Alumni Award Recipients
| Award type | Award year | Name | Grad year | Sport/Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1973 | Fred W. Martens | 1926 | |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1973 | Laona Hobson Underkofler | 1931 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Nellie G. Fletcher | 1925 | |
| Alumni Achievement Award | 1971 | Dr. Donald E. Gatch | 1953 | |
| 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 |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | James E. Lightbody | 1954 | Basketball |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Harrison P. McCandless | 1922 | Football Coach |
| Medal of Honor | 1970 | Robert Bushnell Jr. | 1950 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Delbert D. Miller | 1950 | Basketball/Track |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Harold B. Muffly | 1914 | Track and Field |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1970 | Virginia Hardin Alabaster | 1926 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | H. Maxwell Barrett | 1935 | Basketball/Football/Tennis |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Warren H. Parker | 1934 | Basketball |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1970 | Wendell R. Alabaster | 1926 | |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Ross B. Bonham | 1931 | Football |
| Athletics Hall of Fame | 1970 | Wesley A. Poe | 1947 | Football |
| Alumni Loyalty Award | 1970 | Nettie M. Clark | 1925 |