Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Vance D. Rogers | Former President | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Kenneth D. Strawn | 1952 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2013 | Jim Svoboda | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ralph E. Hurlbut | 1925 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Scott A. Votava | 1978 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Michele J. Anderson Mitchell | 1986 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Woodrow "Woody" B. Greeno | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Walter F. Andrewjeski | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Matthew "Matt" S. Kechely | 1995 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Brett Balak | 1991 | Golf Team 2006 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lloyd E. Sowers | 1924 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | John A. Brown | 1971 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Larry W. Abel | 1977 | Baseball Team1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Eron D. Keely | 1985 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Susan R. Rubesh-Kringle | 1982 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert L. Wendt | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Christina (Renner) Boesiger | 1999 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Baseball/Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Donald G. Beckmann | 1966 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Ronald L. Moran | 1986 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Gordon A. Marts | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | James H. Avrett | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Randy L. Larsen | 1985 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Dick Janda | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | F. LeRoy Anderson | 1949 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ephriam Hixson, Jr. | 1958 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Hollis W. Anderson | 1969 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Terry J. Kelle | 1988 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Lawrence E. Vaughan | 1944 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | John Hansen | 1988 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | James E. Lightbody | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | G. Merle Randall | 1942 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | James M. Booher | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Patricia J. Wright O'Malley | 1990 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Irvin L. "Irv" Peterson | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Darrel E. Berg | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Bruce G. Otto | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Gina Bellar | 1990 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | R. Victor Bailey | 1936 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | William H. Jones | 1965 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | William "Bill" J. Ashburn | 1974 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Terry G. Lange | Spirit of the Plainsmen | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Randy J. Larsen | 1985 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Scott Nelson | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Harrison P. McCandless | 1922 | Football Coach |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Cassius R. Tanner | 1924 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Thaddeus A. Bookman | 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |