On March 31 David Galbreath was given the News Media Award, provided by Oregon Education Association (OEA). Adrienne Mitchell, president of Lane Community College Education Association, offered the award on behalf of OEA. Galbreath, former editor-in-chief of The Torch, won the award for The Torch with his article Let’s Make a Deal.
The article covers a meeting where the Board of Education was confronted by LCCEA on the lack of updated contracts for teachers. This meeting took place November 18 2019.
The Torch has received a number of noteworthy awards in its years of operation, such as General Excellence, Best Writing, Best Cartooning, Best Special Section, and Best Section.
