Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Lisa (Wellman) Ringus | 2002 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2023 | Ira Zeff | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Alex Linden | 2003 | Spirit of the Plainsmen Award |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Troy Longe | 2002 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Clint Solano | 1996 | Baseball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2022 | Phil Bakken | 2013/2016 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2022 | Greg Bergt | 1971 | |
| Medal of Honor | 2022 | Brad and Peg (Kugler) Hurrell | 1973/1975 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2022 | Charles Lang | 1960 | |
| Young Alumni Humanitarian Award | 2022 | Tyler Richard | 2006 | |
| John Rosentrater Act of Valor Award | 2022 | Shelly (Gatzemeyer) Schwedhelm | 2007 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2022 | Kathy Whitmore | 1972 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Summer Allen Portsche | 2001 | Women's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Thor Esbensen | 2001 | Cross Country/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Lynette (Baker) Helms | 1997 | Women's Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2022 | Luke Klinker | 2003 | Football/Baseball |
| Medal of Honor | 2021 | Robert and Lori (Good) Fairchild | 1966 | |
| Young Alumni Humanitarian Award | 2021 | Megan Hershiser | 2007 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2021 | Vidette (Bullock) Mixon | 1974 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2021 | Brock Taute | 2015 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2021 | Ed Williams | 1964 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2021 | Dana Janssen | 1986 | Men's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2021 | Jason Ensrud | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| John Rosentrater Act of Valor Award | 2021 | Jeff Bliemeister | 1994 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2021 | Larry Dunbar | 1960 | |
| Humanitarian Award | 2020 | Heather Craig-Oldsen | 1970 | |
| Young Alumni Humanitarian Award | 2020 | Vanessa Martinez | 2008 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Bren H. Chambers | 1997 | Football, Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Kelly A. (Bowen) Diekmann | 2002 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Lynne J. (Fischer) Henry | 1996 | Softball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | James A. Kernan | 1988 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Megan A. Littrell | 2000 | Women's Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | B.J. Nannen | 2001 | Men's Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | The Bebee Family | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Tim J. and Leslie Bebee | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Garek A. Bebee | 2011 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Medal of Honor | 2020 | Gene and Linda (Cooke) Crump | 1970 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2020 | Timarie A. (Bebee) Hansen | 2005 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 2020 | Ann Miller-Watkins | 1965 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 2020 | Ben Greenfield | 2001 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2020 | Doug Koch | 1995 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 2020 | Derek Bombeck | 2005 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Tina (Westerhold) Blessen | 2000 | Volleyball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Tommi (Bolton) Cox | 1999 | Women's Soccer |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Steve Harder | 2001 | Track and Field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Bryan Hauff | 2000 | Track and Field |
| Medal of Honor | 2019 | Bernie Olsen | 1975 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Loy Watley | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 2019 | David Dyke | 1963 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 2019 | Bob Wellman | 1999 | Men's Golf |