Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Neil C. Davis | 1939 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1975 | Laurence R. Davis | 1929 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1975 | Merna McGlasson Davis | 1931 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1988 | Dr. Laurence R. Davis | 1929 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1988 | Merna McGlasson Davis | 1931 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1957 | Roy W. Deal | 1917 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Dean A. DeBoer | 1974 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2009 | Adam M. Decker | 1996 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Jon Deines | 2006 | Golf Team 2006 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Mark Derowitsch | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2011 | Steven "Steve" B. DeShazer | 1992 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | David C. Detlefsen | 1988 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2003 | Lisa Reicken Detlefsen | 1990 | Volleyball |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1969 | Dr. L.H. Harold DeWolf | 1924 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1974 | Douglas D. Dickson | 1932 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Kelly A. (Bowen) Diekmann | 2002 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | William K. Dietrick | 1980 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Bryce C. Doebele | 1979 | Baseball/Football |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2004 | Scott W Dorsey | 1986 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1960 | Kenneth L. Downing | 1929 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Howard DuBois, Jr. | 1952 | Football |
| Humanitarian Award | 2021 | Larry Dunbar | 1960 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2015 | D. Todd Duncan | 1988 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2015 | Connie A. Duncan (Bishop) | 1987 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1961 | John R. Dunning | 1929 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Howard Adam Durham | 1916 | Football and Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Jan E. Dutton | 1972 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1980 | Betty Meisinger Dyer | 1949 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2019 | David Dyke | 1963 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Robert Eberspacher | 1959 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Jon W. Eggers | 1978 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Rodney "Jay" J. Ehler | X1988 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Duane H Eichorn | 1962 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2000 | Ruth I. Eickman | 1951 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Loren D. Eigenberg | 1958 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2015 | Mike Einspahr | 1995 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Derald L. Ely | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2001 | Seanne Larson Emerton | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2021 | Jason Ensrud | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2003 | Anthony "Tony" R. Epp | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2016 | Daphne E. Epp-Hall | 1992 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2011 | Chuck (Charles) Erickson | 1959 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1991 | Mary Ann Lundeen Erickson | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Thor Esbensen | 2001 | Cross Country/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Scott E. Etherton | 1987 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Janet Mark Etmund | 1977 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Milton D. Evans | Retired / Staff | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2004 | M. Douglas Evans | 1967 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Angela J. Gustafson Evans | 1987 | Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1960 | David M. Evans | 1950 |