Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Dwight A. Tietjen, Jr. | 1966 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Noland Urban | 2001 | Football |
| 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 | 1998 | Eron Keely | 1985 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2002 | Alonzo "Lonnie" Tapp | 1972 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| 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 | 2009 | Eva "Lotta" Nilsson Wanstrom | 1995 | Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Jennifer (Jeffrey) Kirkland | 2000 | Golf |
| 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 | 1999 | Dean A. DeBoer | 1974 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1999 | David C. Detlefsen | 1988 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2004 | Jane Verbeck Weed | 1989 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | R. Arthur Greenslit | 1913 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Lyle E. Weyand | 1934 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2005 | Thomas "Tom" L. Hartman | 1991 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Bev (Carlson) Swanson | 1971 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| 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 | 1998 | Daniel "Dan" Klaus | 1977 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2003 | Lisa Reicken Detlefsen | 1990 | 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 | 2010 | Tom Hertzel | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Chris Mccallum | 2000 | Soccer |
| 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 | 1999 | Jay Hancock | 1978 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2005 | James "Jim" A. Angele | Former NWU SID | Spirit of the Plainsmen |
| 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 | 2005 | Charles G. Olsen | 1990 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2014 | Dean Swanson | 1970 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| 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 | 1998 | Robert H. Kuhn | 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2003 | Anthony "Tony" R. Epp | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Benjamin H. Mickey | 1910 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald L. Bachman | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2010 | Jenny S. Blenderman Kissinger | 1997 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2018 | Fred Ohles | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| 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 | 1999 | Daniel "Dan" E. Klaus | 1977 | Baseball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2005 | Tim S. Beebe | 1988 | Football & Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ralph E. Hurlbut | 1925 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2005 | Brenda N. Straight Sale | 1993 | Basketball |