Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ephriam Hixson, Jr. | 1958 | Basketball/Track |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1981 | Alice Gentry Kenitz | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Thomas E. Bassett | 1967 | Men's Track and Field |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1981 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Donald G. Beckmann | 1966 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lyle V. Buell | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Kim L. Busch | 1969 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Paul N. Fredstrom | 1955 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Richard R. Gracen | 1953 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Fred C. Hess, Jr. | 1944 | Football |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. James J. Horrocks | 1973 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | William K. Nasi | 1967 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lawrence "Quanty" L. Quante | 1923 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Cecil E. Stanley | 1931 | Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1981 | Rev. Dean A. Lanning | 1951 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert L. Starr | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. Henry H. Schloss | 1946 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Kenneth L. Ahl | 1969 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1980 | Leslie J. Bruning | 1970 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | James M. Booher | 1965 | Basketball/Track |
| Medal of Honor | 1980 | Paul B. Maves | 1936 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Charles "Charley" B. Clark | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Clifford E. Kahl | 1956 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1980 | Stanley E. Williamson | 1931 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Thomas R. Mihane | 1950 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | William L. Rohrig | 1968 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1980 | Betty Meisinger Dyer | 1949 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Kieth V. Tadlock | 1949 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1980 | John C. Gewacke | 1928 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Donald G. Allely | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Arthur R. French | 1951 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Merle A. Geis | 1943 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Waldon N. McNaught | 1957 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Dennis D. Semin | 1961 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | G. Merle Randall | 1942 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Cassius R. Tanner | 1924 | Track and Field |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1978 | Diane E. Vyhnalek Carlson | 1966 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1978 | V. Neal Maricle | 1923 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1978 | Warren A. Guthrie | 1931 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1978 | Alvin L. Wilke | 1937 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1978 | Jennie Crook Harper | 1925 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1978 | Dwight L. Ohs | 1953 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1978 | Sara Lee Slosson Ohs | 1953 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | W. Mason Bridges | 1935 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | James K. Munford | 1962 | Baseball/Basketball |