Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Fred T. Witt, Jr. | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Michael J. Butler | 1974 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Amos J. Coffman | 1933 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Woodrow "Woody" B. Greeno | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Gordon A. Marts | 1954 | Football |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | John H. Conley | 1975 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Robert C. Graham, Jr. | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | Howard Hunt Loar | 1946 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Wesley F. Hultquist | 1953 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | William Edison Nichol | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Ethel M. Johnson | Retired Dean of Women | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | Dorothy B. Jensen Rupert | 1948 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Dale W. Magnuson | 1941 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Stephen H. McKelvey | 1971 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Charles C. Morrison | 1965 | Baseball |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | Opal May Renner Bowmaster | 1963 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Lillian Calvert Lushbough | 1926 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | William L. Story | 1955 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | Ralph J. Bowmaster | 1942 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | David Hopwood Mickey | 1939 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Marion M. Weary | 1936 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Larry D. Ohs | 1976 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Nancy McDonald Borders | 1978 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Rodney S. Markin | 1977 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Dr. Vincente Franklin Colon | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Louise E. Gottschalk Larrick | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Harold G. Chaffee | Retired / Coach | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Howard DuBois, Jr. | 1952 | Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1990 | George William Ferguson | 1932 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Vance G. James | 1940 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Janet Mark Etmund | 1977 | Volleyball |
| Medal of Honor | 1990 | Dr. Merton Albert Quaife | 1953 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Doris Matz Schock | 1941 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Robyn Henderson | 1982 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Riedell E. Lintz | 1974 | Basketball |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1990 | Daniel Klaus | 1977 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Jerry L. Schmutte | 1967 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | John "Jack" Ball | 1977 | Baseball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1991 | Ruth Norton Vaughan | 1944 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1991 | Michael D. Munro | 1984 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Bryce C. Doebele | 1979 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Loren D. Eigenberg | 1958 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Chelys M. Hester | Professor Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Pamela S. Samuelson | 1981 | Volleyball/Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | Jay A. Lenstrom | 1981 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | Valerie Wycoff | 1977 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | Robert E. Blankenship | 1970 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | John W. Low | 1947 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1991 | Lovie Irions - Broadus Magruder | 1970 |