| Sport(s): | Women's Basketball |
| Years at DCC: | 1969-1973 |
| Year Inducted: | 2020 |
Lois Steele was hired by Don Kettner to start the Women’s Basketball program at DCC in the spring of 1969. She served as instructor, Dean of Women, Director of Special Services, and as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach. She was the groundbreaking force behind the beginning of the program and used her experience with AAU basketball to recruit players even though there weren’t any athletic scholarships available to women, but only academic merit scholarships. DCC didn’t have a gym, so they held practices at the high school late at night from 11:00 pm – 1:00 am. Since there wasn’t a women’s basketball conference set up, they had to play any school who had a program throughout Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Canada, including many four-year programs. She coached the team from 1970-1973 and had an overall record of 37-6 including an undefeated season in 1971-1972 and an 18-2 record in her final year.
Steele was a family practice doctor for over 30 years and currently does clinical research for Eclipse Clinical Research in Tucson, Arizona.