Theatre Awards
2013 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards
- Recipient of the Program Note Award - Meghan Marquardt
- Fastest time for the Set/Carpentry in the Games of the Technological Olympiad - Charlie Jauquet and Jalina Olgren
- The director and ensemble of Bears received a Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Director and Ensemble Collaboration.
2012 Outstanding Graduating Seniors in Theatre: Tyler Welden and Aaron Sarka
2012 Theatre Scholarship Winners
- James L. Rapport Scholarship ($1500) - Jalina Olgren
- Forest Roberts Family Endowment ($700) - Jalina Olgren and Kristy Priest
- Karen Rademacher Scholarship ($150) - Alycia Heckathorn
- Panowski Scholarship ($1,000) - Adam Lowe
- Rasmussen Scholarship ($300) - Jackie Taves
- John P. McGoff ($200) - Hillary Sundblad
2011 Scholarship and Award Winners:
- James Rapport Outstanding Seniors: Elizabeth Stahl and Emily Couling
- James A. Panowski Scholarship & First Nighters Club Outstanding Junior: Aaron Sarka
- Karen Rademacher Scholarship & First Nighters Club Outstanding Sophomore: Jacob Barbot
- Forest Roberts Family Endowment Scholarship & First Nighters Club Outstanding Junior: Jalina Olgren
- First Nighters Club Outstanding Graduating Senior: Timothy Grams and Tyler Welden
2009 Travis Moscinski
2008 Rebekah Heldt
2007 Adam Maslak
2006 Emily Vajda
2005 Ben Schneider
2004 Janel Cooke and Joseph Rayome

NMU theatre students have won awards from the American College Theatre Festival. Honorees are listed below.
2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival region III awards presentation:
- The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas / Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival / Association for Theatre in Higher Education Student Dramaturgy Award: Abigail Ropp for "A Year With Frog and Toad"
- The KCACTF/Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Student Directing Award - Most Improved: Jacob Barbot
- The Design Storm Award - Scene Designer: Stephanie Baugher
- The Games of the Technological Olympiad - First Place: Jalina Olgren & Tyler Welden; Second Place: Charlie Jauquet & Andrea Knoll
2004 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
- Certificate of Merit for Ensemble Acting: Jeremy E. J. Dillon, Adam Maslak, Alexia Rutherford and Emily Vajda
2004 Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Regional Competition: Jeremy E. J. Dillon, Adam Maslak and Emily Vajda