Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sam R. Cowan | 1965 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Ronald "Ron" L. Bachman | Head Coach | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Randy J. Larsen | 1985 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Cynthia S. Nelson Steinkruger | 1980 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2021 | Jason Ensrud | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Everett C. Poe | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Scott Nelson | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ralph E. Swan | 1912 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | James M. Booher | 1965 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Thaddeus A. Bookman | 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Debra A. (Wright) O'Malley | 1989 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Melvin L. Sheary | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Charles LeRoy Seng | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Lester Schmidt | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Matt Byington | 2000 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Keith J. Maurer | 1969 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | John "Jack" P. Ball | 1977 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Michael L. McMindes | X1987 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| 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 | 2014 | Traci Quick | 1995 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Charles "Charley" B. Clark | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dale Bradley | 1982 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Dennis Steen | 1986 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | H. Lewis Sheary | 1963 | Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | LuAnn M. Soderling | 1985 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Amanda L. Jurgenson Thomas | 1998 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Kelly Karmazin | 1997 | Golf |
| Humanitarian Award | 2021 | Larry Dunbar | 1960 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2001 | Darrel E. Berg | 1948 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2001 | Nye O. Bond | 1939 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2004 | Burl G. Kreps | 1953 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | Aileen F. Lowson Williams | 1955 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2019 | Mary Beth (Gottula) Byrne | 1962 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2022 | Kathy Whitmore | 1972 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | David E. Williams | 1954 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2008 | M. Scott Young | 2001 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2009 | Joy Haupt Carol | 1959 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2010 | Jan J. Root Brockley | 1956 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2011 | Chuck (Charles) Erickson | 1959 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2020 | Heather Craig-Oldsen | 1970 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2012 | Joe A. Scahill | 1964 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2013 | Mark G. Smith | 1983 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2013 | Susan A. Smith | 1983 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2014 | Sharon K. Northrup (Goff) | 1964 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2015 | Rev. Dennis J. Hanneman | 1964 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2016 | Gary W. George | 1982 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2017 | Marilyn J. Morris Horn | 1965 |