Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Irvin "Irv" L. Peterson | Coach | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Melvin S Hawbecker | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | James L. Roark | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Bernard E. Heier | 1966 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | James W. Rolofson | Manager 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Jill Bachman Hitz | 1986 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | H. "Lew Lewis Sheary | Trainer & Asst. Coach 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Sharon Holscher | 1986 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dennis L. Siedel | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Ward Jacobson | KFOR-AM | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | KFOR-AM 1965 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Eron Keely | 1985 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Edward F. Stevens | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Daniel "Dan" Klaus | 1977 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Charles "Chuck" W. Stevenson | 1965 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Robert H. Kuhn | 1964 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Dayle A. Wood | Student Manager 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Eldon L Lindquist | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Donald G. Beckmann | 1966 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1998 | Richard E. Miller | 1963 | Basketball Team 1974 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Denyse Atwell-Hunsaker | 1985 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Michael R. Everett | 1973 | Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Arthur C. Nicolai | Prof. Emeritus | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Greg E. Peterson | 1984 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Mark J. Peterson | 1985 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1997 | Scott A. Votava | 1978 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Gene Hudkins | 1952 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard "Dick" Lee Smythe | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Lloyd L. Johnson | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | George M. Stout | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Walter F. Andrewjeski | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | John E. Knight | 1947 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Kenneth D. Strawn | 1952 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | James H. Avrett | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Charles E. "Chick" Knight | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert L. Wendt | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Darrel E. Berg | 1948 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | George "Bus" W. Knight | Coach | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Raymond C. Westover | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Ted A. Bulling | 1981 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Rex D. Mercer, Sr. | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Kenneth R. White | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | William R. Carriker | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Robert H. Merrill | 1947 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | John W. White, Jr. | Former President | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Wayne A. Cash, Sr. | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Frank A. Meyer | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard F. Whitmore | 1949 | Football Team 1947 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Laura Girmus Cleveland | 1986 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1996 | Richard H. Meyer | 1950 | Football Team 1947 |