The Ferris State Torch’ editor in chief is selected each year by a panel of Ferris administrators and student leaders. The editor in chief is tasked with hiring the rest of the publication’s staff, addressing input and maintaining relationships with the publications readership and leading the newsroom.
1931 – Virgil Vandenburg
1932 – Virgil Vandenburg
1933 – Virgil Vandenburg
1934 – Gordon Hutzler
1935 – George Bleasby
1936 – Dorothy Tobin
1937 – Dorothy Tobin
1938 – Bert Brennan
1939 – Lyman Smith
1946 – Jack Rode
1947 – Calvin Trowbridge
1948 – Calvin Trowbridge
1949 – Edwin Weber
1950 – Ronald Edwards
1951 – Ronald Edwards
1952 – Jack Fribley and James Skidmore
1953 – James Skidmore
1954 – Robert Willette
1955 – Bruce Parsons
1956 – Thomas Newman
1957 – Ray Lange
1958 – Bill Golden
1959 – Charles Harrison and Kevin Constantine
1960 – John Sanderson
1961 – Tom Thommpson
1962 – Jim Potter
1963 – Bill Tripp
1964 – John Martin
1965 – Walt Logan
1966 – Dennis Hines
1967 – Carroll Williams
1968 – Tom Avery
1969 – Jay Cooke
1970 – John Matlock III
1971 – Ken Kerber
1972 – Clair Thompson Jr.
1973 – Garth Kriewall
1974 – Tom Thomas
1975 – Carol Wisniewski
1976 – Laura Dodge
1977 – Marla Muehlenbeck
1978 – Joanne Yates
1979 – Tony Buysse
1980 – Pat Schooley
1981 – John Anderson
1982 – John Anderson
1983 – Lori Bonen
1984 – Gail Pellosmaa
1985 – Jerry Vincke and David Gignac
1986 – Curt McAllister
1987 – Pat Trofatter
1988 – Denise Lerew
1989 – Barbara Keller
1990 – Frank Eichenlaub
1991 – Eric VanTrump
1992 – Jody Hamilton
1993 – Martin O’Neill
1994 – Darcie Smithy
1995 – Chris Dilg
1996 – Donald Kennedy
1997 – Rob Patin
1998 – Rob Patin
1999 – Andy Rogers
2000 – Ryan Johnson
2001 – Chris Miller
2002 – Chris Miller
2003 – Aaron Carriere
2004 – Beth Garcia
2005 – Paul Jarema
2006 – Sarah Lundgren
2007 – James O’Gorman
2008 – James O’Gorman
2009 – Kelsey Schnell
2010 – Benjamin Thayer
2011 – Antonio Coleman
2012 – Mary Benson
2013 – Alex (Emily) Wittman
2014 – Harrison Watt
2015 – Keith Salowich
2016 – Keith Salowich
2017 – Angela Graf
2018 – Megan Lewton
2019 – Noah Poser
2020 – Cora Hall
2021 – Brendan Sanders
2022 – Noah Kolenda
2023 – Jessica Oakes