Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | William "Bill" R. Thompson | 1977 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2005 | Susan "Sue" R. Schrader | 1994 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Ryan Daniels | 1994 | 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 | 1972 | Francis T. Alabaster | 1925 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | William K. Nasi | 1967 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | H. "Lew Lewis Sheary | Trainer & Asst. Coach 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Angela J. Gustafson Evans | 1987 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2010 | Kimberly D. Koelling Planansky | 1998 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Tommi (Bolton) Cox | 1999 | Women's Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Lawrence E. Vaughan | 1944 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Robert Eberspacher | 1959 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | A. Charles Gordon | 1949 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Summer Allen Portsche | 2001 | Women's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Milton Wilcox | Football Team 1947 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Scott A. Votava | 1978 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2006 | Scott L. Bostwick | 1985 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Tracy Nichols | 1994 | Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | R. Lee Richardson | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Ted A. Bulling | 1981 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Robert E. Gaston | 1952 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lawrence "Quanty" L. Quante | 1923 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dennis L. Siedel | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Gary Lee Fate | 1991 | Football (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2010 | Jeffrey J. Sieck | 1991 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Steve Harder | 2001 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Richard M. Evenson | 1959 | Baseball/Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Bryan "Pink" Harrell | 1923 | Football/Basketball/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Thor Esbensen | 2001 | Cross Country/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Denyse Atwell-Hunsaker | 1985 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Willie D. Wilson | 1985 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2006 | Steven "Steve" Brugman | 1989 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Mike Einspahr | 1995 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Max E. Roper | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | William R. Carriker | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Dell G. Hedges | 1938 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Cecil E. Stanley | 1931 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | KFOR-AM 1965 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Mark A. Grabau | 1985 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2010 | Andre D. Watts | 2002 | Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Bryan Hauff | 2000 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Larry W. Abel | 1977 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | W. Max Gentry | 1919 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Jerry M. Rainforth | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Lynette (Baker) Helms | 1997 | Women's Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Michael R. Everett | 1973 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Diane Humphrey Bean | 1989 | Softball |