Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Jerry M. Rainforth | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | James E. Lightbody | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Donald G. Allely | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Victor E. Hoggins | 1954 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | footbal / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Melvin L. Sheary | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lyle V. Buell | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Paul N. Fredstrom | 1955 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Donald R. Boldebuck | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | William L. Story | 1955 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Richard C. Jennings | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Clifford E. Kahl | 1956 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Baseball/Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | William D. Buck | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Leslie D. Rivers | 1956 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Jack L. Lewis | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Glen A. Reed | 1957 | (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Charles LeRoy Seng | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1976 | John E. "Ted" Russ | 1957 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Douglas W. Johnson | 1957 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Waldon N. McNaught | 1957 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Jack Wood | 1957 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Donald R. Keller | 1958 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Richard L. Keller | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | E. Foster McGuire | 1958 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert L. Starr | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ephriam Hixson, Jr. | 1958 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | L.D. "Dewey" Van Cleave | 1958 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Loren D. Eigenberg | 1958 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Larry L. Cook | 1959 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Robert Eberspacher | 1959 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Richard M. Evenson | 1959 | Baseball/Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Garrell J. Hofmann | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lonnie C. Johnson | 1960 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald L. Bachman | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Ronald E. Gillham | 1961 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Larry L. Snyder | 1961 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Dennis D. Semin | 1961 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Duane H Eichorn | 1962 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Eldon L Lindquist | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |