The James E. West Fellowship is presented to individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or other property to the endowment fund of a local Boy Scouts of America council. Since 2002, Wahissa Lodge has present at least one $1,000 gift each year to the Old Hickory Council Endowment Fund in honor or in memory of a member of Wahissa Lodge.
Wahissa Lodge has the following James E. West Fellows :
| 2002 Ken Spicer | 2020 David Casstevens |
| 2003 Ed Warren | 2021 Tyler Reinhardt (youth) 2021 Kyle Bolejack (adult) |
| 2004 Ray Caudle | 2022 Raike Batten (youth) 2022 Curt Batten (adult) |
| 2005 Carl Upright | 2023 Jaron Sears (youth) 2023 Randy Kirby (adult) |
| 2006 Robert Mason (youth) 2006 John Carson (adult) | |
| 2007 Josh Davis | |
| 2008 Denny Shelton | |
| 2009 Keith Roberts | |
| 2010 Kent Vipond | |
| 2011 Nicholas Daub | |
| 2012 Dave Whitfield | |
| 2013 Ernie Holcomb | |
| 2014 Chris Hull | |
| 2015 Steve Tucker | |
| 2016 Keith Bolejack | |
| 2017 Stephen C. Joyce | |
| 2018 Roger Scott | |
| 2019 Chris Lawson |