Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Jerry L. Schmutte | 1967 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Stephen H. McKelvey | 1971 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Charles C. Morrison | 1965 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | William L. Story | 1955 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Robert C. Graham, Jr. | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Wesley F. Hultquist | 1953 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Ethel M. Johnson | Retired Dean of Women | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Dale W. Magnuson | 1941 | Football |
| 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 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Irvin L. "Irv" Peterson | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | R. Lee Richardson | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Max E. Roper | 1927 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | E.A "Sam Somerhalder | 1937 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Wesley "Bus" Seyler | 1936 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Melvin L. Sheary | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | H. Lewis Sheary | 1963 | Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | James E. French | 1975 | Track and field |
| 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 | 1986 | Ronald A. Greeno | 1975 | Cross Country/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1986 | Clifford P. Karthauser | 1975 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1986 | John E. Knight | 1947 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1986 | Charles E. Knight | 1949 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1986 | Warren K. Washburn | 1964 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Douglas W. Johnson | 1957 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | David S. Newlon | 1966 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Kurt M. Nielsen | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Michael P. Pierce | 1967 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | William J. Ptacek | 1936 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Willie L. Sapp | 1975 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Willis G. Weisbrook | 1966 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Rodney D. Shuman | 1937 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Arthur N. Barrett | 1938 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Richard D. Caster | 1972 | Football/Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | Henry C. Cox, III | 1968 | Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1984 | John M. McLaughlin | 1973 | Baseball/basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Jerry G. Anstine | 1964 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sam R. Cowan | 1965 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Keith J. Maurer | 1969 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Ronald M. Nannen | 1966 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | football / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Glen A. Reed | 1957 | (posthumously) |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Michael V. Slatinsky | 1965 | Football / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Thomas T. Stootsberry | 1970 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Emerald M. Ralston | 1929 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Larry D. Ribble | 1965 | Track |