Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Robert P. Ketterer, Sr. | 1950 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1973 | Earl Raitt | 1925 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Francis T. Alabaster | 1925 | Football/Track |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1972 | Phyllis Carnes Rothleutner | 1950 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Robert E. Gaston | 1952 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1972 | Wesley M. Rothleutner | 1949 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Dell G. Hedges | 1938 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Alden L. Johnson | 1950 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lonnie C. Johnson | 1960 | Baseball/Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Mary Lea Boner Butler | 1948 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Benjamin H. Mickey | 1910 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Robert E. Butler | 1949 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1972 | Lloyd E. Sowers | 1924 | Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Mary Lou Barker Harkness | 1947 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1972 | Ray W. Uhlhorn | 1961 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Nellie G. Fletcher | 1925 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Dr. Donald E. Gatch | 1953 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Howard Adam Durham | 1916 | Football and Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Harry A. Huge | 1959 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Elvin P. Gembler | 1926 | Basketball/Football/Track |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Barbara J. Lautzenheiser | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Robert P. Gentry | 1952 | Basketball/Football/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Ronald E. Gillham | 1961 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Garrell J. Hofmann | 1960 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | W. Leonard Hughes | 1919 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | C. William Kahm | 1922 | Baseball/Basketball/Football |
| Medal of Honor | 1971 | W. Raymond Fetzer | 1917 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Burl G. Kreps | 1953 | Baseball/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Rex D. Mercer, Sr. | 1949 | Baseball/basketball/football/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Larry C. Price | 1939 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Russell C. Trott | 1934 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1971 | Rex W. Kellough | 1957 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1971 | Raymond C. Westover | 1949 | Basketball/Football/Tennis |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1971 | Wilma Price Kellough | 1956 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Robert Eberspacher | 1959 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Clifford L. Squires | 1950 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Richard M. Evenson | 1959 | Baseball/Basketball/Golf |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ralph E. Swan | 1912 | Basketball/Football |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | William O. Brown, Sr. | 1930 | |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Marilyn Miller Marsh | 1960 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | W. Max Gentry | 1919 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | F. Thomas Waring | 1953 | Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Elaine Krondak Taylor | 1955 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Robert "Bob" S. Gibb | 1933 | Football/Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Oscar M. Wiberg | 1927 | Football/Basketball |
| Young Alumni Achievement Award | 1970 | Leon E. Taylor | 1956 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | R. Arthur Greenslit | 1913 | Baseball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Dawson Hawkins | 1937 | Basketball/Football/Wrestling |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ralph E. Hurlbut | 1925 | Basketball/Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ronald G. Joekel | 1956 | Baseball/Basketball/Track |