Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Ethel M. Johnson | Retired Dean of Women | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1989 | Dorothy B. Jensen Rupert | 1948 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Dale W. Magnuson | 1941 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Stephen H. McKelvey | 1971 | Baseball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Lillian Calvert Lushbough | 1926 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | Charles C. Morrison | 1965 | Baseball |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | Opal May Renner Bowmaster | 1963 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Marian Johnson Weary | 1939 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1989 | William L. Story | 1955 | Spirit of the Plainsman |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | Ralph J. Bowmaster | 1942 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Marion M. Weary | 1936 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1989 | David Hopwood Mickey | 1939 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1989 | Larry D. Ohs | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Irvin L. "Irv" Peterson | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Jan E. Dutton | 1972 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | R. Lee Richardson | 1975 | Track and Field |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Dr. Margaret E. Kirkpatrick | 1928 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Steven R. Janovec | 1979 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Max E. Roper | 1927 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Robert W. Leslie | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | E.A "Sam Somerhalder | 1937 | Track and Field |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1988 | Dr. James E. McClurg | 1967 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | R. Arthur Greenslit | 1913 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Bill D. McCarty | 1948 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Nova McKinney McCarty | 1948 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1988 | Dr. Laurence R. Davis | 1929 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Dr. Warren L. Danskin | 1960 | |
| Medal of Honor | 1988 | Merna McGlasson Davis | 1931 | |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1988 | Fred T. Witt, Jr. | 1976 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Michael J. Butler | 1974 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Amos J. Coffman | 1933 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Woodrow "Woody" B. Greeno | Spirit of the Plainsman | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1988 | Gordon A. Marts | 1954 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | Garnett Tremain Bond | 1940 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | Victoria Frisbie Roche | 1973 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | Fyanna Brown Brooks | 1932 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | Merry Beth Adamson-Strauss | 1974 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | John Brooks | 1932 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | John E. Sampson | 1963 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | James E. French | 1975 | Track and field |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Donald R. Keller | 1958 | Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1987 | Larry C. Price | 1939 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Richard L. Keller | 1958 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Wesley "Bus" Seyler | 1936 | Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Melvin L. Sheary | 1955 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Young Alumni Loyalty Award | 1987 | L. Bradley Hurrell | 1973 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | H. Lewis Sheary | 1963 | Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1987 | Charles O. Trautman | 1961 | Track |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | Sara Adams Boatman | 1965 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1987 | A. Eugene Crump | 1969 |