Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Jeff Lindquist | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | David S. Newlon | 1966 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Jon W. Eggers | 1978 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Charles "Charley" B. Clark | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dale Bradley | 1982 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | Dennis Steen | 1986 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Jay A. Spearman | 1995 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2016 | Ann Ringlein | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Harold G. Chaffee | Retired / Coach | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Bruce R. Hirschy | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Larry L. Cook | 1959 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Ronald M. Nannen | 1966 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Thomas "Tom" L. Barker | 1976 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Jon M. Meierhenry | 1988 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Wade Alberts | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Kurt M. Nielsen | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Richard R. Gracen | 1953 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Oscar M. Wiberg | 1927 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Clifford E. Kahl | 1956 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Lyle A. Briggs | 1932 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | L.D. "Dewey" Van Cleave | 1958 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Steven "Steve J. Taylor | 1989 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Taci Laws | 1995 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Howard DuBois, Jr. | 1952 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Gene Hudkins | 1952 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | John H. Critchfield | 1937 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | footbal / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Robert "Bob" W. Blake | 1977 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Harvey D. Meyer | 1971 | Track and Field / javelin |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Tresa (Watson) Wilson | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Michael P. Pierce | 1967 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | John Grayson | Coach | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Howard Adam Durham | 1916 | Football and Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Thomas R. Mihane | 1950 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Duane H Eichorn | 1962 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2001 | William K. Weed | 1989 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Robert E. Wright | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Kelly (Sheaff) Mullendore | 1996 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Tyler Peterson | 2000 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Janet Mark Etmund | 1977 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Lloyd L. Johnson | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1975 | Paul L. Griffith | 1925 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Glen A. Reed | 1957 | (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | Gene A. Boeka | 1975 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Kent A. Payne | 1985 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Jacquie Neuhaus | 1999 | Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | William J. Ptacek | 1936 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Nancy J. Hansen | Coach/Weary Center Dir. | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Elvin P. Gembler | 1926 | Basketball/Football/Track |