Bowdoin College

A three-sport athlete and trustee of the College, Diana “Dee” Spagnuolo was one of the most accomplished multisport athletes and leaders in the history of Bowdoin Athletics.

A captain of the field hockey, women's ice hockey, and softball teams, her most notable achievements came in field hockey, where she built a legacy as one of the program’s most accomplished goalkeepers. Upon graduation, Spagnuolo held a remarkable eight individual records, including career and single-season saves and shutouts, single-season saves, and career and single-season save percentage. In three of those categories—saves in a season (166), career save percentage (.925), and single-season save percentage (.938)—she remains the standard bearer to this day. In 1995, the year she led the team to the ECAC title, Spagnuolo was named a Division III All-American.

A successful attorney and member of the Management Committee of a renowned national law firm, Spagnuolo has devoted much of her time and professional expertise to pro bono work. She has been a champion of equal rights for women, most notably in a case in 2017 in which she represented the US Women’s National Hockey Team in a fight for equitable treatment from USA Hockey, the team’s governing body. Immediately after securing favorable terms for the players, that team avoided a boycott and went on to win the world championship.