Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Mark Derowitsch | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Chad Wemhoff | 1998 | Football, 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 | 1998 | James W. Rolofson | Manager 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Rodney "Jay" J. Ehler | X1988 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Kelly A. (Bowen) Diekmann | 2002 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Earl Raitt | 1925 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Jack Wood | 1957 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Mark A. Grabau | 1985 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Lawrence E. Vaughan | 1944 | Football |
| 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 | 1970 | Clifford L. Squires | 1950 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Michelle M. Forsberg | 1995 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Wendi (Rocole) Jeffers | 2000 | 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 | 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 | 2020 | Lynne J. (Fischer) Henry | 1996 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Elbert E. Souders | 1940 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Jerry G. Anstine | 1964 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Jennifer L. Gurthrie-Moore | 1980 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | Football |
| 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 | 1970 | Ralph E. Swan | 1912 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | James M. Booher | 1965 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Joni Westland Scheef | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Travis Solano | 2001 | Baseball |
| 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 | 1998 | Dennis L. Siedel | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Gary Lee Fate | 1991 | Football (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | James A. Kernan | 1988 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Rudy A. Stoehr | 1963 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sam R. Cowan | 1965 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Kirk A. Penner | 1992 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Larry W. Abel | 1977 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Michael R. Everett | 1973 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Diane Humphrey Bean | 1989 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Charles "Charley" B. Clark | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Jay A. Spearman | 1995 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Ann Ringlein | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| 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 | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | KFOR-AM 1965 | Spirit of the Plainsman |