Deanne Scanlon is entering her 14th season as the head coach of Grand Valley State's volleyball team. Just the second coach in GVSU history, she has led the Lakers through the past 13 seasons, posting a 354-98 (.783) overall mark. Scanlon has led Laker teams to a 191-46 (.806) GLIAC record.

Last year, Grand Valley State lived up to lofty standards and continued its recent dominance, posting a 33-4 overall record and going 17-1 in the GLIAC for the second straight year. The Lakers won the GLIAC and Great Lakes Regional tournaments, which were both hosted at GVSU.

The Lakers won the final three games over second-seed Lewis to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the sixth time in the past eight seasons. The victory gave Grand Valley State 33 wins for the year, the highest single-season total since 1986 and the most ever under Scanlon.

GVSU won its first game at the Elite Eight against West Texas A&M before dropping the next two games. The Lakers rallied to win game four before falling in a heartbreaking finish in game five, 22-20. Following the year, Scanlon was awarded her fifth Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year award.

In 2006, Scanlon helped the Lakers clinch their seventh straight Great Lakes Region Tournament berth. She guided Grand Valley State to a 27-4 overall record and a 17-1 league mark. GVSU defeated Lewis 3-1 in the quarterfinal match, but dropped a 3-2 decision to SIU-Edwardsville to end the Lakers' hopes for defending its National Championship title.

Scanlon led the Lakers to the programs' first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship title in 2005, as they defeated Nebraska-Kearney, 3-1 (30-18, 30-27, 25-30, 30-24) in the championship match. It marked the fifth time in six years GVSU had made a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships.

The Lakers won the title at host school Nebraska-Kearney in front of the largest crowd in Division II history with 5,025 fans. The championship marked the first for a women's sport at Grand Valley State.

Scanlon guided GVSU to a 32-6 overall record and a 15-3 league mark during the 2005 season. The 32 wins tied the most-ever by a Scanlon squad at the time. She has led the Lakers to ten straight seasons with 20+ wins, and five seasons with 30+ wins. En route to the National Championship, Grand Valley State won both the GLIAC Tournament and Great Lakes Region Championship.

2004 saw Scanlon lead Grand Valley State to a 27-7 overall record, with a 16-2 GLIAC tally. GVSU earned the #1 seed in the North Division of the GLIAC Tournament, but fell to Ferris State in the championship match. Grand Valley State advanced to the Great Lakes Region Tournament for the fifth consecutive season, earning the right to host the tournament. The Lakers advanced to the semifinal match, but fell, 3-1, to Northern Michigan.

During the 2003 season, Scanlon guided the Lakers to a 30-8 overall record with a 16-2 conference mark. GVSU won their fourth consecutive Great Lakes Regional Championship, earning their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Elite Eight. The Lakers advanced to the Final Four for the third year in a row before falling, 3-1, to national champion North Alabama.

In 2002, she led the Lakers to a 32-3 record, the most wins in GVSU history, and a 17-1 mark in the GLIAC. The Lakers won their second conference title in three years.

Following the 2002 season, Scanlon received the Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year award, the third straight season she had received the honor.

Scanlon took GVSU to its first-ever appearance in the National Semifinals in 2001. She also led the 2001 squad to a school-record 22 consecutive victories and a 17-1 GLIAC record, tops in the conference.

That performance earned Scanlon Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year plaudits for the second consecutive season and GLIAC Coach the Year honors for the first time in her career.

The 2000 campaign resulted in a 31-4 overall record and a GLIAC Championship, the first under Scanlon. 2000 also marked the school's first ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance.

Scanlon led GVSU to a 27-7 overall record and a 15-4 mark in the GLIAC for the 1999 campaign. In 1998, the Lakers finished 24-12 overall and posted a 15-4 mark in the GLIAC.

In her 13 years at Grand Valley State, Scanlon has guided 17 All-Americas, including five Verizon Academic All-Americas, 25 All-Great Lakes Region honorees, 47 All-GLIAC selections, 25 First Team All-GLIAC choices, two GLIAC Player of the Year honorees, and one GLIAC Freshman of the Year.

Prior to her arrival at Grand Valley State, Scanlon was an assistant coach at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. In addition to her coaching duties at WMU, Scanlon was head coach of the Kalamazoo Junior Volleyball Association. Prior to Western Michigan, she was an assistant at Wayne State (1984-87) and Concordia College (1992-94).

In college, Scanlon was a four-year starter at Eastern Kentucky University. She earned All-America status and was chosen Female Athlete of the Year in 1983. Scanlon graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education in 1983.

After graduating from Eastern Kentucky, Scanlon played on the U.S. Women's National Team for coaches Arie Sellinger and John Corbell. She also spent a full decade as a player in the United States Volleyball Association, twice earning All-America honors. Scanlon also played on a Women's Senior Division team that was national runner-up in 1993.

Scanlon was born in Zanesville, Ohio and played volleyball, basketball, and ran track at West Muskingum High School. After her decorated high school career, she was inducted into West Muskingum's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Her coaching career began at the high school level, as the head coach at Saline High School for two seasons before joining the Western Michigan staff. Scanlon posted an overall record of 61-14-11 as a high school coach. While at Saline, she also coached an AAU team of top 18-year olds.

In 2002, Scanlon also coached a 16 USAV team to a state championship. She led the team to a fourth-place finish at Nationals.

Deanne and her husband, Jim, reside in Jenison, with their two children, Meghan (20) and Jack (18).