Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | James E. Lightbody | 1954 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1964 | David E. Williams | 1954 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1983 | Dr. James E. Lightbody | 1954 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2000 | Dr.James E. Lightbody | 1954 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1993 | Honorable James Moeller | 1954 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Gordon A. Marts | 1954 | Football |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | David E. Williams | 1954 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1993 | Rolland L. Wiegers | 1954 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1977 | Jerry M. Rainforth | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1978 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Medal of Honor | 1984 | Carolyn N. Rudd Unvert | 1955 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1982 | Lewis R. Hunter | 1955 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Donald R. Boldebuck | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | William L. Story | 1955 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Richard C. Jennings | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Gerald L. Kroeger | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sanford H. Nelson | 1955 | football / Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1964 | Aileen Lowson Williams | 1955 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Melvin L. Sheary | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lyle V. Buell | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1966 | Lewis R. Hunter | 1955 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Paul N. Fredstrom | 1955 | Football/Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1967 | Blaine E. Rieke | 1955 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1968 | Mack W. Hunt | 1955 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2005 | Aileen F. Lowson Williams | 1955 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1968 | Robert L. Jewett | 1955 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2005 | Blaine E. Rieke | 1955 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Elaine Krondak Taylor | 1955 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Leon E. Taylor | 1956 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Baseball/Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | William D. Buck | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2002 | M. Thomas Perkins | 1956 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Leslie D. Rivers | 1956 | Basketball |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1986 | Dr. Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1995 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Basketball Team 1952-53 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1980 | Clifford E. Kahl | 1956 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2014 | Wayne W. Lang | 1956 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1994 | Verla Livers Plummer | 1956 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1996 | C. William Bowmaster | 1956 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1971 | Wilma Price Kellough | 1956 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1968 | Janet Miller Jewett | 1956 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1969 | John T. Park | 1956 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2010 | Jan J. Root Brockley | 1956 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1998 | Connie L. Coleman Harbert | 1957 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1998 | Roger F. Harbert | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1985 | Douglas W. Johnson | 1957 | Football |
| Humanitarian Award | 2003 | Gerald E. Henderson | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1979 | Waldon N. McNaught | 1957 | Basketball/Track |