bebich | Aberdeen Lions Club |
| 1988 | Gary Reidel | Port Angeles Lions Club |
| 1986 | Michael L. Gayda | Eatonville Lions Club |
| 1985 | Robert Peterson | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| 1984 | Charles V. Waid | University Place Lions Club |
| 1983 | Carl Hill | Shoreline Lions Club |
| 1983 | C. "Bunny" Mohr | Spokane Sunrise East Lions Club |
| 1982 | Dennis Gudbranson | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| 1982 | A.C. "Bud" Pasmore | Vancouver (WA) Lions Club |
| 1981 | Roger R. Richert | Renton Lions Club |
| 1980 | C.T. Purdom | West Valley Lions Club |
| 1979 | Larry Schrodt | Puyallup Lions Club |
| 1978 | Clark Matthieu | Port Angeles Lions Club |
| 1977 | Robert Labron | North Vancouver Lions Club |
| 1976 | R.W. Dennis | Coeur d'Alene Lions Club |
| 1975 | Lou Peretti | Renton Lions Club |
| 1975 | John Stevens | Elma Lions Club |
| 1974 | Jack Tang | Victoria Chinatown Lions Club |
| 1973 | Arne Peterson | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| 1973 | Jack Smalley | Bremerton Central Lions Club |
| 1972 | Ralph Long | Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club |
| 1971 | Lyall Grath | Richmond, Sorrento Lions Club |
| 1970 | George Kingston | Wenatchee Central Lions Club |
| 1969 | Chet Lesh | Seattle Roosevelt Lions Club |
| 1968 | Gordon F. Smith | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| 1967 | Howard Grimm | Olympia Host Lions Club |
| 1966 | Ray Sheward | Vancouver South Lions Club |
| 1965 | Jack Radford | Tieton Lions Club |
| 1964 | W.G. Stott | Vancouver Mount Pleasant Lions Club |
| 1963 | Charles Merritt | Seattle Lake City Lions Club |
| 1962 | Zood Alexander | Federal Way Lions Club |
| 1961 | Lyle Tinker | Fort Vancouver Lions Club |
| 1960 | Pat Magnolo | Vancouver Killarney Lions Club |
| 1959 | Jack Steinhauer | White Center Lions Club |
| 1957 | Tom Brooks | Walla Walla Lions Club |
| 1956 | Jack Sanford | Spokane North Lions Club |
| 1955 | Harold Williams | Tacoma Lions Club |
| 1954 | George L. Brown | Bonners Ferry Lions Club |
| 1953 | James Humphrey | Seattle Central Lions Club |
| 1952 | George McKail | Renton Lions Club |
| 1951 | Ed Hill | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| 1950 | Jack Peddycord | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| 1949 | John Aram | Lewiston Lions Club |
| 1948 | Gene Fiedler | Seattle West Seattle Lions Club |
| 1947 | Pete Wink | Seattle Capitol Hill Lions Club |
| 1946 | Harry Lynch | Tacoma Lions Club |
| 1945 | Bob Jones | Seattle West Seattle Lions Club |
| 1944 | Ed. E. Simmons | Vancouver Burrard Lions Club |
| 1943 | Justin McWilliams | Spokane Central Lions Club |
| 1942 | Earl W. Morgan | Lewiston Lions Club |
| 1941 | W.D. Wallace | Kitsilano Lions Club |
| 1939 | Virgil A. Warren | Spokane Central Lions Club |
Reverse Chronological | Aplhabetical
| Recipient | Year | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Zood Alexander | 1962 | Federal Way Lions Club |
| John Aram | 1949 | Lewiston Lions Club |
| Sandy Ball | 2020 | Mount Vernon Lions Club |
| Roderick "Rod" Barnes | 1997 | Coupville Lions Club |
| Walt Bebich | 1990 | Aberdeen Lions Club |
| John Bergvall | 2008 | Olympia Host Lions Club |
| H.F. "Brownie" Braunsteiner | 1999 | Tacoma Southeast Lions Club |
| Tom Brooks | 1957 | Walla Walla Lions Club |
| George L. Brown | 1954 | Bonners Ferry Lions Club |
| R.W. Dennis | 1976 | Coeur d'Alene Lions Club |
| Bill Ellis | 1995 | Federal Way Knights Lions Club |
| Gene Fiedler | 1948 | Seattle West Seattle Lions Club |
| Michael L. Gayda | 1986 | Eatonville Lions Club |
| Jim Glenn | 1992 | Tacoma Lincoln Lions Club |
