Sid L. Scruggs III
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Sid L. Scruggs, of Vass, North Carolina, USA, was  elected  president of  The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association's 93rd International Convention, held in Sydney, Australia, June 28-July 2, 2010. President Scruggs is a retired military and commercial airline pilot and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

Using as his presidential theme Beacon of Hope, President Scruggs will make service to others – the core principal of Lions clubs around the world – the focal point of his presidency. A member of the Vass Lions Club, he has held many offices in the association. In addition, he has presented at the USA/Canada and Europa Leadership forums and served as an instructor for the Lions Clubs International Leadership Institute and the District Governors-elect School.

In addition  to his Lions  activities, President  Scruggs is chairperson of the  board of directors  of the  Governor Morehead  School for  the Blind, a member of  the board of the Raleigh Lions Clinic for  the  Blind, Inc., and a life member of the American Airlines Grey Eagles Association and the Naval Academy Alumni Association. In 2010 he was elected to the United States Blind Golf Association Hall of Fame. He has also been presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award given by the State of North Carolina, and an honorary doctorate of humanities from World University.

In recognition of his service to the association, President Scruggs has received the 100% Club President Award, the Governor of  Excellence Award, the Key of Nations Award  for sponsoring more  than 100 Lions  members, the International Presidential Award and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association gives to its members. He is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

President Scruggs and his wife, Judy, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have four children and 16 grandchildren.