Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Don Hoelting | 1983 | Baseball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2016 | Daphne E. Epp-Hall | 1992 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2016 | Gary W. George | 1982 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Patrick Sweeney | 1989 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2016 | Steven K. Krueger | 1974 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Chad Wemhoff | 1998 | Football, Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Wendi (Rocole) Jeffers | 2000 | Track and Field |
| Medal of Honor | 2016 | Jack K. Plummer | 1958 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Travis Solano | 2001 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Ann Ringlein | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Lee Jameson | 1992 | Football, Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Ryan Daniels | 1994 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Tracy Nichols | 1994 | Golf |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 2015 | Mishayla L. Richardson | 2011 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Mike Einspahr | 1995 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Kristen (Wakeley) Holzer | 1995 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Chad Ideus | 1998 | Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2015 | D. Todd Duncan | 1988 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2015 | Andrea M. Kabourek (Baker) | 2000 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Dave Schultz | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2015 | Karen A. Linder (Karr) | 1982 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2015 | Connie A. Duncan (Bishop) | 1987 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2015 | Rev. Dennis J. Hanneman | 1964 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2015 | James R. Munkres | 1951 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2015 | Walter R. French, Ph.D. | 1948 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Bev (Carlson) Swanson | 1971 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Dean Swanson | 1970 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2014 | Michael R. Feilmeier | 2001 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2014 | Wayne W. Lang | 1956 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2014 | Jack J. Huck | 1969 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2014 | Phyllis J. Lang (Martin) | 1960 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2014 | Randy S. Schmailzl | 1976 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2014 | Sharon K. Northrup (Goff) | 1964 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2014 | The Honorable John G. Gerrard | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Christina (Renner) Boesiger | 1999 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | John Hansen | 1988 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Scott Nelson | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Traci Quick | 1995 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Noland Urban | 2001 | Football |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2013 | Matt Harris | 1993 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 2013 | Lisa S. Schulze | 1997 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Gerald Seitz | 1978 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2013 | Waldon N. McNaught | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Sandy (Shaneyfelt) Connolly | 1997 | Soccer |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2013 | John G. Aronson | 1971 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2013 | Mark G. Smith | 1983 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Gina (Duensing) Chambers | 1998 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| Humanitarian Award | 2013 | Susan A. Smith | 1983 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Mitch Mosser | 1998 | Baseball, Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Brandon Schroer | 1998 | Track and Field |