Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Patricia J. Wright O'Malley | 1990 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Debra A. (Wright) O'Malley | 1989 | Basketball |
| Humanitarian Award | 2014 | Sharon K. Northrup (Goff) | 1964 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1982 | William P. Norris | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Kurt M. Nielsen | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Arthur C. Nicolai | Prof. Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1973 | James F. Nickerson | 1932 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Tracy Nichols | 1994 | Golf |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | William Edison Nichol | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | David S. Newlon | 1966 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1999 | Dr. Lee N. Newcomer | 1974 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Jacquie Neuhaus | 1999 | Soccer |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1963 | Richard D. Nesmith | 1950 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard D. Nesmith | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | footbal / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Richard G. Nelson | 1964 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Scott Nelson | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Richard G. Nelson | 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | William K. Nasi | 1967 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Ronald M. Nannen | 1966 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | B.J. Nannen | 2001 | Men's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Doreen R. Schwartz Murphy | 1984 | Track |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1991 | Michael D. Munro | 1984 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2015 | James R. Munkres | 1951 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Medal of Honor | 2010 | Dr. Lindy L. Garner Mullin | 1967 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Harold B. Muffly | 1914 | Track and Field |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 2010 | Samantha Spencer Mosser | 1998 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Mitch Mosser | 1998 | Baseball, Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2002 | Dr. Robert G. Moser | 1988 | |
| Young Alumni Humanitarian Award | 2018 | Trang Ho Morton | 2006 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Charles C. Morrison | 1965 | Baseball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1974 | Marilyn Larson Morgan | 1952 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Ronald L. Moran | 1986 | Track and Field |
| Medal of Honor | 1965 | Clyde B. Moore | 1912 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2023 | Kim (Roehrs) Moore | 1990 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1968 | Cecil R. Monk | 1926 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1993 | Honorable James Moeller | 1954 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2021 | Vidette (Bullock) Mixon | 1974 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Michele J. Anderson Mitchell | 1986 | Basketball |
| Medal of Honor | 1977 | William A. Mitchell | 1935 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Daryl D. Mitchell | 1963 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Daryl D. Mitchell | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1966 | Ruth C. Cobbey Mitchell | 1935 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2020 | Ann Miller-Watkins | 1965 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Delbert D. Miller | 1950 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Richard E. Miller | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1968 | James G. Miles | 1941 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1964 | Lawrence D. Miles | 1925 |