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

Alumni Award Recipients

Award type Award year Name Grad year Sport/Award
Alumni Loyalty Award 1972 Wesley M. Rothleutner 1949
Athletics Hall of Fame 2003 Daniel "Dan" J. Routh 1992 Baseball
Alumni Loyalty Award 1998 Robert J. Routh 1963
Young Alumni Achievement Award 1977 Beverly Engel Routh 1964
Athletics Hall of Fame 1993 Susan R. Rubesh-Kringle 1982 Volleyball
Young Alumni Achievement Award 1961 Dorothy Jensen Rupert 1948
Alumni Achievement Award 1989 Dorothy B. Jensen Rupert 1948
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 David A. Rushall 1987 Basketball Team 1984-85
Athletics Hall of Fame 1976 John E. "Ted" Russ 1957 Baseball/Basketball
Medal of Honor 2003 Larry L. Ruth 1967
Alumni Loyalty Award 1986 Larry L. Ruth 1967
Alumni Loyalty Award 1966 Lois Horn Sackman 1937
Athletics Hall of Fame 2005 Brenda N. Straight Sale 1993 Basketball
Young Alumni Loyalty Award 2019 Alynn (High) Sampson 2006
Medal of Honor 2006 John E. Sampson 1963
Alumni Loyalty Award 1987 John E. Sampson 1963
Athletics Hall of Fame 1991 Pamela S. Samuelson 1981 Volleyball/Basketball
Alumni Achievement Award 2007 H Lawrence Sandall 1957
Young Alumni Achievement Award 1986 Joy E. Sandberg 1973
Medal of Honor 1986 Joy E. Sandberg 1973
Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 Willie L. Sapp 1975 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Robert "Bob" Sasse Football Team 1947
Humanitarian Award 2012 Joe A. Scahill 1964
Athletics Hall of Fame 2007 Joni Westland Scheef 1996 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1976 Paul M. Schlichtemeier 1921 Football
Alumni Loyalty Award 1957 Paul M. Schlichtemier 1921
Alumni Loyalty Award 1957 Ruth E. Marshall Schlichtemier 1923
Alumni Achievement Award 1981 Dr. Henry H. Schloss 1946
Alumni Achievement Award 2014 Randy S. Schmailzl 1976
Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 Lester Schmidt Spirit of the Plainsman
Alumni Loyalty Award 1963 Edward B. Schmidt 1922
Athletics Hall of Fame 1990 Jerry L. Schmutte 1967 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 Jerry L. Schmutte 1967 Basketball Head Coach
Alumni Loyalty Award 1985 J. Oliver Schock 1939
Alumni Loyalty Award 1990 Doris Matz Schock 1941
Athletics Hall of Fame 2005 Susan "Sue" R. Schrader 1994 Basketball
Young Alumni Loyalty Award 1986 Mary Lynne Carrell Schroeder 1973
Athletics Hall of Fame 2013 Brandon Schroer 1998 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 2015 Dave Schultz Spirit of the Plainsman
Young Alumni Achievement Award 2004 Susan K. Semin Schultz 1986
Young Alumni Loyalty Award 2013 Lisa S. Schulze 1997
John Rosentrater Act of Valor Award 2022 Shelly (Gatzemeyer) Schwedhelm 2007
Athletics Hall of Fame 2013 Gerald Seitz 1978 Football
Young Alumni Achievement Award 1975 Doris Finch Sell 1965
Athletics Hall of Fame 1979 Dennis D. Semin 1961 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1995 Charles LeRoy Seng 1957 Basketball Team 1952-53
Alumni Achievement Award 1995 Coleen McElwain Seng 1958
Athletics Hall of Fame 1987 Wesley "Bus" Seyler 1936 Football/Track
Alumni Achievement Award 1958 R. Floyd Shacklock 1920
Medal of Honor 1963 Paul F. Sharp 1917