Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1984 | Scott T. Robertson | 1975 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1983 | Dr. James E. Lightbody | 1954 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Jerry G. Anstine | 1964 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Sam R. Cowan | 1965 | Track and Field |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1983 | Susan M. Dahl | 1971 | |
| 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 | footbal / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Glen A. Reed | 1957 | (posthumously) |
| Medal of Honor | 1983 | Warren K. Urbom | 1950 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Michael V. Slatinsky | 1965 | Football / Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1983 | Thomas T. Stootsberry | 1970 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1983 | Roland W. Brammeier | 1959 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1983 | Kevin J. Boatright | 1974 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Emerald M. Ralston | 1929 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1982 | Mildred Rife Thompson | 1932 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Larry D. Ribble | 1965 | Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Leslie D. Rivers | 1956 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Jack Wood | 1957 | Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1982 | Clifford Karthauser | 1975 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Richard "Dick" J. Allyn | 1930 | Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1982 | Gladys L. Reed Marquardt | 1928 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald L. Bachman | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | John A. Brown | 1971 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ephriam Hixson, Jr. | 1958 | Basketball/Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1982 | Lewis R. Hunter | 1955 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | William H. Jones | 1965 | Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1982 | Dr. Jack K. Plummer | 1958 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Leonel L. Loder | 1929 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Daryl D. Mitchell | 1963 | Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1982 | Dorothy Kinyon French | 1947 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1982 | Ronald E. Olson | 1955 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1982 | William P. Norris | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Paul N. Fredstrom | 1955 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Richard R. Gracen | 1953 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Fred C. Hess, Jr. | 1944 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. James J. Horrocks | 1973 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | William K. Nasi | 1967 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Lawrence "Quanty" L. Quante | 1923 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Cecil E. Stanley | 1931 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Robert L. Starr | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Medal of Honor | 1981 | Rev. Dean A. Lanning | 1951 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. Henry H. Schloss | 1946 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1981 | Dr. F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Kenneth L. Ahl | 1969 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Thomas E. Bassett | 1967 | Men's Track and Field |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1981 | Alice Gentry Kenitz | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1981 | Donald G. Beckmann | 1966 | Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1981 | Dwight L. Williams | 1917 |