The Lamp was honored with 13 awards, including the top staff award and reporter of the year, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association awards banquet April 10.
“Winning first place in the Mike Foster General Excellence Award was gratifying,” said Tim McKenzie, adviser of The Lamp and assistant professor of journalism and humanities. “It shows the whole staff did great work covering the campus and consistently putting out a top-notch publication.”
Lamp editor Ryan Wilson of Auburn was named Reporter of the 
Year, based on one reporter’s ability to use a range of styles to cover a variety of topics.