Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Larry L. Snyder | 1961 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Cynthia S. Nelson Steinkruger | 1980 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Michael W. Struebing | 1974 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | William K. Dietrick | 1980 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Ronald L. Metzler | 1946 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | Thomas E. Parminter | 1974 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | John "Jack" Ball | 1977 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Bryce C. Doebele | 1979 | Baseball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Loren D. Eigenberg | 1958 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Chelys M. Hester | Professor Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1991 | Pamela S. Samuelson | 1981 | Volleyball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Harold G. Chaffee | Retired / Coach | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Howard DuBois, Jr. | 1952 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Janet Mark Etmund | 1977 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1990 | Riedell E. Lintz | 1974 | Basketball |
| 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 |