Jim Boeve, a 1982 Northwestern alumni, was inducted into the NAIA Hall-of-Fame at the American Baseball Coaches Association Convention on Jan. 8, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. Boeve was elected under the Meritorious Service category for his efforts serving on committees, as the ABCA President, and growing the sport of baseball within the NAIA.

At Northwestern, Boeve was a part of two conference championship teams (1979, 1980). Individually, Boeve was both a position player and pitcher registering a career .272 batting average with 15 home runs (currently 10th in school history). On the mound, Boeve went 13-12 in 175.2 career innings and had a 4.36 era. His 165 career strikeouts are tenth in Red Raider history. Boeve was a three time All-District player at three different positions; pitcher, catcher, and first base. Boeve was an Academic All-American his junior and senior seasons at NWC.

After graduation at NWC, Boeve was named a first alternate for the U.S. Olympic baseball team in 1984 as a catcher.

Boeve is currently the head coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska and has been at the helm since Hastings resurrected their baseball program during the 1989-1990 school year. During Boeves reign Hastings has won seven conference regular season championships and two conference tournament championships. In 2009, Boeve was named the GPAC Coach of the Year.

Off the field, Boeve has been a very important piece of NAIA baseball over the course of his coaching career. When the NAIA went to direct qualification in 2008-09, Boeves proposal for baseball became the new playoff format used. Boeve was also instrumental in bringing the Champions of Character to the NAIA; baseball was the first sport to recognize individuals and teams for that award. Boeve has served on many committees and was an officer of the ABCA for eight years, including a two year stint as the Associations President. In 20 years, Boeve has been the tournament director of 21 tournaments at the conference, regional, and national levels.