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

Alumni Award Recipients

Award type Award year Name Grad year Sport/Award
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 A. Charles Gordon 1949 Football Team 1947
Athletics Hall of Fame 1975 Richard G. Nelson 1964 Baseball/Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 David "Dave" P. Loos 1978 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 Douglas W. Johnson 1957 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2014 Scott Nelson 1996 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1995 William D. Buck 1956 Basketball Team 1952-53
Athletics Hall of Fame 2022 Thor Esbensen 2001 Cross Country/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 1971 W. Leonard Hughes 1919 Baseball/Basketball/Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1981 Donald G. Beckmann 1966 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 James K. Munford 1962 Basketball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 2003 Daniel "Dan" J. Routh 1992 Baseball
Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 Lester Schmidt Spirit of the Plainsman
Athletics Hall of Fame 1989 Charles C. Morrison 1965 Baseball
Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 Matt Byington 2000 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Richard M. Hadsell 1951 Football Team 1947
Athletics Hall of Fame 1975 Maxwell "Max" H. Smith 1933 Football/Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 Frank J. McEntarffer 1977 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 Lisa S. Kessner McGlaston 1984 Tennis
Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 David S. Newlon 1966 Football/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 2014 Traci Quick 1995 Softball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1995 Jon W. Eggers 1978 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 2022 Lynette (Baker) Helms 1997 Women's Soccer
Athletics Hall of Fame 1971 C. William Kahm 1922 Baseball/Basketball/Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1981 Lyle V. Buell 1955 Baseball/Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 Richard G. Nelson 1964 Basketball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 2003 Gary D. Wasserman 1993 Track/cross country
Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 Amanda L. Jurgenson Thomas 1998 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 1989 William L. Story 1955 Spirit of the Plainsman
Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 Kelly Karmazin 1997 Golf
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Stephan C. Harris 1978 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1975 John Staten 1940 Basketball/Football/Track
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 Michael "Mike" S. Reid 1976 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 Kurt M. Nielsen 1975 Track and Field
Athletics Hall of Fame 2014 Noland Urban 2001 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1995 Richard R. Gracen 1953 Basketball Team 1952-53
Athletics Hall of Fame 2022 Luke Klinker 2003 Football/Baseball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1971 Burl G. Kreps 1953 Baseball/Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1981 Kim L. Busch 1969 Basketball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1998 Roger C. Patterson 1965 Basketball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 2004 Alonzo "Lonnie" D. Ashley X1987 Basketball Team 1984-85
Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 Eva "Lotta" Nilsson Wanstrom 1995 Soccer
Athletics Hall of Fame 1990 Harold G. Chaffee Retired / Coach Spirit of the Plainsman
Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 Jennifer (Jeffrey) Kirkland 2000 Golf
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Bruce R. Hirschy 1950 Football Team 1947
Athletics Hall of Fame 1976 Charles D. Burroughs 1939 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 1996 Raymond C. Westover 1949 Football Team 1947
Athletics Hall of Fame 1999 J. Douglas Roseland 1977 Baseball Team 1974
Athletics Hall of Fame 2005 Thomas "Tom" L. Hartman 1991 Baseball
Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 Michael P. Pierce 1967 Football
Athletics Hall of Fame 2014 Bev (Carlson) Swanson 1971 Spirit of the Plainsman