NWU alumni athletes on the football field being honored.
Alumni Award Recipients

Alumni Award Recipients

Award type Award year Name Grad year Sport/Award
Athletics Hall of Fame 2001 Patricia J. Wright O'Malley 1990 Track and Field
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 2020 James A. Kernan 1988 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1973 Rudy A. Stoehr 1963 Basketball/Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 Ronald "Ron" L. Bachman Head Coach Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1983 Sam R. Cowan 1965 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 Randy J. Larsen 1985 Basketball Team 1984-85
Athletics Hall of Fame 2011 Kirk A. Penner 1992 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1993 Rolland L. Wiegers 1954 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1970 Ralph E. Swan 1912 Basketball/Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 Thaddeus A. Bookman 1964 Basketball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1980 James M. Booher 1965 Basketball/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 2001 Debra A. (Wright) O'Malley 1989 Basketball
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 2020 Megan A. Littrell 2000 Women's Soccer
Athletics Hall of Fame 1973 Dwight L. Williams 1917 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 John "Jack" P. Ball 1977 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1983 Keith J. Maurer 1969 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 Michael L. McMindes X1987 Basketball Team 1984-85
Athletics Hall of Fame 2012 Jeff Lindquist 1994 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1994 Larry W. Abel 1977 Baseball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1970 F. Thomas Waring 1953 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 Dale Bradley 1982 Wrestling
Athletics Hall of Fame 1980 Charles "Charley" B. Clark 1927 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2001 Dennis Steen 1986 Basketball
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 2020 B.J. Nannen 2001 Men's Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1975 Larry L. Cook 1959 Football/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 Thomas "Tom" L. Barker 1976 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1983 Ronald M. Nannen 1966 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 Jon M. Meierhenry 1988 Basketball Team 1984-85
Athletics Hall of Fame 2012 Wade Alberts 1995 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1994 Milton D. Evans Retired / Staff Spirit of the Plainsman
Athletics Hall of Fame 1970 Oscar M. Wiberg 1927 Football/Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 Lyle A. Briggs 1932 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1980 Clifford E. Kahl 1956 Football/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 2001 L.D. "Dewey" Van Cleave 1958 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2007 Steven "Steve J. Taylor 1989 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2017 Taci Laws 1995 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1988 E.A "Sam Somerhalder 1937 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Wayne A. Cash, Sr. 1950 Football Team 1947