Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Michael R. Everett | 1973 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Diane Humphrey Bean | 1989 | Softball |
| 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 | 1988 | E.A "Sam Somerhalder | 1937 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Wayne A. Cash, Sr. | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Alden L. Johnson | 1950 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert L. Starr | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Brian D. Hasse | 1986 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | B.J. Nannen | 2001 | Men's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Wade Alberts | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Milton D. Evans | Retired / Staff | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Robert "Bob" S. Gibb | 1933 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Dwight A. Tietjen, Jr. | 1966 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Arthur C. Nicolai | Prof. Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Shawn M. Bouwens | 1990 | 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 | 1989 | Robert C. Graham, Jr. | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Laura Girmus Cleveland | 1986 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lonnie C. Johnson | 1960 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Richard "Dick" J. Allyn | 1930 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Lennie C. Hoover | BB Asst. coach 1984 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | The Bebee Family | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Tresa (Watson) Wilson | 1995 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Arthur N. Barrett | 1938 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Jay A. Lenstrom | 1981 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | R. Arthur Greenslit | 1913 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Lyle E. Weyand | 1934 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Greg E. Peterson | 1984 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Jo Ella Bunstock | 1997 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2007 | Robert E. Wright | 1994 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Kelly (Sheaff) Mullendore | 1996 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2017 | Justin Rice | 1997 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Wesley F. Hultquist | 1953 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Derald L. Ely | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Benjamin H. Mickey | 1910 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald L. Bachman | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dayle A. Wood | Student Manager 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Dana J. Janssen | X1987 | Basketball Team 1984-85 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Tim J. and Leslie Bebee | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2012 | Jacquie Neuhaus | 1999 | Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Richard D. Caster | 1972 | Football/Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1994 | Sharon Stortz Reeder | 1981 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Dawson Hawkins | 1937 | Basketball/Football/Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | W. Mason Bridges | 1935 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Mark J. Peterson | 1985 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2000 | Michael "Mike" D. Higgins | 1986 | Golf |