Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Keith J. Maurer | 1969 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Jeff Lindquist | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Michael W. Struebing | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert "Bob" Sasse | Football Team 1947 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Luke Klinker | 2003 | Football/Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Arthur C. Nicolai | Prof. Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Shawn M. Bouwens | 1990 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Oscar M. Wiberg | 1927 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Clifford E. Kahl | 1956 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Steven "Steve J. Taylor | 1989 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Taci Laws | 1995 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Harold B. Vifquain | 1916 | Basketball (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Brian D. Hasse | 1986 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Larry L. Cook | 1959 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Ronald M. Nannen | 1966 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Wade Alberts | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | James C. Glen | 1978 | Track and field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | William R. Slaughter | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Alex Linden | 2003 | Spirit of the Plainsmen Award |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Greg E. Peterson | 1984 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Jo Ella Bunstock | 1997 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Howard Adam Durham | 1916 | Football and Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Thomas R. Mihane | 1950 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Robert E. Wright | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Kelly (Sheaff) Mullendore | 1996 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Michael J. Butler | 1974 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Tyler Peterson | 2000 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marion Weary | 1936 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Lennie C. Hoover | BB Asst. coach 1984 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | John H. Critchfield | 1937 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | footbal / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Tresa (Watson) Wilson | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Samuel A. Martin | 1975 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard "Dick" Lee Smythe | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Troy Longe | 2002 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Mark J. Peterson | 1985 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Michael "Mike" D. Higgins | 1986 | Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Elvin P. Gembler | 1926 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | William L. Rohrig | 1968 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Heather J. Wubbels | 1994 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Justin Rice | 1997 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Amos J. Coffman | 1933 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Lisa (Wellman) Ringus | 2002 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dayle A. Wood | Student Manager 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Dana J. Janssen | X1987 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Paul L. Griffith | 1925 | Basketball |