Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Daryl D. Mitchell | 1963 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Michael W. Struebing | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert "Bob" Sasse | Football Team 1947 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | James C. Glen | 1978 | Track and field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | William R. Slaughter | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Arthur C. Nicolai | Prof. Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Shawn M. Bouwens | 1990 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2006 | Christopher "Chris" D. Costello | 1992 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Chad Ideus | 1998 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Harold B. Muffly | 1914 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Arthur R. French | 1951 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Harold B. Vifquain | 1916 | Basketball (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Brian D. Hasse | 1986 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Carrie S. BroomField-Sullivan | 1997 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Loy Watley | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Harvey A. Feyerherm | 1940 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Clarence H. Folsom | 1921 | Basketball and Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Emerald M. Ralston | 1929 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Samuel A. Martin | 1975 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard "Dick" Lee Smythe | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Greg E. Peterson | 1984 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Jo Ella Bunstock | 1997 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2006 | Scott Ellison Kasl | 1981 | Spirit of the Plainsmen |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Dave Schultz | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Warren H. Parker | 1934 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Merle A. Geis | 1943 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Michael J. Butler | 1974 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marion Weary | 1936 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Lennie C. Hoover | BB Asst. coach 1984 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Christopher "Chris" R. Baum | 1991 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Bob Wellman | 1999 | Men's Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Raymond W. "Jack" Johnson | 1916 | Football/Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Larry D. Ribble | 1965 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Bruce A. Reed | 1979 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | George M. Stout | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Mark J. Peterson | 1985 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Michael "Mike" D. Higgins | 1986 | Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2006 | Karen K. Oerter | 1988 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Don Hoelting | 1983 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Wesley A. Poe | 1947 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Waldon N. McNaught | 1957 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Amos J. Coffman | 1933 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dayle A. Wood | Student Manager 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Dana J. Janssen | X1987 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Steven "Steve" C. Burks | 1994 | Track and Field |