Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1996 | John D. Kugler | 1971 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Wayne A. Cash, Sr. | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Frank A. Meyer | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Laura Girmus Cleveland | 1986 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard H. Meyer | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Milton Wilcox | Football Team 1947 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1996 | C. William Bowmaster | 1956 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1996 | Diane L. Krondak Bullock | 1981 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Derald L. Ely | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Thomas R. Mihane | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Medal of Honor | 1996 | Thora H. Henderson Stice | 1930 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1996 | Ivan Bullock | 1980 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Don R. French | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard D. Nesmith | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Vaughn C. Fulton | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Neal Parsons | Asst. Coach | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | A. Charles Gordon | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Wesley A. Poe | 1947 | Football Team 1947 |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1996 | Lindsay E. Sinn | 1975 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard M. Hadsell | 1951 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Everett C. Poe | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Stephan C. Harris | 1978 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert "Bob" Sasse | Football Team 1947 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Bruce R. Hirschy | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | William R. Slaughter | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | John Grayson | Coach | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marion Weary | 1936 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Nancy J. Hansen | Coach/Weary Center Dir. | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Victor E. Hoggins | 1954 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Richard C. Jennings | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1995 | Coleen McElwain Seng | 1958 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Burl G. Kreps | 1953 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Medal of Honor | 1995 | Vance G. James | 1940 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1995 | Sara Walz Palmgren (Scott) | 1985 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Jack L. Lewis | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | James E. Lightbody | 1954 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Doreen R. Schwartz Murphy | 1984 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Gene A. Boeka | 1975 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1995 | Joyce M. Crawford Urbom | 1951 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Donald R. Boldebuck | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Harold R. Porter | 1949 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | William D. Buck | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Charles LeRoy Seng | 1957 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Jon W. Eggers | 1978 | Track and Field |