DEARBORN COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS FOUNDATION- NEWS & GRANT/AWARD WINNERS

2026 DCRTF Legacy Award Recipient – Greg Horn

Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation Legacy Society has selected Greg Horn. He was inducted into the Legacy Society for 2026. Greg is the owner and a certified Financial Planner of Horn Wealth Management. Greg serves many of our retired teachers as their financial planner. He is also a very generous and humble supporter of the Educator Grant program for Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation. Greg has sponsored meals for grant recipients, their guests, and our sponsors at the annual dinner and awards presentations for many years. In addition he and his wife are associate members of the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Association.

2026-2027 Dearborn County Retired Teacher Grant Winners

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Educator	School	Name of Project	Sponsor	Presenter
Beth McClamroch	Bright Elementary School	Picture This! An Illustrator Visit	Betty McLaughlin Endowment	Elise Smith
David McCarty	Fiat Classical Academy	Anatomical Models for Biology	Knights of Columbus	Jim Pierce
Second Grade Team*	Lawrenceburg Primary School	Second Grade Culminating Activities	Betty McLaughlin Endowment	Elise Smith
Amy Deaton	South Dearborn Middle School	The Knight’s Kitchen	Los Primos Mexican Restaurant	Ron Nicholson
Allison Riesenbeck	Aurora Elementary School	First Grade STEM Exploration Center	Maxwell Construction	Ron Nicholson
Janet Ingle	Dillsboro Elementary School	Math/Science/STEM Project Supplies	Civista Charitable Foundation	Becky Stacy
Amy Whitney	Aurora Elementary School	Sensory Corner Revamp	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation
Lynda Rose	St. John Lutheran School	Creating an Imagination Station	Eric Oatman, SEI Wealth Management	Dennis Bourquein
Lauren White	East Central High School	Free Choice Reading Nook	Sunman Dearborn Education Association	Laura Rolf
Jessie McBroom	Aurora Elementary School	The PBIS Pop Up Shop	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation	Jo Sloan
Sheri Detmer	Aurora Elementary School	Beyond the Pages	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Association	Janet Hart
Dena Peterson	Dillsboro Elementary School	Expression T-Shirts	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation
Jesika Hostetler	North Dearborn Elementary School	Mindful Mornings	Valley Rural Utility Company	Christelle Middendorf
Neysa Lows	Aurora Elementary School	Math in Motion	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Association	Janet Hart
Julia Schweri	St. Lawrence Catholic School	Mono Printmaking with Gelatin Plates	Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation	Betty Bourquein