Welcome to LORCORTA.ORG - The Lorain County Retired Teachers Association

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President:
    Barbara Sommers
Vice President & Membership:
    Helen Dupont
Recording Secretary:
    Barb Fieger
Corresponding Secretary:
    Helen Bibbee
Treasurer:
    Jim McQuown
Community Participation:
    Karen Sprague
Legislation:
    Bernard Machovina
Newsletter:
    Barb Shuster
Past President:
    Bernard Machovina
Scholarships:
    Keller: Sandy Drabiak
      & Jim McQuown
    Findley: Teresa Brown

General: inquiries@lorcorta.org

Membership: membership@lorcorta.org

Website: webmaster@lorcorta.org

LORCORTA Membership Information

Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association (ORTA) site

State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) site

FALL LUNCHEON MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BY SEPTEMBER 6

(see newsletter for reservation form or download here)

View/download the September 2025 edition of LORCORTA News

(County/local information, minutes, FYI's and other important information)

View the latest edition of the ORTA Newsletter (link updated)

(State information, minutes, FYI's and other important information)

View/download the LORCORTA Bequest Form

Right-click on any link and select "Save" to download a copy to your computer.

Orrin R. Findley-William & Betty Lute Scholarship information

Mary Elizabeth Keller Biography and Scholarship information

The 2025 Orrin R. Findley-William & Betty Lute Scholarship recipients were announced at the luncheon meeting on May 21. Congratulations to Jocelyn Eldemire - a graduate of Elyria High School who plans to attend the University of Akron, Madelyn Fada - a graduate of Elyria High School who will attend Bowling Green State University, Katherine Heighberger - who graduated from St. Joseph Academy and plans to attend Marietta College, and Nicholas Hubbard - a graduate of Midview High School planning to attend The Ohio State University. See more details in the September newsletter.

Scholarship application forms for 2026 will be posted next January.

The 2025 Mary Elizabeth Keller Scholarship recipients were also announced at the luncheon meeting on May 21. Congratulations to Aaron Battle - a graduate of Midview and a senior at Baldwin Wallace Universit, Danielle Dudziak - who graduated from Marion L. Steele and attends the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Meghan Glahn - who graduated from Marion L. Steele and will be a junior at Bowling Green State University, and Laila Wisecup - who was homeschooled and graduated from high school and LCCC and will be a senior at Ashland. See more details in the September newsletter.