Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor | 2016 | Jack K. Plummer | 1958 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ephriam Hixson, Jr. | 1958 | Basketball/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1995 | Coleen McElwain Seng | 1958 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Loren D. Eigenberg | 1958 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Donald R. Keller | 1958 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Richard L. Keller | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Larry L. Cook | 1959 | Football/Track |
| Medal of Honor | 1999 | Dr. Burton R. Galaway | 1959 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2004 | Harry A. Huge | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1990 | Dr. Vincente Franklin Colon | 1959 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Robert Eberspacher | 1959 | Basketball |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2008 | Marian Heiss Price | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1983 | Roland W. Brammeier | 1959 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Richard M. Evenson | 1959 | Baseball/Basketball/Golf |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1984 | Harry A. Huge | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2010 | Lynn R. Anspaugh | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1993 | Rev. Rodney Wilmoth | 1959 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1984 | Gerald L. Bacon | 1959 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1984 | Myrtle M. Lindemood Bacon | 1959 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1999 | Kenneth R. Jones | 1959 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2009 | Joy Haupt Carol | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | Harry S. Garrett | 1959 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | Lois J. Garrett | 1959 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2011 | Chuck (Charles) Erickson | 1959 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Harry A. Huge | 1959 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1997 | Gordon M. "Mac" Hull | 1959 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Dr. Warren L. Danskin | 1960 | |
| John Rosentrater Act of Valor Award | 2017 | Robert L. Johnson | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Garrell J. Hofmann | 1960 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2010 | Dr. Ieda Siqueira Wiarda | 1960 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2021 | Larry Dunbar | 1960 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2014 | Phyllis J. Lang (Martin) | 1960 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1982 | William P. Norris | 1960 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2022 | Charles Lang | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lonnie C. Johnson | 1960 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald L. Bachman | 1960 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2012 | Doyt L. Conn | 1960 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Marilyn Miller Marsh | 1960 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1991 | Mary Ann Lundeen Erickson | 1960 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Barbara J. Lautzenheiser | 1960 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1994 | Tom J. Plummer | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Ronald E. Gillham | 1961 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Medal of Honor | 2011 | Larry L. Snyder | 1961 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1986 | Joan M. McClurg Hall | 1961 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1999 | Mary Alice Jones | 1961 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Ray W. Uhlhorn | 1961 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Dennis D. Semin | 1961 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Larry L. Snyder | 1961 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1974 | Franklin M. Kjeldgaard | 1961 |