| Lyall Grath | 1971 | Richmond, Sorrento Lions Club |
| Howard Grimm | 1967 | Olympia Host Lions Club |
| Dennis Gudbranson | 1982 | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| Doug Hall | 2013 | Hazel Dell Lions Club |
| Carl Hill | 1983 | Shoreline Lions Club |
| Ed Hill | 1951 | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| Mervin Hill | 1991 | Smelterville Lions Club |
| James Humphrey | 1953 | Seattle Central Lions Club |
| Bob Jones | 1945 | Seattle West Seattle Lions Club |
| Paul Kauzlarich | 2005 | Naches Lions Club |
| Erma Kemp | 2015 | Tieton Lions Club |
| Jim Kemp | 2016 | Tieton Lions Club |
| George Kingston | 1970 | Wenatchee Central Lions Club |
| Jim Knight | 2001 | Arlington Lions Club |
| Robert Labron | 1977 | North Vancouver Lions Club |
| Chet Lesh | 1969 | Seattle Roosevelt Lions Club |
| Harry Lippincott | 2010 | Spokane Southeast Lions Club |
| Ralph Long | 1972 | Vancouver Chinatown Lions Club |
| Harry Lynch | 1946 | Tacoma Lions Club |
| Shirley Macdonald | 2000 | Burnabt Lougheed Lions Club |
| Pat Magnolo | 1960 | Vancouver Killarney Lions Club |
| Clark Matthieu | 1978 | Port Angeles Lions Club |
| Lee McGee | 1993 | Puyallup Valley Lions Club |
| George McKail | 1952 | Renton Lions Club |
| Justin McWilliams | 1943 | Spokane Central Lions Club |
| Charles Merritt | 1963 | Seattle Lake City Lions Club |
| Nancy Messmer | 2017 | Clallum Bay Sekiu Lions Club |
| C. "Bunny" Mohr | 1983 | Spokane Sunrise East Lions Club |
| Earl W. Morgan | 1942 | Lewiston Lions Club |
| John "J. D."" Nellor | 2017 | Vancouver (WA) Lions Club |
| Hal Palmer | 2013 | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| A.C. "Bud" Pasmore | 1982 | Vancouver (WA) Lions Club |
| Brien Patton | 2014 | Central Park Lions Club |
| Jack Peddycord | 1950 | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| Lou Peretti | 1975 | Renton Lions Club |
| Arne Peterson | 1973 | Longview Pioneer Lions Club |
| Robert Peterson | 1985 | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| C.T. Purdom | 1980 | West Valley Lions Club |
| Jack Radford | 1965 | Tieton Lions Club |
| Gary Reidel | 1988 | Port Angeles Lions Club |
| Roger R. Richert | 1981 | Renton Lions Club |
| Rosemary Richert | 2004 | Renton Lions Club |
| Janet Rinehart | 2019 | Des Moines Lions Club |
| Dur Roberson | 1996 | Oak Harbor Lions Club |
| Gordon Roberts | 2009 | Peace Arch Monarch Lions Club |
| Jack Sanford | 1956 | Spokane North Lions Club |
| Larry Schrodt | 1979 | Puyallup Lions Club |
| Ray Sheward | 1966 | Vancouver South Lions Club |
| Don Shove | 2011 | Mill Creek Lions Club |
| Ron Silver | 2002 | Quesnel Lions Club |
| Ed. E. Simmons | 1944 | Vancouver Burrard Lions Club |
| Jack Smalley | 1973 | Bremerton Central Lions Club |
| Gordon F. Smith | 1968 | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| Mike Stanford | 2007 | Abbotsford Lions Club |
| Jack Steinhauer | 1959 | White Center Lions Club |
| John Stevens | 1975 | Elma Lions Club |
| W.G. Stott | 1964 | Vancouver Mount Pleasant Lions Club |
| Jack Tang | 1974 | Victoria Chinatown Lions Club |
| Lyle Tinker | 1961 | Fort Vancouver Lions Club |
| Hal Vaughn | 2003 | Bellingham Central Lions Club |
| Polly Voon | 1998 | Vancouver Champlain Heights Lions Club |
| Charles V. Waid | 1984 | University Place Lions Club |
| W.D. Wallace | 1941 | Kitsilano Lions Club |
| Virgil A. Warren | 1939 | Spokane Central Lions Club |
| Harold Williams | 1955 | Tacoma Lions Club |
| Pete Wink | 1947 | Seattle Capitol Hill Lions Club |
| Laura Wintersteen-Arleth | 2006 | Spokane Central Lions Club |
| John Yost | 1994 | Penticton Lions Club |