Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1992 | Bertha Mae Ballinger Jackman | 1936 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Wesley "Bus" Seyler | 1936 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1957 | Gordon M. Martin | 1936 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1975 | Fred W. Jackman | 1936 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marion Weary | 1936 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1974 | Leif C. Kronen | 1936 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1980 | Paul B. Maves | 1936 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1978 | Alvin L. Wilke | 1937 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | E.A "Sam Somerhalder | 1937 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Dawson Hawkins | 1937 | Basketball/Football/Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Rodney D. Shuman | 1937 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ronald E. Shuman | 1937 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1966 | Lois Horn Sackman | 1937 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | John H. Critchfield | 1937 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1992 | Rev. Herbert Jackman | 1937 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1986 | Rex E. McNickle | 1938 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Arthur N. Barrett | 1938 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Dell G. Hedges | 1938 | Football/Basketball |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1962 | Darrell D. Randall | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1963 | Helen McAfee Jordan | 1939 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Neil C. Davis | 1939 | Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1987 | Larry C. Price | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1965 | LaVaun C. Price | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | David Hopwood Mickey | 1939 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1976 | Charles D. Burroughs | 1939 | Football |
| Humanitarian Award | 2001 | Nye O. Bond | 1939 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Larry C. Price | 1939 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1985 | Nye O. Bond | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1985 | J. Oliver Schock | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | Garnett Tremain Bond | 1940 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1964 | Bruce E. Keith | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Harvey A. Feyerherm | 1940 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Luther P. Powell | 1940 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Vance G. James | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Elbert E. Souders | 1940 | Basketball/Tennis |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | William Edison Nichol | 1940 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1995 | Vance G. James | 1940 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Louise E. Gottschalk Larrick | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | John Staten | 1940 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Dale W. Magnuson | 1941 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1968 | James G. Miles | 1941 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1956 | Lt. Col. John J. Jones | 1941 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Doris Matz Schock | 1941 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1962 | Donald B. Trauger | 1942 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | G. Merle Randall | 1942 | Track and Field |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | Ralph J. Bowmaster | 1942 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1966 | Ralph J. Bowmaster | 1942 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1993 | Keith H. Wycoff | 1942 |