Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Lyle E. Weyand | 1934 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Kenneth R. White | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | John W. White, Jr. | Former President | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1976 | Frances Gustafson Whitefield | 1930 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Humanitarian Award | 2022 | Kathy Whitmore | 1972 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Melodie L. Creighton Whiton | 1979 | Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2010 | Dr. Ieda Siqueira Wiarda | 1960 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1976 | Oscar M. Wiberg | 1927 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Oscar M. Wiberg | 1927 | Football/Basketball |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2004 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | Football |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 2002 | Anna L. Castner Wightman | 1989 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Milton Wilcox | Football Team 1947 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1978 | Alvin L. Wilke | 1937 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Justin Wilkins | 1996 | Men's Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1964 | Aileen Lowson Williams | 1955 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1964 | David E. Williams | 1954 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1981 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2021 | Ed Williams | 1964 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 | Football |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | Aileen F. Lowson Williams | 1955 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | David E. Williams | 1954 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1980 | Stanley E. Williamson | 1931 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1993 | Rev. Rodney Wilmoth | 1959 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1967 | Anna Lane Wilson | 1912 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2008 | Antwan D. Wilson | 1995 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Willie D. Wilson | 1985 | Track and Field |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1976 | Gladys Buxton Wiltse | 1924 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1976 | Irving F. Wiltse | 1924 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1956 | Earle W. Wiltse | 1922 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1994 | Dwight R. Wininger | 1982 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Fred T. Witt, Jr. | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dayle A. Wood | Student Manager 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Jack Wood | 1957 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Robert E. Wright | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Heather J. Wubbels | 1994 | Basketball |
| Medal of Honor | 1993 | Keith H. Wycoff | 1942 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | Valerie Wycoff | 1977 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1993 | Jessie V. Yost | 1969 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2008 | M. Scott Young | 2001 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1957 | Rolland M. Zabel | 1929 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Ira Zeff | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Medal of Honor | 2012 | Walt E. Zink II | 1970 |