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The Division III LGBTQ Working Group developed the Division III LGBTQ of the Year Award Program that annually recognizes LGBTQ service, leadership, and inclusion in three categories.  

  • LGBTQ Student-Athlete of the Year Award
    • Honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, service and leadership of LGBTQ student-athletes. 
  • LGBTQ Administrator/Coach/Staff of the Year Award
    • Honors the service, leadership and promotion of LGBTQ inclusion by an LGBTQ athletics administrator, coach or staff member.
  • LGBTQ Athletics Insitution/Conference of the Year Award
    • Honors an institution or conference office that has demonstrated proactive efforts to create and sustain an LGBTQ-inclusive culture.

The goal is to recognize, honor and celebrate the academic achievements, athletics excellence, service and leadership of LGBTQ student-athletes; the service, leadership and promotion of LGBTQ inclusion by an LGBTQ athletics administrator, coach or staff; and an athletics department or conference that has demonstrated proactive efforts to create and sustain an LGBTQ-inclusive culture.

2025 DIII LGBTQ of the Year Award Winners

DIII Honors LGBTQ Student and Coach of the Year 2025

Learn more about the 2025 DIII LGBTQ of the Year Award Winners.

LGBTQ of the Year Honorees:

Award Honoree Database

Important Dates

  • Nominations Open: February 1
  • Nominations Close: June 1
  • Recipients Selected: July 
  • Recipients Announced: January

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Nominations Closed

The institution/conference office may self-nominate for the institution/conference award. Administrator/Coach/Staff award and LGBTQ Student-Athlete award requires a nomination. 

Institutions and conferences are urged to submit two nominations for each individual award if at least one of the nominees is a student-athlete, coach, administrator or staff who is international or who is from an underrepresented group.

Eligible nominators include commissioners, campus chief diversity officers, athletics directors, senior woman administrators, faculty athletics representatives and head coaches.

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LGBTQ of the Year Award Resources