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

LUNCHEON MEETING IN MAY - DETAILS IN YOUR NEXT NEWSLETTER

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.

Happy Easter!

Orrin R. Findley-William & Betty Lute Scholarship information

Mary Elizabeth Keller Biography and Scholarship information

The Application Form for the 2026 Orrin R. Findley-William & Betty Lute Scholarship (for high school seniors with relatives who were or are educators) is no longer available. Submissions were due by April 1. Applications are being reviewed and the 2026 recipients will be announced at the luncheon meeting in May.

Congratulations to last year's recipients: Jocelyn Eldemire - a graduate of Elyria High School, Madelyn Fada - a graduate of Elyria High School, Katherine Heighberger - who graduated from St. Joseph Academy and Nicholas Hubbard - a graduate of Midview High School.

Scholarship application forms for 2027 will be posted next January.

The Application Form for the 2026 Mary Elizabeth Keller Scholarship (for college students majoring in education) is no longer available. Submissions were due by April 1. Applications are being reviewed and the 2026 recipients will be announced at the luncheon meeting in May.

Congratulations to last year's recipients: Aaron Battle - who attends Baldwin Wallace University, Danielle Dudziak - who attends the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Meghan Glahn - who attends Bowling Green State University, and Laila Wisecup - who attends Ashland University.